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Workers at White Pass & Yukon Route vote to authorize possible strike

Workers on the White Pass & Yukon Route railway have voted to authorize strike action, citing possible job cuts and a six-year wait for wage increases.

Jury issues 13 recommendations following inquest into 2021 death of infant

Policy changes, more emergency preparation, and better education on safe sleep practices are among jury recommendations following an inquest into the death of an infant in Watson Lake, Yukon.

Yukon social workers didn't flag past concerns about babysitter before infant's death, inquest hears

Social workers involved with an infant who died in 2021 were rushing to find care for the baby and didn't raise concerns before she ended up at the home of a babysitter, where she was found to have suffocated, an inquest in Whitehorse heard this week.

Coroner's inquest into 2021 death of infant begins in Whitehorse

Kaiya Sandra Faith Stone-Kirk was reported dead to the Yukon Coroners Service in August 2021 at the Watson Lake Community Hospital. She was staying at a babysitters house at the time of her death.

Early-stage mineral exploration near Whitehorse sparks concern from nearby residents

A B.C-based mining company is drilling on the Whitehorse copper belt, and thats raising concerns from people in nearby neighbourhoods.

Residents in Mount Lorne, Yukon, grapple with rising water on some properties

There are still questions about why water is flowing onto a handful of properties in the Annie Lake Road area south of Whitehorse.

Schedule changes at Yukon school aim to give students more time on the land

A school in Beaver Creek, Yukon, will adjust its schedule this year to give students more time for learning outside the classroom.

'Sad it's come to this,' says woman leaving the Yukon over lack of in-centre hemodialysis

A Whitehorse woman who's been travelling to B.C. each week for dialysis says she no longer has the energy to keep making the trip. Dawn Jennings is moving to Edmonton this month.

4th annual First Nation Education Conference wraps up in Whitehorse

Almost 400 people registered for this year's First Nation Education Conference in Whitehorse, which kicked off Wednesday at the Kwanlin Dn Cultural Centre.

City of Whitehorse capital projects delayed by lack of staff, contractors, and supplies

Staffing woes, supply chain issues and busycontractors mean the City of Whitehorse didn't spend mostof what it earmarked for capital projects last year.