TOPIC: YUKON
Yukon miner's upcoming season in limbo as he waits longer than expected for permit renewal
Yukon placer miner Riley Gibson said he's been waiting almost a year for his mining licence to get renewed. He said if it doesn't happen soon, he may have to find work elsewhere this summer.
The Cure
Canadians need doctors. These strategies from around the country aim to find them
An estimated 6.5 million Canadians don’t have access to a family doctor. This shortage of family physicians is reaching what some call a crisis point, but there are a number of strategies in place across the country as people within the health-care system work to find solutions.
Increased transit fares centre stage as Whitehorse city council passes $119M operating budget
Perhaps the most eyecatching thing about the budget is property taxes, which are set to increase by 4.62 per cent. The most controversial at the council meeting Monday evening? Transit fares.
Former NTI president appointed to lead external review of Nutrition North
The federal government is appointing former Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) president Aluki Kotierk to oversee an external review of the Nutrition North subsidy.
Candlelight vigil to be held in Whitehorse to mark 3 years of war in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Canadian Association of the Yukon is holding a candlelight vigil in Whitehorse on Tuesday evening to mark three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Canada won't meet with new commission on First Nations child welfare reform, chair says
Canada refuses to meet with a new First Nations commission established to renegotiate a landmark, but rejected, multibillion-dollar agreement on child and family services reform, according to chairperson Chief Pauline Frost.
Indigenous land guardians help guide military training exercises in Carcross, Yukon
For the first time, Carcross/Tagish First Nation elders and land guardians helped plan and execute annual Canadian Armed Forces exercises in the Yukon.
Saskies, share what will shape how you vote in the next federal election
We all vote for different reasons. We want to hear yours. Apply to share with CBC Saskatchewan why you feel so passionately about a particular issue.
Afro-descendants and Francophones unite in Whitehorse for Black History Month celebration
Ndidi Cascade, one of the hip-hop artists who performed, said she found it very fulfilling to be singing for youths and helping them to discover African culture.
New wildfire-monitoring satellite system will be 'game changer' in North, officials say
Wildfire officials in Yukon and the N.W.T. are heralding the Canadian Space Agency's plans for a new $72-million WildFireSat constellation, announced earlier this month.
Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 6.5 trillion tonnes lost since 2000
A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature this week says the world's glaciers lost ice at the rate of about 231 billion tonnes annually from 2000 to 2011, but that quickened to about 314 billion tonnes annually over about the next decade.
Northerners, what personal experience will shape how you vote in the next federal election? Share it here
We all vote for different reasons. We want to hear yours. Apply here to share why you feel so passionately about that issue on CBC North.
Demand growing faster than funding for prenatal support program in Dawson City, Yukon, coordinator says
The coordinator of a program that offers free prenatal and post-natal support for families in Dawson City, Yukon, says demand for the program is growing, while its funding is not keeping pace.
Liberal Brendan Hanley to run for re-election as Yukon MP
Hanley is the first confirmed Yukon candidate for the next federal election, which could happen as early as this spring.
Yukon's Raven ReCentre complains to ombudsman, saying it was dropped from gov't contract without warning
Raven ReCentre is complaining to the Yukon's ombudsman, saying the territorial government excluded the non-profit from a contract for processing some of the territory's recyclables, "without notice or consultation."
Federal, Yukon gov'ts give $2.9M for Biathlon Yukon facility in Whitehorse
The federal and Yukon governments on Tuesday announced new funding to build a new two-storey facility for Biathlon Yukon at the organization's training site on Grey Mountain in Whitehorse.
Storage pond leak at Yukon's Eagle Gold mine contaminating nearby creek
The Yukon government says about 19 million litres of toxic water has escaped a containment pond at Eagle Gold mine which has been leaking since December, adding to ongoing contamination from June's catastrophic heap leach failure.
Feds give $1M for supportive housing facility in Whitehorse
The federal government has chipped in funding for a new 17-unit supportive housing facility in downtown Whitehorse, across the street from the existing emergency shelter.
Yukoner makes chairs from fire-killed wood, as association pushes for easier access to deadwood
Most lumber sold in the Yukon is trucked up from places like Alberta and British Columbia. Ulrich Trachsel, the owner of Ibex Valley Wood Products, said that doesn't work for him — the costs to the environment and climate are too great.
Couple starts petition for better highway maintenance after head-on collision near Swift River, Yukon
Patricia Lamha and Kevin Chaput started the petition after Lamha was seriously injured in a crash last month in the Swift River area, between Watson Lake and Teslin, Yukon.
Ottawa ends funding for national advisory committee on unmarked residential school graves
The National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials supports Indigenous communities looking to identify, locate and commemorate children who died at residential schools in Canada.
Indigenous-owned temporary housing facility for women and children opens in Whitehorse
The Council of Yukon First Nations has finished work on a new temporary housing facility for Indigenous women and children in Whitehorse, and expects to welcome the first clients next week.
Can we still be friends: Alaska town sends love letter to neighbours in Yukon
Things have gotten a little weird lately with the U.S. and Canada, but one small-town mayor in Alaska hopes his town can still be Valentines with its neighbours across the border in the Yukon.
New location of Dawson City, Yukon's cannabis shop has some locals fuming
The owners of Dawson City, Yukon's cannabis shop are moving their store next month from Second Avenue to a more high-profile spot on Front Street. Some residents aren't happy with the plan.
Yukon agencies making much ado about nothing, gov't says in response to budget dispute
Yukon's finance minister says the territory's ombudsman and its child and youth advocate are overreacting and engaging in "rhetorical excess" by claiming government interference in the budgeting process for their offices.