The body of a helicopter pilot who crashed into the Yukon River two weeks ago was recovered on Saturday.
Richard James Wood, a Trans North Helicopter pilot, crashed into the Yukon River near Carmacks on August 9,...
The Angel’s Nest youth shelter still hinges upon a crucial decision by the territorial government on whether it will cover the operating expenses of the project.
The Angel’s Nest coalition has already...
By Tristin Hopper
News Reporter
The recent elimination of two federally funded arts support programs threatens to limit international opportunities for fledgling Canadian art producers, say Yukon artists.
The Kwanlin Dun First Nation is taking the Yukon Party government to court for failing to live up to land claim agreements.
The First Nation is asking for a suspension of the public tender for the Whitehorse Airport...
Here in the mountains, the bears are coming down from the high ground.
Every August it’s the same thing. The mountain ash berries, rose hips, Saskatoons and wild raspberries are ripe and fat and the bears begin...
Inuvik route truckers are thankful for recent repair work on the shattered Dempster Highway, but they maintain that much more needs to be done.
“The road is a lot better right now than what it was (in late...
A woman died yesterday after being hit by a car in downtown Whitehorse.
The accident took place at the corner of Second Avenue and Steele Street.
The vehicle was travelling north on Second Avenue when it...
The figureheads of Tuesday’s Intergovernmental Forum talked about “sharing information” and not keeping secrets.
From each other.
For the public, all we have is what they — Yukon First...
2x4s at work … or little things can mean a lot
A woman came home from work to find her husband in the kitchen shaking frantically, like in a dancing frenzy.
She saw a wire running from his waist toward...
Finally, an end to summer is in sight.
This might not be a popular attitude, but I wish it were already late September, when the last bit of frenzy has vanished from our lives along with a good chunk of daylight.
Ephrim J. Hamacher came to the Yukon to photograph the excitement and madness on the creeks during the Klondike Gold Rush, but he never made it to Dawson City in 1898.
Despite the fact that his journey was cut short,...
A controversial land dispute between Little Salmon/Carmacks and the Yukon government could be settled in the Supreme Court of Canada.
On Friday, the Yukon Court of Appeal found the territory properly consulted the...
I cut my teeth as a sports reporter working at a weekly newspaper on a small Hawaiian island called Molokai.
It is the birthplace of the hula and home to the highest sea-cliffs in the world.
A member of the Optimist Sailing Club of Vancouver, says that sailing could blossom in the Yukon — the territory just needs a little wind in its sails.
“Our goal is to expand sailing around the province of...
Stop brutalizing dogs
Re Ross River’s gone to the dogs (the News, August 1):
Dog abuse, dog neglect and dog killings are the norm in many northern communities.
After reading the article about Ross...
