Kate White, a 42-year-old former baker who calls herself 'the most unlikely of all politicians,'officially took over as leader at the party's annual gathering on Saturday.

The MacBride Museum Society passed a unanimous resolution at its annual general meeting on Tuesday, saying it's willing to sell its land and building in Whitehorse.

Minister Pauline Frost issued a statement in response to an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in Yukon group homes, saying that her government will implement all the recommendations made by the territory's Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner.

The Yukon Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner's investigation was launched after some government employees alleged wrongdoing in how youth group homes were being operated.

The Yukon government issued a tender for a refrigeration unit and insulation in the school's crawl space, toattempt to refreeze the thawing permafrost under the building. There was only one bid, and the government says it's too expensive.

Warm temperature records across Yukon for the last few weeks has resulted in the snow melting early. Wildlife experts say this is a time that calls for extra caution.

'The leadership that she has shown as a woman, as an Indigenous woman, as a former attorney general you know, there probably aren't words to describe how truly remarkable she is,' says Kluane Adamek.