Joel Krahn

Yukon Arts Centre kicks off its 25th season

‘It feels like we have a lot of big, anchor Yukon shows this year’

Yukon inspired snowboards, coming to a hill near you

You can smell it in the air. Winter is coming. And for those who love to hurl themselves down frozen mountains, it can’t come soon enough.

Fawn Fritzen teams up with Juno winners in Pairings

When the man who she had been chatting with at the Toronto bar got up to sing, Whitehorse jazz musician Fawn Fritzen knew his voice would fit perfectly on her next album.

Yukon bluesman brings southern stylings to new album

When Whitehorse musician Ryan McNally returned north from a trip to New Orleans last year, he carried with him a valuable souvenir: his next album.

Tisiga presents a death defying art exhibit

When Joseph Tisiga was growing up he had an obsession with the number 2010. It was just a number seemingly pulled out of mid-air that stuck with him. At first, it was innocent enough, but it took a darker turn in Tisiga's teens.

Breaking trail for the Yukon Quest

With many of the Yukon Quest mushers checking in at Dawson over the past few days, the trails on the Canadian side of the course are starting to see their first bit of action.

Pro tips for preparing a holiday feast

Red Seal chef Gene Batten leans back into his office chair and considers the hypothetical challenge: prepare a Yukon moose roast for Christmas dinner.

Warming hands, heads and hearts

Jo Stewart has a slight addiction. But unlike cigarettes or potato chips, her obsession is actually quite healthy. "I knit every spare chance I get," says Stewart.

Bringing bongo flava north

The sound is optimistic and uplifting. African melodies are infused with western hip-hop beats to create a modern sound while still being rooted in tradition. 

Guild offers up a profane version of Peanuts

Sex, drugs, and rock and roll are probably the last things you'd expect to find in Charles Schulz's timeless comic strip, and the trailer for the upcoming Peanuts movie is as G-rated as they come.

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A crash course in survival

There are not a lot of places in Germany to get lost in the wild, but Fabian Schmitz managed to lose his bearings. He was 19 at the time, but he still remembers the event 16 years later as a cautionary tale.

The end of summer means the start of hunting

Yukon hunters know the feeling: sitting hundreds of kilometres away from the nearest paved road, binos up, watching and waiting. Bliss.

Out of this world

Ant-Man, Deadpool and Poison Ivy walk into a room. And no one gets hurt. This wasn't a scene from the newest superhero flick; it was live and in-person at this year's YukomiCon.

Old hotel now a historic haunt for artists

The century-old log cabin, located among several other heritage buildings in Shipyards Park, has been leased by the city to the Yukon Film Society.

P&M reclaims men’s Dustball title

After dropping last year's tournament by a single run and coming up short in the national qualifier, the P&M Recycling Guns set out to prove they were still a top-calibre team at the Dustball Invitational.

Meet the chainsaw wielding Charlie Crew, foes of wildfires

With more than 100 active forest fires burning across the Yukon, Charlie Crew has their work cut out for them. The team of six with Yukon Wildland Fire Management is known as an initial attack crew.

In pursuit of the perfect picture of the Porcupine caribou herd

Photographers are known for going to extreme lengths to get the shot. For Yukon photographer Peter Mather and Aussie filmmaker Marty O'Brien, going the extra mile is an understatement.

Working toward a Watershed moment in downtown Whitehorse

One part Cheers and one part Central Perk, the newly-opened Watershed Coffee Shop and Bar is aiming to become downtown Whitehorse's favourite neighbourhood hang-out.

A piece of Yukon history touches down in Whitehorse

Seventy years old and still roaring like the day it was built, a Second World War era DC-3 rattled into Whitehorse, the drone from the twin props announcing its arrival.

A real life toy story

Angellina's Toy Boutique has managed to become a mecca for anything kid-related in Whitehorse.