Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs evacuated due to fire

A fire at the Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs is seen on May 16. The spa was evacuated in the late afternoon. (Ashley Lewis/Submitted)
Whitehorse’s brand-new hot springs and spa has been evacuated due to a…

A second COVID-19 vaccine booster is now available to those 50 and over in the Yukon. (Lars Hagberg/Canadian Press)

Second booster available to Yukoners aged 50+
Whitehorse City Hall (Yukon News file)

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Chris Kilford will be the guest speaker at the Canadian International Council’s first in-person event on May 25. (CIC)

International affairs expert giving talk on Putin in Whitehorse
Air North has a new route that links Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Toronto. (Air North/Submitted)

Whitehorse-Toronto flight opens gateway to the North

Premier Sandy Silver, seen addressing media on May 9, and his cabinet ministers will stay on for the duration of their mandate. The territorial government responded to Yukon Party-initiated rumours about the premier’s retirement later this year. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Cabinet refutes Yukon Party claim that Silver is ‘widely expected’ to retire
Open Pit Theatre’s production of Radio Silence runs at the Old Fire Hall May 12-15. (Submitted)

Whitehorse debut of Radio Silence a feast for the senses
    Liam Gishler, Jaymi Hinchey, Lia Hinchey and Leah McLean at the Pacific International Judo Championships. (Submitted)

    Yukon judokas tour British Columbia and Alberta
    The Yukon Government, Yukon University and high-profile partners from outside the territory are offering free coding training to First Nations students. (Black Press Files)

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    City officials announce on May 12 that Robert Service Way will continue to remain close for a few weeks. Left to right are director of operations Tracy Allen, Mayor Laura Cabott and acting engineering manager Michael Abbott. (Stephanie Waddell/Yukon News)

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    Temporary solution planned, but will take time, says city

    The Yukon Territorial Court handed down a sentence for a man accused of sexual interference with two young girls. (Joel Krahn/Yukon News files)

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    The Yukon Territorial Court heard guilty pleas and imposed a prison sentence…

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    Mary Caesar’s exhibition, <em>A Retrospective of My </em><em>Journey</em>, runs until May 28 in the Focus Gallery at Arts Underground. (Lawrie Crawford/Yukon News)

    Kaska artist exhibits stories of hurt, recovery and survival at Arts Underground

    Retrospective exhibition layers stories of hurt, recovery and survival

    Yukon First Nation Education Directorate knowledge keeper Andy Carlick teaches Grade 5 students at Jack Hulland Elementary School about fish during the school’s fish camp on May 5. (Stephanie Waddell/Yukon News)

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