
Avalanche control work scheduled for Tuesday, February 25th at Kilometer 693 of the North Klondike Highway
WHITEHORSE, YT - A section of the North Klondike Highway will be temporarily closed on Tuesday, February 25th, as crews from the Yukon's Department of Highways and Public Works will be conducting avalanche control work near the Rock Creek and Henderson Corner Subdivisions. The closure will be in effect at Kilometer 693...
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New Leger poll shows strong support for territorial election
Whitehorse, YT - A Leger poll commissioned by the Yukon Party shows the opposition carrying a sizable lead over the Yukon Liberals and a strong appetite for a territorial election. The poll shows that 71 percent of respondents want an election immediately and indicates the Yukon Party leads with 41 percent support, fol...
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Yukon Government provides update on latest work at Eagle Gold mine
WHITEHORSE, YT - In the latest technical briefing on the ongoing work to combat environmental contamination at the Eagle Gold mine, the Yukon Government reviewed the recent decision by Receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. to discharge copper containing water from the mine's water storage pond in an attempt to prepare f...
Feb 20, 2025

New Biathlon Yukon facility set to open ahead of 2026 Arctic Winter Games
Whitehorse, YT - Biathlon Yukon will soon have a new $2.9 million facility, thanks to joint funding from the federal and territorial governments, with the building set to open ahead of the 2026 Arctic Winter Games. The new facility will replace Biathlon Yukon's current building, which the Yukon Government notes has rea...
Feb 19, 2025

Potential measles exposure linked to Vancouver International Airport, Air Canada Flight 66 on Tuesday, February 11th
WHITEHORSE, YT - The Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health and the Yukon Communicable Disease Control have warned of a potential measles exposure linked to Vancouver International Airport, and Air Canada Flight 66, which arrived there last Tuesday, February 11th, 2025. The warning echoes a notice from the British Col...
Feb 19, 2025
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