Whitehorse, YT - While the territory's overall poverty rate appears below the national average, a new report suggests it's a different story in rural communities. The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition's 'Yukon Poverty Report Card 2025' found that 9.9 per cent of Yukoners lived in poverty in 2023, slightly under Canada's 10....

Whitehorse, YT - Teslin RCMP have arrested two people and seized four bolt-action firearms following a weekend investigation. Police say they executed a search warrant near the Alaska Highway on Friday, Feb. 27, after receiving a report that a firearm had been fired at a visitor to the home on Tuesday, Feb. 24. No one ...

Whitehorse, YT - An extreme cold warning is in effect for parts of Yukon while forecasters predict a slower start to spring in much of the territory. Environment Canada says an Arctic airmass will bring overnight lows to -42 C through Tuesday morning in communities including Dawson, Mayo, Beaver Creek, Pelly-Carmacks, ...

Update 10:16 am: RCMP say the requirement for a police presence has ended. Two people have been arrested and will face charges. Whitehorse, YT - Yukon RCMP say they are at the scene of an ongoing investigation just north of Teslin on the Alaska Highway. Officers say there is no danger to the public at this time, and th...

Whitehorse, YT - Three possible locations are being considered for a new École Whitehorse Elementary School as the Yukon government launches a public survey on the project. The options are to rebuild on the current downtown site, develop Lot 435 in Kopper King, or build on an unsurveyed parcel across from the Ca...