Two new COVID-19 cases confirmed, Porter Creek Secondary prom cancelled

John Hopkins-Hill/Yukon News file Catherine Elliott, Yukon acting Chief Medical Officer of Health, has announced two new COVID-19 cases in the Yukon.
Graduating students are encouraged to self-isolate and monitor for symptoms

Mike Thomas/Yukon News Dawson City RCMP have arrested Rodney Bailey on several charges.

Machete-wielding man arrested after a brief foot chase, stand off with Dawson RCMP
The RCMP Critical Incident Program will be training in Watson Lake from June 14-16. Mike Thomas/Yukon News

RCMP will conduct three days of training in Watson Lake
John Tonin/Yukon News Squash players duke it out during Yukon Open tournament action at Better Bodies on June 5.

Four division titles earned at squash Yukon Open
Runners leave the start line of the 2014 Klondike Trail of ‘98 International Road Relay Skagway. The 2021 race will start at checkpoint six and remain in the Yukon only. (Tom Patrick/Yukon News)

Klondike Road Relay returns to in-person after a virtual year

John Tonin/Yukon News Rang Pillai speaks at the Great Yukon Summer press conference on May 27.

‘The sooner the better’: Operators react to Great Yukon Summer campaign
Mayor Dan Curtis stands in front of Minister Richard Mostyn and MP Larry Bagnell during an infastructure announcement made outside Jack Hulland Elementary School in Whitehorse on June 2. (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News)

Safety improvements planned for Whitehorse school zones
2020 Haines Junction graduates line up for a photo on May 27, 2020 as part of a celebration parade through the village. While the St. Elias Community School is able to host an outdoor grad ceremony for 2021 grads this year, it will also host a parade and group photo as it did last year. (Marty Samis/Submitted)

Ceremonies and parades all part of 2021 grad
A rendering of the proposed new city hall/services building and transit hub. (City of Whitehorse/submitted)

New city hall could cost $24.7 million

Election 2021
Former Liberal MLA Pauline Frost speaks to reporters outside the courthouse on April 19. One of the voters accused of casting an invalid vote has been granted intervenor status in the lawsuit Frost filed last month. (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News)

Voters named in Pauline Frost election lawsuit ask to join court proceedings

The judge granted Christopher Schafer intervenor status

Yukon Party leader Currie Dixon addressing media at a press conference on April 8. The territorial election is on April 12. (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News)

‘Desperate for power:’ Yukon Party’s Currie Dixon blasts Liberal-NDP agreement

‘Not a single thing is costed out,’ Dixon says of agreement promises

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Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Brendan Hanley announced one new case and one confirmed case on June 9. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)

Yukon discovers one new case of COVID-19, confirms a probable case

The territory now has 9 active cases

The City of Whitehorse’s Mayday Tree is reaching the end of its life and will be brought down when the new city hall/services building is constructed. Clippings are being taken from the tree for later planting. (Stephanie Waddell/Yukon News)

Days are numbered for Whitehorse Mayday tree

Beloved tree is nearing the end of its life, will be brought down as part of city hall work

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Joël Girouard paddles into second place during the Icebreaker Race on May 29. John Tonin/Yukon News

Icebreaker Race launches the paddling competition season

 

Jacqueline Mills takes the lead at the start of the annual Yukon Energy Haeckel Hill Run on May 29. The 4.7 kilometre uphill run was slightly shorter this year due to snow still present at the top of the route. Haley Ritchie/Yukon News

Eighteen runners, walkers climb Haeckel Hill

 

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    Project seeks to unlock the secrets of Yukon bear scat

    Volunteers are needed to collect samples which will help with bear population estimates.

    Submitted/Julius Csotonyi Ancient horses crossed over the Bering Land Bridge in both directions between North America and Asia multiple times during the Pleistocene, represented in an illustration.

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