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Study finds northern prisons lack abortion and contraception policies
Northern governments say all inmates have the opportunity to access reproductive health services, but some researchers and advocates say clearer policies are needed to reduce barriers.
Whitehorse man wanted in connection with alleged 3D-printed gun trafficking
Anthony Luis Eduardo Desjarlais, 28, of Whitehorse faces five charges related to firearms manufacturing, trafficking, possession and unsafe storage.
2 running in upcoming mayoral byelection in Haines Junction, Yukon
Residents in Haines Junction, Yukon, are going back to the polls this week to elect a new mayor, after former mayor Michael Riseborough resigned just weeks into the job.
Yukon grandmother and grandson both receive Coronation Medal
Three Vuntut Gwich'in citizens were honoured at the Commissioner's Levee in Whitehorse
Push to remove Liard First Nation chief grows after meeting for members
The meeting was organized by Dene Ā́ Nezen, a group which formed in October to address concerns around Charlie's leadership. This month, two of the group's organizers were fired for publicly criticizing the First Nation's governance.
Canada and U.S. Department of Defence invest $35M in the Yukon's Mactung mine
Canada and the U.S. have announced joint funding for a mine that contains one of the largest tungsten deposits on earth.
Liard First Nation members to hold non-confidence vote against chief
Liard First Nation in the Yukon will soon vote on a motion that, if successful, could see Chief Stephen Charlie step down from his role. The announcement of the vote comes after months of tensions within the First Nation.
Suspected tailings leak at Wolverine Mine, Yukon gov't says
The Yukon government says it is stepping up monitoring efforts at Wolverine Mine following a suspected leak at a tailings storage facility. Water with "elevated levels" of heavy metals and cyanide were discharged into the environment, the government said on Tuesday.
Yukon First Nations artists want legal protection from cultural appropriation
Artists say inappropriate use of traditional art forms by non-Indigenous creators is on the rise.
Methylmercury appears for the first time in Yukon creek following Eagle mine disaster
Just as the annual Yukon Geoscience Forum kicks off, the territorial government has announced that neurotoxic methylmercury has appeared in Haggart Creek for the first time.