George Maratos

Current Affairs Reporter

George Maratos is an award winning current affairs reporter at CBC Yukon with more than a decade of experience covering the North.

Latest from George Maratos

Joseph Novak, WW II veteran who gave $1M to Yukon hospitals, has died at 100

Whitehorse's Joseph Novak, a veteran of the Second World War who became known for his generosity, died last month, just two weeks shy of his 101st birthday.

Yukoners to skate in new gear thanks to Vancouver teen and Canucks

Dozens of Yukon hockey players will skate in new gear this season thanks to the generosity of a Vancouver teenager, and the Vancouver Canucks.

Rookie roller from Yukon scores perfect game in duckpin bowling at Canada 55+ games

Helen Dewell of Dawson City, Yukon, was on a roll this week at the Canada 55 Plus Games in Quebec City, when she scored a perfect game in duckpin bowling.

86 year-old pool shark in the making among record number of Yukoners off to Canada 55+ games

Over 160 Yukoners will be attending the Canada 55 Plus Games in Quebec City next week, where they will face off with other seniors from around the country in sports including pickleball, track and field, and billiards.

Nominee program pause could be 'big trouble,' says Whitehorse business owner

Doug Terry, who owns both Tim Hortons franchises in Whitehorse, says the territorial government's pause to the Yukon Nominee Program is shortsighted, and came without warning.

Rotisserie mystery: Yukoner's dog finds pile of cooked chickens dumped in woods

Linda Lamers's dog Ossie was delighted to find more than 40 rotisserie chickens dumped in the bush near her Ibex Valley home — but Lamers herself was less enthused.

Two stars align: Yukon Star launches as Whitehorse Star closes its doors

Five former staff of the Whitehorse Star have been hired including its longtime editor Jim Butler and photographer Vince Federoff, who started with the paper in 1973.

Gavin 'Klondike Gold' McKenna back home in Yukon after winning U18 world hockey gold

It was quite the coming out party for Gavin McKenna at the under-18 men's world hockey championships in Finland, which wrapped up last week.

56 teams, a metric ton of potatoes — and one unforgettable hockey weekend in Whitehorse

The Yukon Native Hockey tournament, happening this weekend in Whitehorse, is the largest hockey event of the year in the territory. Over the course of the weekend, 56 teams will play 99 games of hockey across eight divisions.

Winter accessibility in Whitehorse should be higher priority, say advocates

Whitehorse doesn’t have a policy that specifically deals with the clearing requirements for on-road accessible parking stalls. But its snow and ice control policy is up for review — meaning city officials will look at the issue and how it’s prioritized.