TOPIC: YUKON
Judge rules Yukon gov't has power to edit budgets of independent officers
In an oral decision issued Monday, Yukon Supreme Court Justice Edith Campbell ruled the territory's Financial Administration Act takes precedence over the enabling legislation for the ombudsman and child and youth advocate.
The Cure
Canadians need doctors. These strategies from around the country aim to find them
An estimated 6.5 million Canadians don’t have access to a family doctor. This shortage of family physicians is reaching what some call a crisis point, but there are a number of strategies in place across the country as people within the health-care system work to find solutions.
New year brings new hope for Dawson City, Yukon's new rec centre
Dawson City, Yukon's new recreation facility project is moving forward. The town's recreation manager said the design is now being refined and will be presented to mayor and council for the final decision in May, with ground work to follow.
Principal of Whitehorse Catholic school steps down alleging bullying, interference by local bishop
The principal of a Whitehorse Catholic school has stepped down from her position, alleging that the local bishop — whom she describes as “dangerous” — frequently oversteps his authority while the education department does little to address his behaviour.
Yukon woman shines light on the cracks in abortion access in the territory
A Yukon woman says she faced high costs, difficulty accessing services and frustrating interactions with health-care workers when she tried to access Mifegymiso, an abortion pill.
Despite record-high gold prices, mining exploration in Canada's North declines
Preliminary federal data shows exploration spending decreasing across all three territories and B.C.
Ruling expected Monday in Yukon court case with major implications for government
Over two days of arguments this past week, lawyers for both sides plumbed the most arcane depths of the law. Justice Edith Campbell is expected to deliver her decision Monday.
How a Yukon entomologist's fascination with beetle genitalia inspired an art project
A retired Yukon-based entomologist is finding artistic inspiration in the tiniest and most private of places: beetle genitalia.
Indigenous education conference in Yukon explores culture and curriculum
Nearly 300 people took part in a conference held at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse this past week, hosted by the Yukon First Nation Education Directorate.
Yukon First Nation demands fish passage at Mayo dam and support for salmon restoration
Yukon Energy is in the process of relicensing the legacy facility for five years. Built in the 1950s, the dam has since then obstructed the upriver migration of fish, including chinook salmon, whose numbers long declined. The fish aren’t found above the facility anymore.
Yukon finance minister calls for wind-down of federal carbon levy, cancellation of April 1 increase
Yukon Finance Minister Sandy Silver says the territory wants certainty as leading candidates in federal Liberal leadership race, as well as leaders of the federal Conservative Party and NDP, all promise to scrap, freeze or significantly change the program.
Yukon gov't plans to extend paid sick leave program
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says his government will extend a paid sick leave program that covers many workers who lack benefits, but the Yukon Federation of labour says the measure doesn't go far enough.
Dawson City, Yukon, man convicted last year of sexual assault files appeal
Leslie Iain Weatherston filed a notice to the Yukon Court of Appeal this month, alleging the judge at his jury trial last year erred on several fronts and also gave him an unfit sentence.
Yukon appeal court knocks a year off parole ineligibility period for man convicted in 2015 murder
In a split decision issued this month, the Yukon Court of Appeal ruled that the judge who originally heard Darryl Sheepway’s case failed to properly consider the “harsh conditions” he faced at the Whitehorse jail when determining his parole ineligibility period.
Special avalanche warning issued for western Alberta, B.C.
Avalanche Canada has issued a special public warning for most forecast regions in British Columbia and western Alberta through the end of Monday.
Queer Yukon Society signs first-ever collective agreement
Queer Yukon Society signed its first-ever collective agreement on February 14. The vice president of the Yukon Employees Union says it's an agreement "for queer people, by queer people."
Yukon miner's upcoming season in limbo as he waits longer than expected for permit renewal
Yukon placer miner Riley Gibson said he's been waiting almost a year for his mining licence to get renewed. He said if it doesn't happen soon, he may have to find work elsewhere this summer.
Increased transit fares centre stage as Whitehorse city council passes $119M operating budget
Perhaps the most eyecatching thing about the budget is property taxes, which are set to increase by 4.62 per cent. The most controversial at the council meeting Monday evening? Transit fares.
Former NTI president appointed to lead external review of Nutrition North
The federal government is appointing former Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) president Aluki Kotierk to oversee an external review of the Nutrition North subsidy.
Candlelight vigil to be held in Whitehorse to mark 3 years of war in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Canadian Association of the Yukon is holding a candlelight vigil in Whitehorse on Tuesday evening to mark three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Canada won't meet with new commission on First Nations child welfare reform, chair says
Canada refuses to meet with a new First Nations commission established to renegotiate a landmark, but rejected, multibillion-dollar agreement on child and family services reform, according to chairperson Chief Pauline Frost.
Indigenous land guardians help guide military training exercises in Carcross, Yukon
For the first time, Carcross/Tagish First Nation elders and land guardians helped plan and execute annual Canadian Armed Forces exercises in the Yukon.
Saskies, share what will shape how you vote in the next federal election
We all vote for different reasons. We want to hear yours. Apply to share with CBC Saskatchewan why you feel so passionately about a particular issue.
Afro-descendants and Francophones unite in Whitehorse for Black History Month celebration
Ndidi Cascade, one of the hip-hop artists who performed, said she found it very fulfilling to be singing for youths and helping them to discover African culture.
New wildfire-monitoring satellite system will be 'game changer' in North, officials say
Wildfire officials in Yukon and the N.W.T. are heralding the Canadian Space Agency's plans for a new $72-million WildFireSat constellation, announced earlier this month.