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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)
BC Wildfire Service said the Little Blue River wildfire is located west of Highway 37, approximately 40 kilometres north of Good Hope Lake and 40 kilometres south of the Yukon border. It is 36,501.8 hectares as of Aug. 25, and it was first discovered on July 26. (BC Wildfire Service)

UPDATE: Province issues evacuation order for wildfire near B.C.-Yukon border

DriveBC says Highway 37 single-lane, alternating traffic, but could close at short notice

BC Wildfire Service said the Little Blue River wildfire is located west of Highway 37, approximately 40 kilometres north of Good Hope Lake and 40 kilometres south of the Yukon border. It is 36,501.8 hectares as of Aug. 25, and it was first discovered on July 26. (BC Wildfire Service)
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)
A view of Dawson City on July 21, 2022. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Klondike Visitors Association worker housing project praised by government

Government contributed $234,000 to wall tent housing to be set up for next summer

A view of Dawson City on July 21, 2022. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnston (left), Yukon RCMP Chief Superintendent Scott Sheppard, Justice and Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee and chief medical officer of health Dr. Sudit Ranade make up the panel at a press conference to release the Yukon government’s substance use health emergency strategy on Aug. 23. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon government releases strategy 19 months after declaring substance use emergency

Health minister says dealing with substance use emergency is the government’s top priority

Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnston (left), Yukon RCMP Chief Superintendent Scott Sheppard, Justice and Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee and chief medical officer of health Dr. Sudit Ranade make up the panel at a press conference to release the Yukon government’s substance use health emergency strategy on Aug. 23. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Justice Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee, seen in the Yukon Legislative Assembly on March 2, promised the review of the SCAN Act towards the end of 2021. The review did not begin until earlier this year and is not expected to wrap up until 2027. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

SCAN Act review won’t conclude until 2027: Yukon government spokesperson

It’s presently unclear why the review will take four years to be completed

Justice Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee, seen in the Yukon Legislative Assembly on March 2, promised the review of the SCAN Act towards the end of 2021. The review did not begin until earlier this year and is not expected to wrap up until 2027. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Highways and Public Works Minister Nils Clarke rises in the Yukon Legislative Assembly on April 27. The Yukon government and Teslin Tlingit Council have signed a new heat purchase agreement. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Waste wood will warm up Teslin school

Khàtìnas.àxh Community School to be heated by Teslin Tlingit Council’s biomass system

Highways and Public Works Minister Nils Clarke rises in the Yukon Legislative Assembly on April 27. The Yukon government and Teslin Tlingit Council have signed a new heat purchase agreement. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
A crumpled tissue is pictured on Aug. 3, 2022. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Sudit Ranade has declared outbreaks at two long-term care homes to be over. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Outbreaks at 2 long-term care homes declared by Yukon’s top doctor

Outbreaks had been declared at Whistle Bend Place and Alexander McDonald Lodge

A crumpled tissue is pictured on Aug. 3, 2022. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Sudit Ranade has declared outbreaks at two long-term care homes to be over. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
The territorial flower is pictured on June 27. More than 170 societies are at risk of being plucked from the Yukon government’s societies registry. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

More than 170 Yukon societies in limbo at risk of being dissolved

Yukon government has sent warning letters to societies that are in default or have not transitioned

The territorial flower is pictured on June 27. More than 170 societies are at risk of being plucked from the Yukon government’s societies registry. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Yukon RCMP vehicle in Whitehorse on April 20, 2023. (Dana Hathterly/Yukon News Files)

No one injured following shooting in Porter Creek. RCMP investigating

Shots rang out on Maple Street in the early morning hours of Aug. 21.

Yukon RCMP vehicle in Whitehorse on April 20, 2023. (Dana Hathterly/Yukon News Files)
Vehicles line up for fuel at Fort Providence, N.W.T., on the only road south from Yellowknife on Aug. 17. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

Yukon government is supporting N.W.T. with emergency response operations

Territorial and city fire personnel sent to the territory

Vehicles line up for fuel at Fort Providence, N.W.T., on the only road south from Yellowknife on Aug. 17. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)
Signage in downtown Whitehorse alerts motorists of the school zone near Whitehorse Elementary School on 4th Avenue. Classes resume for the 2023-2024 school year on Aug. 22. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)

Everything you need to know about back-to-school traffic in the Yukon

With most Yukon students returning to school next week, the News shares safety tips for motorists

Signage in downtown Whitehorse alerts motorists of the school zone near Whitehorse Elementary School on 4th Avenue. Classes resume for the 2023-2024 school year on Aug. 22. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)
A cruise ship sits in the port of Skagway on May 5, 2018. (Yukon News file)

Former Skagway ore terminal operator tries to recover unpaid fees from defunct mine

Yukon government and Municipality of Skagway remain steadfast on future use of the terminal

A cruise ship sits in the port of Skagway on May 5, 2018. (Yukon News file)