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Housing in the spotlight for many Yukon voters ahead of federal election
From Old Crow to Watson Lake, the Yukon has been in the midst of what some advocates have described as a housing crisis for years now, with the most recent data from the Yukon Bureau of Statistics indicating a vacancy rate of just more than one per cent.
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For some Yukoners, climate change is a key issue this federal election campaign
"I know there's other focuses but I think the environment has to be a priority, especially for our youth and for all of us," one voter in Haines Junction told CBC News. "We have to think about other things than just day-to-day stuff, we have to think about the future of our children.”
Conduct board orders Whitehorse RCMP officer to resign after finding he sexually assaulted colleague
Const. Cole Williams of the Whitehorse RCMP must quit his job in the coming days — or get fired — after sexually assaulting a colleague in 2022, the force's conduct board has ruled.
Yukon Legislature cancels Thursday sitting after partial power outage
The failure, which caused a partial power outage, happened shortly after representatives from the Yukon Energy Corporation and Yukon Development Corporation started taking questions from politicians in the assembly Wednesday afternoon.
Yukon gov't buys property next to Whitehorse emergency shelter
The Yukon government has purchased a former pet store next door to the Whitehorse emergency shelter and will have an NGO run support services from the property — though details, for now, are scarce.
Federal campaign ramps up in Yukon as candidates look to reach voters
The federal election campaign is gradually ramping up in the Yukon, with candidates holding events, knocking on doors, putting up signs and otherwise trying to increase their visibility.
Council of Yukon First Nations cancels some family support programs due to lack of Jordan's Principle funding
CYFN says it doesn’t have money to sustain services like its “necessities of life” program, which provided families with vouchers for things like groceries, children’s clothing and baby products, as well as programs for short-term housing and respite care.
Yukon Coroner's Service investigating death at Whitehorse shelter housing unit
Chief Coroner Heather Jones confirmed in an email that the death was reported to the service but wrote that it was too early to “determine the cause of death… or to even suspect the cause.”
Victoria Gold receiver asks Yukon gov't for another cash injection, raising total cost to $220M
In a report this week, PwC said that the current cash is expected to run out by mid to late April, with site operations, program management and emergency work costing far more than initially estimated. It also said it has extensive work planned into the fall.
Eagle Gold mine leak entering wetland but water tests clean, inspection report says
Water leaking from the same containment pond is thought to be the source of contaminant spikes at a nearby creek but water samples from the wetland aren't showing significant levels of harmful compounds.