Whitehorse, YT - Dawson City's governance is on hold after the newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles, a requirement under the Yukon Municipal Act. The refusal was made over concerns about the Crown's historical treatment of Indigenous Peoples. Stephen Johnson, Dawson Mayor-elect, ...

WHITEHORSE, YT - As the RCMP begins to roll out body-worn cameras nationwide, officers from the Yukon RCMP's Whitehorse Detachment will be equipped with them by month's end. Uniformed officers from the Whitehorse RCMP, the Kwanlin Dün Policing Unit, and Car 867 will be the first in the territory equipped with the ...

Whitehorse, YT - The Yukon Ombudsman's office has concluded that the Department of Environment's failure to properly address site-saving practices at Yukon Parks campgrounds is unfair to campers. A formal investigation was kickstarted by a complaint about site-saving, where visitors reserve a campsite without occupying...

Whitehorse, YT - Two Yukon Party MLAs oppose proposed electoral boundary changes over concerns it will lead to less effective representation but the Yukon Government aims to push the changes through before the fall sitting ends. MLA for Pelly-Nisutlin Stacey Hassard and Watson Lake MLA Patti McLeod both oppose the prop...

Whitehorse, YT - More than 55,000 postal workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) walked off the job this morning after negotiations broke down with Canada Post leading to a shutdown of operations. CUPW says little progress was made over the year-long bargaining. Canada Post said in a statemen...