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Study finds northern prisons lack abortion and contraception policies
Northern governments say all inmates have the opportunity to access reproductive health services, but some researchers and advocates say clearer policies are needed to reduce barriers.
Whitehorse man wanted in connection with alleged 3D-printed gun trafficking
Anthony Luis Eduardo Desjarlais, 28, of Whitehorse faces five charges related to firearms manufacturing, trafficking, possession and unsafe storage.
Cyclists, mobility advocates hail Whitehorse plan to beef up snow plowing
Under the proposed three-year operating budget, the City of Whitehorse will spend $307,000 more per year on snow plowing.
Yukon no longer 'unregulated Wild West' for psychologists, as territory adopts new rules
Starting Feb. 1, all psychologists practising in the Yukon must be licensed and registered. The territory's new regulation also means there are processes for complaints or disciplinary action.
No injuries reported after small plane crashed in Yukon bush
Yukon RCMP say they received an SOS signal from an aircraft called in air rescue assistance from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria Sunday afternoon.
Federal government ends MMIWG funding to northern prosecution offices
The $23.5 million was initially allocated in the federal government's 2021 budget, and was slated to last for three years. An email obtained by CBC News shows that it's leaving a 25 per cent hole in the PPSC's budget in Nunavut alone.
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New Yukon RCMP commanding officer cites need for police to 'modernize'
Yukon RCMP Chief Supt. Lindsay Ellis says the pace of change in society is fast — and that means the needs of police are changing just as rapidly.
Yukon, federal governments reject proposed placer mine on creek used for drinking water
The Yukon and federal governments have rejected a proposed placer mine along Stony Creek outside Whitehorse, after local residents and First Nations argued it would cause irreparable harm to the waterway that they rely on.
Doctors closing, moving practice because of infrastructure needs, says Yukon Medical Association
The president of the Yukon Medical Association says he's noticed a "concerning trend" lately, with some physicians closing up or moving their practices out of the territory. Dr. Derek Bryant says part of the issue is a lack of adequate health-care infrastructure.
Northern entrepreneurship program focuses on Indigenous languages
A group of Indigenous entrepreneurs from across the North were in Whitehorse last week, learning about building sustainable businesses and livelihoods with a focus on Indigenous languages.
Whitehorse woman missing since 2022 presumed dead after Yukon Supreme Court decision
Deanna Bailey, a Whitehorse woman who went missing three years ago, is officially presumed dead.
RCMP recover body from vehicle that went through ice on Yukon's Lake Laberge
RCMP divers on Sunday recovered the body of a person who went missing after a vehicle went through the ice on Yukon's Lake Laberge earlier in the weekend.
2 running in upcoming mayoral byelection in Haines Junction, Yukon
Residents in Haines Junction, Yukon, are going back to the polls this week to elect a new mayor, after former mayor Michael Riseborough resigned just weeks into the job.
Person missing after vehicle breaks through ice on Yukon's Lake Laberge: RCMP
Whitehorse RCMP are searching for a vehicle that went through the ice on Yukon's Lake Laberge early Saturday morning, with a person still thought to be inside.
Without more data, some salmon in B.C. and Yukon could face 'undocumented extinction,' study says
A lack of crucial data in vast Northwestern watersheds risks "undocumented extinction" of some salmon, according to a new study from a B.C.-based environmental group.
Meaningful partnerships needed in mining, Yukon First Nations leaders say at 2025 AME Roundup
Leaders from several Yukon First Nations attended the annual mining and exploration conference in Vancouver this year. CBC News spoke with some of them about the topics and issues at the top of their minds.
AME Roundup 2025: The Yukon recap
The annual AME Roundup mining and exploration conference attracts hundreds of people from the Yukon, along with companies, investors, governments and vendors from across western Canada, Alaska and beyond.
Whitehorse aiming to avoid another 'crisis' in backlogged building permits this year
An official with the City of Whitehorse says he's optimistic about the upcoming construction season even as a city-commissioned report states that last summer's building permit backlog continues to pose a risk to getting housing built.
Yukon Food Security Network launches online data hub
The website, which launched on Thursday, has an information dashboard outlining food outreach services from five different Yukon organizations, including the food bank and emergency shelter.
Yukon opposition parties criticize gov't for pushing through $70M in new spending
The Yukon Government has issued a special warrant of $70.2 million. Special warrants are issued when the government needs more money than originally budgeted. They're issued before MLAs get a chance to vote on them.
Haggis has always been kind of mysterious to Canadians
The influence of Scottish poet Robert Burns has endured more than 250 years after his birth and far beyond his birthplace.
Yukon agencies ask court to order finance department to butt out of budget requests
Yukon's ombudsman and its child and youth advocate are taking the territorial government to court in a bid to get finance department officials out of the budgeting process for independent offices of the Legislative Assembly.
5 Yukoners heading to world cross-country ski championships in Italy
Yukoners Sonjaa Schmidt, Derek Deuling, Sasha Masson, Minty Bradford Constance Lapointe and Alain Masson are off to the world junior and U23 cross-country ski championships
Yukon health professionals slam government's plans to update Health Professions Act
Some Yukon health professionals say the public complaints process for health professions in the territory needs to change, but they disagree with the government's planned approach.
B.C.'s new mineral claims rules criticized by those most affected
Under a new framework for mineral claims set to roll out in B.C. in March, First Nations must be consulted before anyone can advance a claim. But neither First Nations representatives nor prospectors are happy with it.