Wildfires in the northeastern part of B.C. blanketed Whitehorse in smoke this past weekend, forcing some games, part of a youth soccer tournament, to be cancelled.

Construction has begun on Yukon University's new $52-million science building. Officials say it will be a space where Western science can blend with Indigenous world views, school officials say.

An Arizona man died after his motorhome went off the road near Marsh lake, south of Whitehorse, on Sunday afternoon. It follows another fatal collision on Friday, a little further north on the highway.

A Yukon Supreme Court judge congratulated the First Nation on the sale, saying its new approach to environmental stewardship may be able to change the "rather sad history of large mining projects in the territory."

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The annual Yukon First Nations graduation ceremony took place on Friday in Whitehorse. Over 120 high school students from communities and First Nations across the territory were there, to celebrate their achievements and show off their regalia.

RCMP responded on Friday to a fatal collision south of the Lewes River bridge that left one person dead and another injured.

The pool in Dawson City, Yukon is temporarily closed due to a recent water sample that did not meet health standards.

Birds can be an "enormous threat" to aircraft, said one Yukon official. That's why the Whitehorse airport is now trying to frighten birds away from the runways with scare cannons.

The company responsible for the Eagle Gold mine in central Yukon has begun recovering gold from the site to help pay for remediation.

Julia Haogak Ogina, an Indigenous teacher and elder born in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., is being honoured with her own stamp. Canada Post unveiled the stamp Friday in Ulukhaktok.

The Yukon government ordered the cabin's owner and its tenant to vacate the property in 2021, saying the 30-year lease had expired.

Members of the Yukon Chamber of Commerce unanimously voted at its annual general meeting on Wednesday to dissolve the 40-year-old organization.

North Programs

Living in a small and remote northern community like Old Crow, Yukon, can mean limited access to recreational activities — especially when many of the spaces meant for activities like baseball or soccer are being instead used to store industrial equipment and supplies.

An official with Nova Scotia’s Health Department says the province wants to get back into negotiations with the federal government on a pharmacare agreement.

CBC broadcast technologist George Daliva and CBC librarian Zerline Rodriguez are hosting the special, featuring voices of Filipinos across the North.

Whitehorse’s mayor and council have laid out their plan for the next three and a half years. Their strategic priorities are a roadmap that outlines what they want to accomplish during their term.

Darryl Tait, a well-known local athlete and accessibility advocate, was training for the upcoming Canada Summer Games on his hand-cycle on Saturday evening when he was injured in a collision on the Alaska Highway.

First Nations youth in the Yukon’s Southern Lakes region may soon have the opportunity to hunt a caribou for the first time in their lives. That's after nine government leaders signed the Southern Lakes Caribou Relationship Plan at a gathering in Carcross last week.

The Yukon government has given a funding boost to a Whitehorse non-profit that's planning to build a new seniors' housing complex in the Whistle Bend neighbourhood.

The B.C. Mining Law Reform Network says ongoing issues at the northern B.C. site serve as evidence there are gaps in the province's regulatory, monitoring and enforcement regime. Meanwhile, the mine site’s current owner says remediation is underway — and that the site still holds mineral potential.