Whitehorse, YT - RCMP in Tuktoyaktuk have charged a man after seizing a large quantity of vodka in the community. Officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Nov. 27 and found 36 750 ml bottles of vodka and 12 375 ml bottles. The investigation began after officers learned that individuals from Tuktoyaktuk had ...

Whitehorse, YT - Yukon's education minister is apologizing after delayed school bus cancellation notices left some students waiting outside in -40 C temperatures yesterday. NDP Leader Kate White pressed the government in the legislature, noting there have been nearly 200 cancellations so far this school year and warnin...

Whitehorse, YT - Yukon RCMP say they have a report of two semi-trucks blocking the Alaska Highway near Judas Creek. They state in an email that the location is roughly 30 minutes south of Whitehorse. Traffic control is being set up at Jake's Corner and Carcross Cutoff. Only local traffic will be allowed through on the ...

Whitehorse, YT - Yukon and parts of northwestern British Columbia are getting hit with extreme cold conditions, with wind chills expected to hit as low as minus 50. Environment Canada warns that frigid temperatures will affect Whitehorse, Teslin, Dawson, Mayo, Pelly-Carmacks, Beaver Creek, Faro-Ross River, Kluane Lake ...

Whitehorse, YT - Gavin McKenna will headline a 27-player roster invited to Hockey Canada's world junior training camp ahead of the 2026 tournament in Minnesota. The Penn State freshman is one of six returnees from last year, including Cole Beaudoin, Carter George, Jack Ivankovic, Jett Luchanko and Porter Martone. Six p...

Whitehorse, YT - A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook parts of western Yukon on Saturday afternoon. Earthquakes Canada says the quake hit around 1:41 p.m. Yukon time, about 248 kilometres west of Whitehorse and 91 kilometres north-northwest of Yakutat, Alaska. There were reports of items falling off walls and shelves. Nume...

Whitehorse, YT - The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Government is suing the Yukon Government over decades-old mineral claims they say are blocking the First Nation from fully using its settlement land. The lawsuit targets hundreds of "encumbering rights" which are claims and other legal burdens that existed befo...

Whitehorse, YT - Yukon RCMP have arrested a Watson Lake man in connection with the death of a Ross River woman earlier this year. Police say 50-year-old Ryan Laverdure was taken into custody on Dec. 3, and is facing several charges, including manslaughter, criminal negligence causing death, failing to provide the neces...

Whitehorse, YT - A Whitehorse city councillor reviewed the recently ended territorial free transit program at Monday's meeting. The program, which concluded Sunday, was run by the Yukon government in coordination with the city. From October 2024 to November 2025, the territory purchased 13,000 monthly passes and 22,000...

Whitehorse, YT - Whitehorse marked just under 100 days until the 2026 Arctic Winter Games with a flag-raising ceremony at the Canada Games Centre on Tuesday. The event was hosted by the Whitehorse 2026 Arctic Winter Games Host Society and featured the raising of the flags of all eight competing contingents, the two hos...