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Couple speaks out about bad experience renting in Yukon's Ibex Valley
Two residents of Yukon's Ibex Valley are speaking out about their experience renting a home in the area, saying it was not fit to live in and that their landlord unfairly tried to hike their rent.
Yukon has high proportion of kids in child care, and new spaces still in demand
The Yukon is near the top of the list in Canada when it comes to the proportion of children in daycare. And some parents in the territory are still having a hard time finding spots for their kids.
ATCO Electric Yukon has consistently exceeded profit guidelines set by the Yukon Utilities Board
From 2017 to 2022, ATCO Electric Yukon has averaged a Return on Equity of 12.72 per cent according to documents made public at the hearing. The baseline set by the Yukon Utilities Board since 2017 has been 9 per cent.
Yukon University announces new research chair on northern governance
Yukon University has announced Rebecca Major as the new research chair for northern governance. The position comes following a $1-million donation from Northern Vision Development, a real estate company.
Whitehorse woman speaks out after alleged bear-spray attack on son
Jen Collon is speaking out after her son was allegedly bear-sprayed last weekend in Whitehorse.
Whitehorse residents call for safer crossings on the Alaska Highway
Sean Mackinnon is among those pushing for safer crossings for cyclists and pedestrians on the Alaska Highway in Whitehorse, after his teenage son had a dangerously close call.
As psychiatrists departed Western Health, outpatient wait times jumped
Wait times for outpatient psychiatry care have gone up after four psychiatrist left the province.
Indigenous leaders need to be part of Churchill Falls discussions, says Innu Nation grand chief
When Quebec Premier François Legault met with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey in St. John's last week to discuss the Churchill Falls agreement, there were no Indigenous leaders from Labrador present — and that has the grand chief of the Innu Nation concerned.
Wheelchair user says Happy Valley-Goose Bay needs more crosswalks
Roy Davis says Happy Valley-Goose Bay's infrastructure is unsafe, and he wants to see more crosswalks installed on the Labrador town's busiest road.
Innu elder testifies at inquiry that colonization disrupted her people's connection to the land
Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue testified Friday — the fifth day of the Inquiry into the Treatment, Experiences, and Outcomes of Innu in the Child Protection System in Sheshatshiu — that the Innu used to have everything Nutshimit, an Innu word that means "on the land."