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Queer Yukon Society signs first-ever collective agreement
Queer Yukon Society signed its first-ever collective agreement on February 14. The vice president of the Yukon Employees Union says it's an agreement "for queer people, by queer people."
Candlelight vigil to be held in Whitehorse to mark 3 years of war in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Canadian Association of the Yukon is holding a candlelight vigil in Whitehorse on Tuesday evening to mark three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
'We need it back in our community': Yukon First Nation starts language immersion program
Some Kwanlin Dün First Nation citizens are learning to speak Southern Tutchone for the first time.
Humans not involved in death of wild stallion in Yukon's Ibex Valley, investigation concludes
There is no evidence of human involvement in the recent death of a wild stallion in the Ibex Valley, despite a suggestion by some wild horse enthusiasts that the animal may have been illegally shot.
Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association pauses some events this year
The Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association, which facilitates Indigenous arts and tourism events in the territory, announced this week that it's pausing some events in order to ensure its “long-term sustainability.”
Wild stallion illegally shot and killed in Yukon's Ibex Valley, local society believes
Some wild-horse enthusiasts in the Yukon are upset about a stallion that they believe was shot and killed in the Ibex Valley, outside of Whitehorse.
Equipment sterilization problem prompts surgery cancellations at Whitehorse General Hospital
Whitehorse General Hospital has cancelled about 75 surgeries over the past three days because staff were unable to properly clean surgical instruments.
Yukon health professionals slam government's plans to update Health Professions Act
Some Yukon health professionals say the public complaints process for health professions in the territory needs to change, but they disagree with the government's planned approach.
Here's what deep sea ports and military vessels could mean for Arctic marine mammals
Future infrastructure projects, like a deep sea port in the western Arctic, will add to the impact of increased vessel traffic on marine mammals, say researchers.
Yukon gov't, First Nations prioritize conservation of small trans-border caribou herd
The Yukon government, Kluane First Nation and White River First Nation have decided to forgo the allowable harvest of the Chisana caribou herd to prioritize conservation.