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PELLY CROSSINGSince its inception in ’84, the Yukon Quest has either started or finished in Whitehorse.This year, it won’t.

It was touch and go for a while, but the Western Canadian Biathlon Championships are going ahead this weekend at the Grey Mountain Biathlon Range…

EAGLE, AlaskaWhen Rattles pulled in off the Yukon River Tuesday night, his mustache was one big icicle.

DAWSON CITYAfter a Blackhawk helicopter rescued five Quest mushers and six teams off Eagle summit on Monday, there has been talk of little else.

EAGLE, AlaskaAtop American summit, at 1,026 metres, sits a tiny cabin buried in snowdrifts.Twenty-nine kilometres from Eagle, Alaska, it is…

CENTRAL, AlaskaThe No. 1 rule in mushing is, never let go of the dog team.If the sled happens to tip over, then drag along behind.

CIRCLE, AlaskaWhen Yukon mushers Gerry Willomitzer and William Kleedehn left the Central checkpoint Monday night, the wind was blowing so hard they…

DAWSON CITYSince at least 1993, youth soccer organizers in Mayo and Dawson have demanded more support from the Whitehorse-based Yukon Soccer…

MARSH LAKEFor safety’s sake, race organizers moved the 2006 Marsh Lake Ski Loppet Classic course from the trails at Judas Creek onto the…

CENTRAL, AlaskaBilled as the toughest race in the world, this year’s Yukon Quest is living up to its name.