When Keno City was put under an evacuation alert last week because of wildfires, local residents hurried to finish assembling their fire protection system. The community, which has been without protection since its fire truck was removed by the Yukon government in 2019, is frustrated with how little the government is doing to protect them from fire.

Amidst Yukons housing shortage, two long-term renters say finding a place to live has become harder and more expensive. One Whitehorse-area resident says the situation has gotten so bad, shes thinking of leaving the territory.

Kathy and Brian Poho, who have been living at the River View Hotel in downtown Whitehorse for the past year and a half, say they are being forced to leave their room by the end of the month. The couple say the hotel is making room for tourists, leaving them with no place to go.

Microplastic pollution is usually associated with the ocean where it's been widely studied, but new research shows those tiny particles can be found in the air as well, even in the Yukon.

A growing number of people, particularly those working in industries that were hard-hit by the pandemic, are pivoting to tech careers. Coding boot camps for people looking to "re-skill" for a job in the tech industry have seen a significant increase in enrolment.