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Ice jam flooding risk prompts Klondike Valley evacuation alert

Residents advised to prepare to leave should water rise. River breakup expected within days

Apr 25, 2024 4:27 PM Read more >

Jury for coroner’s inquest into 4 deaths deliberates in Whitehorse

Inquest is probing deaths of four Indigenous women at Whitehorse Emergency Shelter in 2022 and 2023

Apr 25, 2024 2:00 PM Read more >

Yukon Education doubles number of teachers on call but challenges persist

Department doesn’t have official data on school-level staffing adjustments

Apr 25, 2024 1:30 PM Read more >

Whitehorse council green-lights denser building in residential zones

Sweeping zoning amendment affects units per lot, setbacks and parking requirements

Apr 25, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >

Nearly 200 overdoses at Whitehorse shelter since 2020, inquest hears

The Whitehorse Emergency Shelter’s senior manager discusses overdoses at coroner’s inquest

Apr 24, 2024 7:00 PM Read more >

Alaska government footing $42.6M bill for Alaska Highway fixes in the Yukon

Yukon government says the state will be paying for construction and upgrades to Shakwak Corridor

Apr 24, 2024 5:30 PM Read more >

Whitehorse city council waives off mining-regulation bylaw

Proposal to put council in charge of permitting mining and exploration work in Whitehorse defeated

Apr 24, 2024 2:30 PM Read more >

Peel Watershed considered for new national park

Feds, YG, Gwich’in Tribal Council and the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun agree to study park plan

Apr 24, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >

2/5 of Yukon school councils won’t have quorum if candidates don’t step up

School councils need quorum to operate

Apr 24, 2024 12:09 PM Read more >

Residential school sites in Whitehorse limits to be searched

Ground-penetrating radar to be used at sites of demolished Yukon Hall and Coudert Hall dormitories

Apr 22, 2024 9:30 AM Read more >