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Whitehorse facility offers unique, ‘a la carte’ storage options

Convenience, security and value make YuCan the right choice for home or business storage

  • Jun 5, 2023

 

The Chilkoot Trail. The target goal date to open the Alaskan side of the trail is Aug. 1, 2023, if all necessary repairs can be made. Photo courtesy Yukon Government

Alaskan side of the Chilkoot Trail may reopen Aug. 1, following Yukon opening June 1

Trail was closed following extensive flooding in the fall of 2022

 

Don't miss Sunee Dhaliwal performing live in Whitehorse, along with talented local Yukon comics, April 21 and 22.

Canadian comedy star rises to new heights!

Whitehorse’s Boiler Room hosts national headliner Sunee Dhaliwal, plus other local talent

  • Apr 3, 2023

 

Jon Dore

Canadian comedic icon brings his unique brand of humour to Whitehorse

Yukon Inn’s Boiler Room hosts actor, writer and comedian Jon Dore, plus other local talent

  • Mar 6, 2023
Jon Dore
Racers from the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay head south on the Haines Highway. Organizers have announced the 2023 race is planned to go ahead on June 17, with registration opening March 15. Yukon News file photo

Back in the saddle: Popular Alaska-Yukon bike relay returns June 17

Registration opens March 15 with spots for 1,200 cyclists

Racers from the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay head south on the Haines Highway. Organizers have announced the 2023 race is planned to go ahead on June 17, with registration opening March 15. Yukon News file photo
Catch Juno Award-winning Canadian comic Dave Merheje performing along with talented local Yukon comics, Feb. 17 and 18 at the Yukon Inn.

Funny with ‘no fear:’ Juno Award-winning Canadian comic performs in Whitehorse

You might recognize Dave Merheje from his Netflix appearance on Comedians of…

  • Feb 6, 2023
Catch Juno Award-winning Canadian comic Dave Merheje performing along with talented local Yukon comics, Feb. 17 and 18 at the Yukon Inn.
Welichem Equipment Limited owns most of the removable equipment at the Wolverine Mine. This equipment is now available for sale.

Yukon zinc mill, power plant, camp and single piece assets for sale

Wolverine Mine mill infrastructure, 200+ single piece assets and 250-person camp now available

  • Jan 2, 2023
Welichem Equipment Limited owns most of the removable equipment at the Wolverine Mine. This equipment is now available for sale.
Alex Lavoie was even able to feed cat food to a raven that flew alongside his Jeep on the Dempster Highway in Yukon. Youtube video screenshot

VIDEO: Raven flies alongside Quadra Island couple travelling frigid Yukon highway

23 minute video with Raven garners over 5,000 views on Youtube

Alex Lavoie was even able to feed cat food to a raven that flew alongside his Jeep on the Dempster Highway in Yukon. Youtube video screenshot
Chris Locke brings his own brand of unique comedy along with local performers to the Boiler Room a the Yukon Inn Dec. 9 and 10.

Uniquely funny Canadian comic comes to Whitehorse!

Yukon Inn’s Boiler Room hosts national headliner + local talent

  • Nov 28, 2022
Chris Locke brings his own brand of unique comedy along with local performers to the Boiler Room a the Yukon Inn Dec. 9 and 10.
Mine site

Yukon zinc mill and camp facilities for sale

Wolverine Mine mill infrastructure and 200+ person camp now available

  • Nov 28, 2022
Mine site
Dora Medrzycka on the Walsh Glacier. (Teton Gravity Research/Submitted)

Successful ‘treasure hunt’ recovers 1930s-era cameras abandoned on Yukon glacier

Assisted by glaciologist, adventure filmmakers track down supply cache left by climbers 85 years ago

Dora Medrzycka on the Walsh Glacier. (Teton Gravity Research/Submitted)
Lisa Baker

Fearless and funny comedians come to Whitehorse

Yukon Inn’s Boiler Room hosts live comedy Nov. 18 and 19

  • Nov 7, 2022
Lisa Baker
First People’s Coffee is a partnership with Firebean Coffee Roasters. (Dylan MacNeil/Yukon News)

Yukon coffee company shares Indigenous art and culture

Visitors to the Yukon can now explore local Indigenous culture as they…

First People’s Coffee is a partnership with Firebean Coffee Roasters. (Dylan MacNeil/Yukon News)
Award-winning comic Danny Martinello has headlined throughout Canada and Australia.

High-energy, gut-busting comedy comes to Whitehorse!

After a few years of not getting to see any live comedy,…

  • Oct 10, 2022
Award-winning comic Danny Martinello has headlined throughout Canada and Australia.
Nun cho ga, the mummified baby woolly mammoth shortly after discovery. (Yukon Government/Submitted)

Mummified baby woolly mammoth discovered in Yukon was likely weeks old when she died

Nun cho ga being preserved in freezer storage while next steps are determined

Nun cho ga, the mummified baby woolly mammoth shortly after discovery. (Yukon Government/Submitted)
Eldo Enns rides his penny farthing bicycle in Dawson City, Yukon, on Friday June 19, 2009. Yukon’s tourism industry is abuzz with anticipation as Canada’s northernmost border opens June 1 for the first time since the pandemic began, says the executive director of the Klondike Visitors Association in Dawson City.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada’s most northern border to reopen June 1, Yukon prepares for return of tourism

Americans typically make up most of the territory’s tourists

Eldo Enns rides his penny farthing bicycle in Dawson City, Yukon, on Friday June 19, 2009. Yukon’s tourism industry is abuzz with anticipation as Canada’s northernmost border opens June 1 for the first time since the pandemic began, says the executive director of the Klondike Visitors Association in Dawson City.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Laura Grizzlypaws performs her bear dance during the Adäka Cultural Festival in Whitehorse on July 1, 2019. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)

Adäka Cultural Festival returning to Whitehorse this summer

Two year hiatus due to COVID-19 set to end

Laura Grizzlypaws performs her bear dance during the Adäka Cultural Festival in Whitehorse on July 1, 2019. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)
A lone adult whooper swan, native to Europe and Asia, was sighted in the Yukon on April 7 and 8. (Ken Billington/Wikimedia Commons)

Whooper swan far from home spotted in the Yukon

The lone adult bird was spotted among the migrating trumpeter swans at Marsh Lake.

A lone adult whooper swan, native to Europe and Asia, was sighted in the Yukon on April 7 and 8. (Ken Billington/Wikimedia Commons)
The Klondike gold rush had a mystique that inspired many Hollywood productions over the last century, and, accurate or not, that portrayal of the Klondike has played a major role in shaping the world’s perception of the Canadian North.

History Hunter: Viewing Hollywood’s Yukon

Sid Grauman was a teenage Klondike stampeder who sold newspapers in Dawson…

  • Mar 28, 2022
The Klondike gold rush had a mystique that inspired many Hollywood productions over the last century, and, accurate or not, that portrayal of the Klondike has played a major role in shaping the world’s perception of the Canadian North.
The Yukon is preparing for a strong return of summer tourism.

Yukon airports in Dawson and Whitehorse ready for visitors as Canada drops border testing

‘I think we’re looking at a very good season in front of us.’

The Yukon is preparing for a strong return of summer tourism.