TOPIC: YUKON

Yukon MLAs debate bill that medical association says could be 'transformative'
Bill 310 would give the Yukon Medical Association (YMA) representational rights, making it the sole bargaining agent for doctors on matters of compensation. The legislation would also establish dispute resolution and binding arbitration for doctors.
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Whitehorse begins another season of watching the escarpment
The city this past week started another year of actively monitoring the slope, using radar scanners, groundwater data, and other methods.
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Yukon takes aim at Elon Musk's companies with new round of U.S.-tariff retaliatory measures
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai said on Thursday that the territorial government was ending rebates for Tesla products, cancelling some of its Starlink accounts, and quitting the social media platform, X.
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Equipment sterilization problem at Whitehorse hospital seems OK now, officials say
The Whitehorse hospital will begin a return to its regular surgery schedule next week, after more than two months of disruptions because of problems with equipment sterilization.
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Yukon's labour supply can't meet existing demand, report shows
Over the past five years, the Yukon has consistently had the highest job vacancy rate in the country, according to the report.
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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.
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Yukon gov't announces suite of changes to hunting, fishing rules
The Yukon government says compromise — ensuring harvest opportunities while reining in others, to conserve animal populations like deer — is front and centre to its new hunting and fishing rules.
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Both landlords and tenants want greater autonomy from Yukon's new Residential Tenancies Act
The Yukon's new rules for rental properties aim to strike a "fair balance between tenants and landlords," but voices on both sides of the issue say they don't feel empowered by the changes.
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MLAs to debate Yukon Party motion to summon Victoria Gold receiver
MLAs appear ready to summon representatives of the Victoria Gold receiver to answer questions at the Yukon’s Legislative Assembly, just as an Ontario court approved the company’s request to increase its borrowing limit.
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A chicken, goats, fast food, driftwood: Strange things Yukoners have brought on Air North flights
In response to a call out for stories, CBC received almost two hundred comments, and 124 distinct travel tales. Yukoners were eager to share their experiences bringing up albino corn snakes, pints of olive oil and lilac tree trimmings – all on Air North flights.
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Yukon Medical Association wants to negotiate for all physicians in territory
The Yukon Medical Association (YMA) is pushing for changes to how doctors in the territory negotiate contracts with the government, saying the current system is creating "discord and fragmentation" in the health-care system.
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Green Party co-leader in Yukon to pitch national civil defence corps
Federal Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault was in Whitehorse on Monday, pitching a plan to build a 120,000-person national civil defence corps., and expand Canada's reserve forces.
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New Arctic security institute encourages diplomacy with the U.S. on northern defence
The public launch of the Canadian Institute for Arctic Security on Thursday provided some baseline information on northern defence – and highlighted the need for continued relations with the U.S. military amid current political tensions.
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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.”
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Yukon government sets priorities to guide this year's nominee program
The Yukon government has announced a set of priorities for this year's Yukon Nominee Program, marking a departure from its past first-come, first-served approach for applicants.
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Yukon gov't promises new strategy this fall to measure student outcomes
The Yukon's education department says it's going to roll out a student outcome strategy in September, six years after the auditor general of Canada told the territory it needed one.
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Reinstate federal minister for women, gender equality and youth, say northern organizations
Northern women's organizations are calling on the prime minister to reinstate a dedicated federal minister for women and gender equality and youth (WAGE).
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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.
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Yukoners support changes to fishing rules for Little Atlin Lake, report finds
The Yukon government is amending its fishing regulations for Little Atlin Lake to protect its lake trout population.
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NDP announce Katherine McCallum as Yukon candidate in federal election
The NDP announced on Wednesday that Katherine McCallum is the party's candidate for Yukon MP in the upcoming federal election, set for April 28.
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Yukon NDP says territorial government 'subsidizing' Catholic church by funding religious instruction
The Yukon NDP says public money has been going to religious instruction in the territory’s Catholic schools, contrary to the terms of a 1962 agreement between the Yukon government and Catholic diocese.
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Yukon's Eagle Gold mine releasing treated water, coinciding with grayling migration
The order coincides with the migration of grayling swimming toward the confluence of Haggart Creek and the South McQuesten, an area continuously impacted by the mine's waters and a popular springtime fishery for citizens of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun for generations.
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Whitehorse builders calling for better communication to avoid repeat of permit backlog
The Yukon Contractors Association Home Builders’ Caucus is calling on the City of Whitehorse to improve communication around permitting requirements.
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IUD insertions can be extremely painful, and in Yukon there's no standard to deal with it
Inserting an intrauterine device (IUD) can be extremely painful for some women, and in Yukon the experience can vary depending on where it's done and what sort of pain-management options are available.
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Yukoners lost over $800K to fraudsters in 2024, more than previous two years combined
Yukoners scammed out of $803,277 in 2024 with spear phishing and investment scams as some of the top methods used, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
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