Group calls on Yukon government to honour results of electoral reform plebiscite
Whitehorse, YT - A group of Yukoners is calling on the territorial government to respect the results of last fall's vote on electoral reform and move toward a ranked ballot system. In an April 14 letter to Premier Currie Dixon, members of the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform say ranked ballots would help reduce v...
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RCMP renew appeal for information in Whitehorse missing person case
Whitehorse, YT - Yukon RCMP are again asking for the public's help as they continue to investigate the disappearance of a man last seen in Whitehorse. Tyler "Will" Maloney was last seen in late October 2024. Police say he had been staying with different people at the time and did not have a fixed address, mak...
Apr 14, 2026
Police lay charges in January shooting south of Whitehorse
Whitehorse, YT - RCMP have laid multiple charges in connection with a January shooting south of Whitehorse. Police say an adult man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot injuries on Jan. 13, after an incident near the Lewes River Bridge. A collision involving a truck, car and snowmobile reported short...
Apr 13, 2026
Costs could keep rising on the Nisutlin Bay Bridge as the government tries moving the project forward
Whitehorse, YT - After the costs of the Nisutlin Bay Bridge project ballooned since 2019, the Yukon Government warns that costs could rise further as they work to get the project back on track. The project's initial cost estimate in 2019 was $25 and it's now nearly $194 million. Soil issues at both ends of the bridge, ...
Apr 02, 2026
Electricity rates rise in Yukon as two affordability programs end
Whitehorse, YT - Electricity bills are going up today for most Yukon households, with a typical home seeing an increase of about $80 a month. The hike comes as two territorial rebates, the Winter Electrical Affordability Rebate and the Affordability Rate Relief Rebate, end, and as Yukon Energy begins planned rate incre...
Apr 01, 2026
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