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The criminal case against Const. Charles Conway for the alleged assault of a prisoner at Whitehorse Correctional Centre’s arrest processing unit has been stayed by the prosecution. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Case dropped against Yukon RCMP officer accused of on-the-job assault

Crown counsel has entered a stay of proceedings in the case against Const. Charles Conway

The criminal case against Const. Charles Conway for the alleged assault of a prisoner at Whitehorse Correctional Centre’s arrest processing unit has been stayed by the prosecution. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
The Yukon Territorial Court hit Gladiator Metals with more than $43,000 in penalties on Aug. 30 over destructive actions at its Cowley Creek mineral exploration site. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Over $43k in penalties for Gladiator Metals over Cowley Creek site

The penalty was handed down Aug. 30 and is consistent with the Crown and defence’s joint submission

The Yukon Territorial Court hit Gladiator Metals with more than $43,000 in penalties on Aug. 30 over destructive actions at its Cowley Creek mineral exploration site. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
The Alaska Highway is seen between Contact Creek Lodge and Iron Creek near Watson Lake. (Submitted/Logan Donovan)

4 bears shot, abandoned along Alaska Highway under investigation

Watson Lake conservation officers are looking into four bears left on the side of the road

The Alaska Highway is seen between Contact Creek Lodge and Iron Creek near Watson Lake. (Submitted/Logan Donovan)
The RCMP’s Yukon divisional headquarters, as seen on Aug. 28, 2023. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)

Multiple shootings, car fire likely connected: Yukon RCMP

The incidents occurred on the evening of Aug. 20 and morning of Aug. 21

The RCMP’s Yukon divisional headquarters, as seen on Aug. 28, 2023. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)
Yukon RCMP superintendent Lindsay Ellis discussed an Aug. 24 police raid that netted an arrest in an attempted murder investigation, cash, drugs and firearms during a news conference at the Whitehorse RCMP detachment on Aug. 30 (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Eleven guns, more than $160k and kilograms of drugs seized in Yukon RCMP raid

Police action that brought in Taylor Duke also netted automatic rifles, fentanyl and more

Yukon RCMP superintendent Lindsay Ellis discussed an Aug. 24 police raid that netted an arrest in an attempted murder investigation, cash, drugs and firearms during a news conference at the Whitehorse RCMP detachment on Aug. 30 (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
The Yukon Supreme Court heard testimony ahead of the sentencing of Malakal Tuel who shot another man in the head outside a downtown Whitehorse bar in 2019. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Yukon Supreme Court hears convicted shooter had been a child soldier in Sudan

Malakal Tuel, 38, was convicted of shooting J.T. Papequash outside a downtown Whitehorse bar in 2019

The Yukon Supreme Court heard testimony ahead of the sentencing of Malakal Tuel who shot another man in the head outside a downtown Whitehorse bar in 2019. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
The Watson Lake RCMP is seeking a suspect in an alleged abduction. (Black Press Media photo)

Watson Lake RCMP seek suspect in alleged abduction

Police seek man who tried to shove woman into semi-trailer

The Watson Lake RCMP is seeking a suspect in an alleged abduction. (Black Press Media photo)
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WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Aug. 30, 2023.

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The smoke from a wildfire near Coal River in northern B.C. can be seen in the distance from along the Alaska Highway on July 6, 2023. (Sharon Bossons)

Northern Canada has a front-row seat to the horrors of climate change

From the Roof of the World to Canada’s North, natural disasters highlight the risks of climate change

The smoke from a wildfire near Coal River in northern B.C. can be seen in the distance from along the Alaska Highway on July 6, 2023. (Sharon Bossons)
The Yukon Coroner’s Service has confirmed the death of two people in a car crash in Whitehorse on Aug. 27. (Gabrielle Plonka/Yukon News Files)

Car crash on Alaska Highway near Crestview kills two: Yukon Coroner’s Service

The Yukon Coroner’s Service is investigating two deaths caused by a collision…

The Yukon Coroner’s Service has confirmed the death of two people in a car crash in Whitehorse on Aug. 27. (Gabrielle Plonka/Yukon News Files)
Tracy-Anne McPhee, minister of Justice and Health and Social Services, addresses reporters at a press conference to release the Yukon government’s substance use health emergency strategy on Aug. 23. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon government spending $2.5 million to address its priorities from substance use strategy

Expanding hours of supervised consumption site and carrying out managed alcohol program prioritized

Tracy-Anne McPhee, minister of Justice and Health and Social Services, addresses reporters at a press conference to release the Yukon government’s substance use health emergency strategy on Aug. 23. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Jeanie McLean, the minister responsible for the Women and Gender Equity directorate, is seen on Aug. 17. McLean praised the work of organizations working to prevent violence against Indigenous women as the government announced its latest recipients of the Prevention of Violence Against Aboriginal Women Fund. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Jeanie McLean, the minister responsible for the Women and Gender Equity directorate, is seen on Aug. 17. McLean praised the work of organizations working to prevent violence against Indigenous women as the government announced its latest recipients of the Prevention of Violence Against Aboriginal Women Fund. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Ramona Peter was reported missing on April 28, per police. (Courtesy/RCMP)

RCMP provides guidelines for reporting missing persons

The public doesn’t need to wait for 24 hours before reporting a missing person

Ramona Peter was reported missing on April 28, per police. (Courtesy/RCMP)
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre is seen in Terrace in November 2022. The party has postponed a rally in the Yukon due to the wildfire situation. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)

Poilievre’s Conservatives cancel Yukon rally

Anti-carbon tax event has been axed due to wildfires

Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre is seen in Terrace in November 2022. The party has postponed a rally in the Yukon due to the wildfire situation. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)
Yellowknife evacuees Bill Pain, left, Carrie Young and Pete Cott all expressed gratitude for the assistance they received from friends and strangers alike after arriving in the Yukon. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Yellowknife evacuees grateful for assistance from Whitehorse community

A small group of evacuees from the Northwest Territories’ capital are staying in the Yukon

Yellowknife evacuees Bill Pain, left, Carrie Young and Pete Cott all expressed gratitude for the assistance they received from friends and strangers alike after arriving in the Yukon. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
Food trucks gather on Steele Street between Front and Second for the annual Street Eats festival in August 2019. (Julien Gignac/Yukon News)

Foodies rejoice: Street Eats festival returns to Whitehorse

One vendor at the three-day food event will be aiming to set a new Guinness World Record

Food trucks gather on Steele Street between Front and Second for the annual Street Eats festival in August 2019. (Julien Gignac/Yukon News)
Yukon RCMP respond in Whitehorse on April 20. (Dana Hathterly/Yukon News Files)

Attempted murder charge filed for July shooting near Whitehorse

Taylor Duke arrested following police raid on Takhini Hot Springs Road

Yukon RCMP respond in Whitehorse on April 20. (Dana Hathterly/Yukon News Files)
The bronze statue outside the Elijah Smith Building adorned with a Ukrainian flag on Aug. 24, the 32nd Independence Day of Ukraine. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)

Whitehorse residents mark 32nd Independence Day of Ukraine

The event was attended by the city’s Ukrainian Canadian community, their allies and local politicians

The bronze statue outside the Elijah Smith Building adorned with a Ukrainian flag on Aug. 24, the 32nd Independence Day of Ukraine. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)
On the heels of the release of the substance use health emergency strategy, seen on Aug. 24, opposition parties agree the Yukon government’s response to the emergency lacks urgency and tangible action. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon government’s substance use health emergency strategy lacks urgency: opposition parties

The Yukon Party and the Yukon NDP agree that the emergency declaration needs a more urgent response

On the heels of the release of the substance use health emergency strategy, seen on Aug. 24, opposition parties agree the Yukon government’s response to the emergency lacks urgency and tangible action. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Recruits and instructors of Ember Fire Academy chat outside the Golden Horn Fire Department in Whitehorse on Aug. 18. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)

Firefighting academy for women wraps up 2023 program in Whitehorse

Ember Fire Academy provides women ages 16 and up with the skills to become volunteer firefighters

Recruits and instructors of Ember Fire Academy chat outside the Golden Horn Fire Department in Whitehorse on Aug. 18. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)