Whitehorse, YT - The Stanley Cup made a ceremonial stop in the territory over the weekend. The cup arrived by dog sled on Saturday morning as part of the 46th annual Kilrich Yukon Native Hockey Tournament. The arrival at the Sky High Wilderness Ranch paid tribute to the 1905 journey of the Dawson City Nuggets, who trav...

Whitehorse, YT - This year's Kilrich Native Hockey Tournament marks the first one under a new set of rules aimed at boosting the competition. The biggest change is in the A division, which was opened earlier this year to allow more high-level players, including former professionals. In a previous interview with CKRW, t...

Whitehorse, YT - Two cross-country skiers are safe after being airlifted from the Mount Arkell area near Whitehorse. RCMP say a father and son triggered an SOS on a Garmin inReach device just after 2 p.m. on Mar. 23, after running into difficult terrain and realizing they didn't have enough supplies to make it back. Se...

The Yukon government has introduced a bill to amend the Health Authority Act, a move that would pause plans for a new territory-wide health authority. The changes, tabled Monday, would remove legal requirements to move ahead with the authority. Health Minister Brad Cathers says the pause would allow the government to f...

Whitehorse, YT - One person is dead after an avalanche near the community of Atlin, B.C. RCMP say they received a Garmin SOS alert Sunday afternoon from near the Klehini River, roughly 500 kilometres from Atlin, reporting an avalanche with one person unconscious and CPR in progress. Police worked with Atlin Search and ...