TOPIC: YUKON
Here's what each major party is promising for the North
Arctic security, reconciliation, housing and food supply are all discussed to varying degrees in party platforms
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Yukon advance polling turnout lower compared to last federal election
More than 7 million Canadians voted at advance polls over Easter weekend, but the Yukon was the only province or territory where the number of advance poll voters decreased from last election.
Dawson City, Yukon's George Black ferry nears retirement after serving town for over 50 years
The George Black ferry in Dawson City, Yukon has transported passengers across the Yukon River for over 50 years. The Yukon's department of Highways and Public Works plans to replace the aging vessel with something more environmentally, and cost efficient.
Yukon NDP candidate harassed with 'lewd' messages during election forum
Police are investigating after Yukon's NDP candidate Katherine McCallum said she received offensive sexual texts during an online election forum on Wednesday.
Lab test delays expected at Whitehorse hospital after equipment stopped working
In a post on its Facebook page on Wednesday, Yukon Hospitals said Whitehorse General is prioritizing urgent needs and patients may experience delays in undergoing tests and receiving results.
NDP bill giving Yukon Medical Association bargaining rights, dispute resolution passes
A Yukon NDP private member's bill, touted by the party as being transformative for the territory's health-care system, passed third reading in the Yukon Legislative Assembly last week.
Yukon premier announces first-time home buyers program offering low-interest loans
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announced a new first-time home buyers program on Wednesday to help cover the cost of a down payment on a new home.
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Poll workers crossed Yukon River by helicopter to ensure West Dawson residents could vote
Poll workers in Dawson City, Yukon had to get creative to ensure all residents had the opportunity to vote after the ice bridge connecting West Dawson to the main townsite closed early this season.
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Whitehorse NGO concerned about future of harm reduction with federal election around the corner
“We've really seen an increase in misinformation about substance use and harm reduction and the toxic drug crisis kind of across the country,” Jill Aalhus, the executive director of Blood Ties Four Directions, said in an interview this month.
Billy-Ray Belcourt, Danny Ramadan and Jessica J. Lee named finalists for B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes
Books by authors Shashi Bhat, Carleigh Baker and Sarah Leavitt are also on the award lists
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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.
In Délı̨nę, N.W.T., Boxing is helping youth stay active and mentally healthy
A volunteer-run boxing gym in Délı̨nę, N.W.T. is helping some youth in the community get active, grow their confidence, and improve their mental health.
Ancient tooth found near Old Crow, Yukon, belongs to earliest woolly mammoth in North America
Scientists have discovered that a tooth found near Old Crow, Yukon, in 2018 belonged to the oldest known woolly mammoth in North America. The discovery challenges the popular belief that mammoths crossed into North America from Siberia in the last 100,000 years.
Whitehorse gallery exhibit shows off beauty and artistry of beaded earrings
An exhibit titled My Big Bougie Beaded* Earrings is the first at the Hudę Njú Kú gallery in the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre from new curator Teagyn Vallevand.
Should the voting age in Canada be lowered? These young Yukoners think so
Some young people in Yukon don't see why they have to wait so long to be old enough to vote.
RCMP investigating woman's death in Ross River, Yukon, a week ago
Police said Thursday that 26-year-old Skye Dick of Ross River had been injured "reportedly from an incident involving a motor vehicle," and that she died from her injuries.
Pelly Crossing, Yukon, residents worried by planned 3-week health centre closure
The Yukon health department says it's trying to fix the staff shortage and avoid a closure, possibly with a reduction in service hours instead of a full-blown shutdown.
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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.”
Conservationists, Yukon First Nation say decision on Whitehorse dam could help salmon
Earlier this month, the governments waved the project through and onto the licensing phase — which is in the purview of the Yukon Water Board — but subject to a raft of new provisions, many of which deal with salmon, First Nations’ land use and, connected to those, vested rights.
Whitehorse city council votes to raise bus fare to $3 in July and $3.50 next year
Whitehorse transit fares are likely going to be increased incrementally, thanks to an unexpected funding boost from the territorial government.
The Beaches' late-night party anthem, and 4 more songs you need to hear this week
Listen to new music from Allison Russell, Bambii, Sister Ray and more.
Yukon federal candidates square off at election forum
CBC Yukon hosted a federal election forum on Tuesday for candidates running to be the Yukon's next MP.
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Indigenous issues not getting enough attention in this election, say some Yukon voters
With less than two weeks left in this federal election campaign, some Yukoners feel that Indigenous issues have been missing from the conversation.
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.