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Changes to Jordan's Principle funding requirements could negatively impact Yukon's rural nutrition programs
The Yukon First Nation Education Directorate says changes to the Jordan's Principle rural nutrition program will create 'significant barriers' for accessing funding. New operational requirements call for individual children's names and status card numbers attached to each funding proposal.
Yukon gov't temporarily extends some placer mining licences while working through permit backlog
The Yukon government is temporarily extending placer mining licences to eligible placer operators while it works through the backlog of permit approvals and licence renewals.
Dawson City business community fears impact of continued placer mining licence delays
Dawson City, Yukon's Chamber of Commerce, and the Klondike Visitor's Association say the local economy is at risk the longer placer miners wait for their licences to get renewed.
Yukon placer miners facing shutdowns as licences expire while miners wait for renewals
Placer mine operator's licences are expiring while up for renewal. The Klondike Placer Miners' Association said the current renewal process is too slow and placer mine operators risk losing their jobs while waiting for their license to be renewed.
Dog gets stitched up at local hospital in Watson Lake, Yukon, after being impaled by stick
A dog in Watson Lake, Yukon, is on the mend after being impaled by a stick last weekend and then getting emergency treatment from a physician at the community hospital.
Leaders in Mayo, Yukon, urge people to come forward to help solve 2023 double homicide
It's been more than two years since Benjamin Symington and Michael Bennett were fatally shot in Mayo, Yukon, and Na-Cho Nyӓk Dun Chief Dawna Hope says residents are 'still not feeling quite safe.'
Water system in Haines Junction, Yukon, back to normal after system failure
Village officials in Haines Junction, Yukon, say the local water system is again functioning normally after some hardware had to be replaced. Residents had been asked to conserve water while the problem was fixed.
Yukon firefighter urges territory to expand cancer coverage for wildland firefighters
Yukon wildland firefighter Alex MacPhail is urging the territory to provide easier access to cancer coverage for those working in the wildland fire industry. MacPhail said current process is precarious.
Pool in Ross River, Yukon, won't re-open again this year, 7 years after closure
The pool in Ross River, Yukon, will remain closed for at least another year. The territory's department of Highways and Public Works conducted a detailed structural and geotechnical investigation of the pool last fall and found severe foundational and structural issues.
Woman searching for Northern Lights in Watson Lake, Yukon, captures something even more exceptional
Watson Lake, Yukon, resident Cassandra Hanchar was sky-gazing on Wednesday night hoping to see the Northern Lights. Instead, she witnesses something else and even caught it on camera.