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The Yukon Government has decided to lift the fire ban in Central Yukon after assessments of the fire danger rating.

Premier Sandy Silver brought arctic communities into the spotlight with Canadian Premiers during the meeting of the Council of the Federation in Saskatoon.

Yukon Wildland Fire Information says motorists should continue to expect delays when heading to Dawson on the North Klondike Highway.

Education Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee and Kwanlin Dun Chief Doris Bill have signed a three year Education agreement aimed at improving educational outcomes for K-D-F-N students.

Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced 3.3 million dollars in funding from the Green Infrastructure Stream.

Wildland Fire Management says two fires are within three kilometres of the highway between Dawson City and Stewart Crossing as a fire ban is now in place for most of the territory.

The new rules setting how council would meet with administration while scrapping the more open CASM process will get a further review.

The Whitehorse Fire Department says it's trying to determine the cause of a fire at a building on the grounds of the Biathlon range on Grey Mountain.

Firefighters have been battling blazes in Whitehorse, the Snag Campground area, and in central Yukon.

36-year-old Sarah Kruse had been missing since late may. RCMP say she was found safe and sound.

In response to the Helping Hands Adult Daycare being shut down, the Yukon Government say funding three similar Adult Day Care programs in Whitehorse wasn't a responsible use of dollars.

Andrew Scheer spent a busy Wednesday in the Yukon capital, giving a speech, shaking hands, taking questions from the media, and talking with First Nation leaders.

Yukon MP Larry Bagnell announced the support for the construction of a new Kwanlin Dün First Nation "Community Hub".

A meteorologist calls Sunday's thunderstorms which rolled through southern Yukon 'unusual'.

In search of more honest discussion, there's a proposal to restrict council and administration meetings outside of formal council meetings to council and staff only.

Extra costs are now tacked onto the cost of gas, diesel, heating oil and propane as the territory joins others across the country in adopting the practice to try and bring down emissions.

Wildland Fire Management says two blazes in the Dawson and Stewart Crossing area continue to grow, while smoke prevails in the southern part of the territory.

Yukon metalworks artist Brian Walker has been chosen to create the cauldron that will hold the flame for the 2020 Arctic Winter Games.

Yukon Wildland Fire Management says work is ongoing to battle the over 1,000 hectare Hunker Summit fire.