Nine year sentence handed down in 2022 Haines Junction manslaughter case
Whitehorse, YT - A Yukon Supreme Court judge has sentenced 24-year-old B.C. man, Seth Boss to nine years in prison for the 2022 manslaughter of Anthony Primozic in Haines Junction. Boss now has roughly three years and seven months remaining to serve behind bars, with credit for time already served in pre-trial custody....
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Whitehorse's Gavin McKenna goes first overall to Toronto Maple Leafs
Whitehorse, YT - Whitehorse's Gavin McKenna is headed to the Toronto Maple Leafs after being selected first overall in the 2026 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old winger becomes the third Yukon-born player ever drafted into the NHL and the second from the territory to be selected in the first round. McKenna joins Toronto after...
Jun 29, 2026
Three dead after aircraft supporting wildfire operations crashes in N.W.T.
Whitehorse, YT - The Yukon Government is expressing condolences after three people died in a wildfire response plane crash in the Northwest Territories. RCMP say the Turbo Commander 690 went down Wednesday night about 50 kilometres from Fort Simpson, west of Yellowknife, while supporting wildfire operations. Police say...
Jun 26, 2026
Yukon government contacts federal regulators over unreliable cell service
Whitehorse, YT - The Yukon government is pressing federal regulators and Bell Canada to fix ongoing cellphone service problems in the territory. In letters to Bell, the CRTC and federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, the government cites dropped calls, slow data and coverage gaps on highways and remote areas, a...
Jun 25, 2026
Lightning sparked 21 new wildfires across Yukon over the weekend
Whitehorse, YT - Lightning sparked 21 new wildfires across Yukon over the long weekend, most of them in the Dawson area. Wildland Fire Management says 15 of the fires are near Dawson, where six of 10 fires requiring full response are now under control or being held. The largest is a 25-hectare fire at Bertha Creek. Off...
Jun 24, 2026
