Canadian military spent $2.66 million on search for high-altitude object shot down in Yukon

Premier Ranj Pillai (left), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his son and Yukon MP Brendan Hanley approach the Whitehorse airport fire hall on Feb. 13. Military aircraft provided the backdrop for a press conference. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Projected cost excludes military members’ regular salary and equipment already in possession
Ashley Swinton (right) teaches a group of kids at the skate park in Dawson City. She has been teaching skateboarding workshops throughout the Yukon for the last four years. (Courtesy/Ashley Swinton)

Dawson City celebrates reopening of skate park with food, music and a new mural
An aerial view of the Gunnar Nilsson and Mickey Lammers research forest and farm site. (Submitted/Maria Leung)

Yukon research forest gets new barn
Motorists should expect delays on Range Road from the McIntyre Creek bridge to Eagle Point Lookout next week due to road work. (Black Press file photo)

Expect delays along northern section of Whitehorse’s Range Road next week
Lia Hinchey (far right) on the podium alongside the top athletes in the U16-57kg division at the 2023 Open Championships in Montreal. (Courtesy/Judo Yukon)

Yukoner secures bronze in national judo tournament

Carolyn Relf (left) presents Ryan Sylvestre (right) with his late father Ken’s Yukon Sports Hall of Fame induction. The presentation included Ken’s photo that hang on the Hall of Fame wall at Sport Yukon as well as an art print with plaque for the Sylvestre family. (Courtesy/Mike McCann)

Sport Yukon inducts Ken Sylvestre into Yukon Sports Hall of Fame
Runners and supporters wait at the starting line of the Klondike Road Relay in Skagway, Alaska around 9 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2022. Registration has opend for the 2023 edition of the race. (Yukon News file)

Klondike Road Relay registration opens
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    The Yukon Supreme Court ruled on the extent of the Yukon ombudsman’s jurisdiction to demand government documents in its investigation responding to public complaints. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News Files)

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    The Bald Mountain Wildfire is shown in the Grande Prairie forest area in Alberta on May 12. Yukon firefighters are assisting in fighting wildfires in Alberta and the N.W.T. (HO-Government of Alberta Fire Service/Canadian Press)

    The Yukon sends additional wildfire personnel to Alberta and the N.W.T.

    A total of 21 firefighters sent Outside

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    Jaymi Hinchey (right) is honoured with the female athlete of the year award on May 31. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

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    Awards recognized athletes, coaches and administrators for their contributions to sport

    Brian Stuart (middle) and some of the umpires he trained during the 2023 Arctic Winter Games (Courtesy/Thorsten Gohl) Brian Stuart (middle) and some of the umpires he trained during the 2023 Arctic Winter Games (Courtesy/Thorsten Gohl)

    Two Yukoners recognized with national table tennis awards

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