Ashley Joannou

Alaska Seaplanes announces seasonal flight between Whitehorse and Juneau

First flight should happen in May, general manager says

Parties spar over Yukon Development Corporation loan

A nearly-$40 million loan is now being refinanced over 40 years

Hours before deadline, YG announces cash for non-profit to buy land for affordable housing

$750k allows Challenge to buy land, no word yet on funding for construction

Yukon government makes American Sign Language interpreter job permanent

‘It opens these doors for us in our lives’

Yukon’s youth advocate to conduct ‘systematic’ review of the territory’s group homes

Review follows CBC report alleging abuse by group home staff

All 150 Whistle Bend continuing care beds slated to open this fall

Specialized units to open in 2019 and 2020, but for now all the beds will be for continuing care: YG

Yukon government cancels liquor contract the day it comes up in legislative assembly

‘How do you make that decision in one hour?’

Yukon housing minister promises announcement ‘in the coming days and weeks’

Opposition presses for details as social housing wait list balloons

Cleanup work set to start at former site of Whitehorse oil refinery

Crews will use thermal technology to remediate sludge pit that dates back to 1940s

Parties spar over the size of French high school planned for Whitehorse

New school to have room for 150 students, earlier report called for space for 200

Yukon’s Eagle mine secures funding to get it to production

Utility board signs off on mine’s power purchase agreement

Yukon says government cannabis store will only be temporary

YG could afford a pricy pot building, Streicker says, but no decisions have been made yet

Mostyn anticipates money for Robert Campbell Highway between Ross River and Faro

Minister won’t say much he’ll seek in next year’s capital budget

Yukon’s minimum wage set for review

NDP’s Kate White says review serves as cover for pending look at MLA salaries

Yukon’s government-run pot store might not be ready in time for legalization

Only bid for retail space comes in at $3.4M — more than YG’s entire startup budget

Opposition questions Yukon government’s choice on free trade contract exceptions

YP accuses the government of giving local companies a leg up on contracts they would have gotten anyway

UPDATED: Yukon Liberals project deficits will continue until 2020-21

Opposition parties criticize the government for a lack of detail and ‘vison’

String spectacle scheduled for Yukon Arts Centre

‘I think it’s really going to be a spectacle for the audience’

Federal budget offers goodies for the Yukon, but few specifics

Bagnell has no answers on transfer payments, fibre line funding