WHITEHORSE – A survey of over 500 Whitehorse residents indicate that they overwhelmingly agree. 95% of citizens from Yukon’s capital said ‘yes’ while, in another question, 85% said ‘sure’, …
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Yukoners generously sever toes to replace stolen one from Dawson City bar
DAWSON CITY, YT – In what many are describing as a grotesque act of kindness, hundreds of Yukoners have severed and donated their toes to replace the mummified digit that was stolen by a cu…
Local family inadvertently drives across Yukon for entire weekend in search of elusive vacant campsite
WHITEHORSE – A Whitehorse family has inadvertently driven 3,700 km across most of the Yukon last weekend searching for a single, vacant campsite without success. Joseph Chambers, his partne…
Trump announces tariffs on earthquakes originating from Canada
WASHINGTON – In response to the earthquake that originated in northern BC and shook parts of Alaska and Yukon this morning, US President Donald Trump has placed a 24% tariff on all cross-bo…
Whitehorse bylaw officers given light armoured vehicles
WHITEHORSE – The City of Whitehorse has unveiled new light armoured vehicles for its by-law enforcement members as an added safety precaution when dealing with the public. The five new LAV …
Thunder Bay transit opens single subway station
THUNDER BAY, ON – Transit advocates and city residents celebrated the grand opening of the city of Thunder Bay’s first and only subway station today, located on Memorial Ave. near the Inter…
Yukon’s Sourdough-Rendezvous Festival to end with a traditional territory-wide power outage
WHITEHORSE – Yukon Energy has announced it will be celebrating the end of the Sourdough-Rendezvous Festival with a customary power outage event. On Sunday, the Sourdough-Rendezvous Queen is…
Northwestel study determines it has the fastest, only internet in Canada’s North
WHITEHORSE – A Northwestel study has confirmed that the only internet company serving Canada’s population North of 60 also provides the fastest internet in Canada’s North by comparison. The…
Restored transfer payments should help territories stave off wolves this winter
YELLOWKNIFE – With the Trudeau government having restored some $67 million in transfer payments to the North last Spring, the Territories are hoping only 10-15% of their populations will be…
Meet the 12 clones that fill in for Yukon MP Larry Bagnell
WHITEHORSE – Being an MP from a distant riding can be an exhausting exercise, but Larry Bagnell has help from 12 identical copies thanks to new advancements in Parliamentarian genetics. The…