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Wyatt's World
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (55+ words) Yukon News Published 6: 30 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Wyatt's World for June 3, 2026 Yukon to invest $5 M into new housing development To adopt or not to adopt: Are you really ready? EDITORIAL: Alberta separatism a loud minority voice Yukon Premier meets PM to…...
EDITORIAL: Alberta separatism a loud minority voice
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (333+ words) Published 6: 00 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 The concept of Alberta separatism has been gaining some support in the Wild Rose Province, but the movement at present represents a minority, not a majority. A recent Angus Reid Institute poll, conducted in late May,…...
Braeburn Lodge has closed indefinitely
1+ day, 2+ min ago (480+ words) Published 10: 30 am Tuesday, June 2, 2026 The Braeburn Lodge sign on the approach from the North Klondike Highway. (Dan Davidson/Submitted) The entrance to Braeburn Lodge on the North Klondike Highway, east of Braeburn Lake and north of Braeburn Mountain. (Dan Davidson…...
Arts in the Park turns 30 with youth shows and new retrospective exhibit
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (652+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Monday, June 1, 2026 The Lawyer & The Constable opened the first set of Arts in the Park at Le Page Park in downtown Whitehorse on June 1, 2026. (Jake Howarth/Yukon News) Arts in the Park marks its 30th season this month with…...
Yukonomist: Borders matter, sadly even for caribou
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (898+ words) Published 6: 30 am Sunday, May 31, 2026 In a recent column, I asked you to imagine how zesty it would be to chair a public meeting on building a nuclear reactor inside Whitehorse city limits. Now, if that didn't get your heart rate…...
A Place to Be offers the hope I once needed
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (947+ words) Published 7: 00 pm Friday, May 29, 2026 Send letters to the editor at letters@yukon-news. com In 2008, I was on a three-year drinking binge. I was at rock-bottom, I was lost. I had no employment and no place to call home, so I…...
Government approves Dawson land transfer for new Big Blue Daycare expansion
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (537+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Friday, May 29, 2026 The Dawson City welcome sign on Front Street is seen on May 2, 2026. (Jake Howarth/Yukon News) The Yukon government has approved the transfer of a Fifth Avenue land parcel in Dawson City to the Dawson Society…...
Yukon founder joins national Indigenous AI program as Fireweed gains traction
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (726+ words) Published 6: 00 am Friday, May 29, 2026 Cole Robulack, a Vuntut Gwitchin citizen, is joining a cohort of Indigenous participants in the Indigenous Pathfinders in AI program at Mila in Montr'al. (Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation/Facebook) Cole Robulack, founder and CEO of Fireweed…...
Pilot program supports migrant and vulnerable workers with Yukon labour rights
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (701+ words) Published 4: 30 pm Thursday, May 28, 2026 The Yukon Workers" Action Centre presents its new pilot program supporting migrant and vulnerable workers in navigating Yukon labour laws at the Whitehorse Public Library on May 28. (Jake Howarth/Yukon News) Workers in the Yukon who…...
QUIZ: A time to enjoy the garden
1+ week, 3+ day ago (177+ words) Published 6: 20 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 Billy Boerboom shows a huge pumpkin he grew at his farm in Summerland. (John Arendt/Summerland Review) The Friends of the Summerland Ornamental Gardens offers gardening advice. The gardens also present a stunning array of flowers,…...