Whitehorse, YT - Halfway through the 2026 Arctic Winter Games, Team Yukon is racking up golds and setting new records in front of a hometown crowd. In Arctic Sports, Emily King set a new Arctic Winter Games record in the open female one-hand reach, earning a gold ulu. The Yukon Gymnastics team also captured its first-e...

Whitehorse, YT - A helicopter crash near Whitehorse's Erik Nielsen International Airport last spring that killed a pilot was caused by the aircraft losing lift during a training maneuver, the Transportation Safety Board says. The Horizon Helicopters aircraft went down on May 2, 2025, about 10 kilometres east of the air...

Whitehorse, YT - RCMP say one person is in custody after a stabbing at Mt. Sima ski hill. Police say officers responded around 3:03 p.m. Sunday to reports that a 19-year-old man had been stabbed in the abdomen while on the mountain. He sustained a non-life-threatening injury. Mounties say the investigation is ongoing b...

Whitehorse, YT - It's a bit surreal for staff at the Arctic Winter Games Host Society that after all their work, the opening ceremony takes place this Sunday. "It's such a strange feeling," said AWG Host Society President Tracey Bilsky. "We've been at this for so long, planning for so long, and now to be...

Whitehorse, YT - A 21-year-old Ontario resident was arrested in Whitehorse last weekend for drug trafficking. Whitehorse RCMP say Nathan Nicholas Mathurin was arrested on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 28. Police also seized 140 grams of suspected cocaine and cash. Mathurin now faces charges of possession for the purpos...