Category Archives: Local News
Two charged after RCMP seize suspected cocaine in trafficking investigation
Whitehorse, YT - Yukon RCMP say two people are facing charges after a drug trafficking investigation led to the seizure of a significant amount of suspected cocaine. Police say about two kilograms of ...
Mar 18, 2026 Photo: CKRW file.
Yukon police say witnesses may still hold key info in 2023 Mayo murders
Whitehorse, YT - Police in Yukon are appealing to the public for information three years after two men were murdered in a Mayo subdivision. Constable Josh Reid of the Yukon RCMP's Major Crime Unit say...
Mar 17, 2026 From left to right: Benjamin Symington and Michael Bennett. Photo Courtesy of Yukon RCMP.
Team Yukon finishes with 174 medals as Arctic Winter Games comes to an end
Whitehorse, YT - Team Yukon ended the 2026 Arctic Winter Games on a high note, finishing second overall in the medal standings. The hometown team took 174 medals, including 57 golds, 65 silvers and 52...
Mar 16, 2026 A crowd watches the U18 boys gold medal hockey game between Team Yukon and Alaska on Friday, March 13th. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Yukon Premier 'disappointed' after territory left out of new $32 billion Arctic defence investment
Whitehorse, YT - Yukon Premier Currie Dixon says he's disappointed Yukon appears to have been left out of a major new federal defence investment in the North. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $32 ...
Mar 13, 2026 Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon thanks supporters and fellow party members after securing a majority government on Nov. 3. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Yukon testing some new deterrents as some farmers face elk conflicts
Whitehorse, YT - Some Yukon farmers in the Takhini Valley are having to deal with more cases of elk creating problems on their agricultural land this winter. Elk have reportedly been damaging crops, h...
Mar 12, 2026 The Yukon Government sign outside of the Jim Smith building. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Halfway through Arctic Winter Games, Yukon's athletes are breaking records and taking golds
Whitehorse, YT - Halfway through the 2026 Arctic Winter Games, Team Yukon is racking up golds and setting new records in front of a hometown crowd. In Arctic Sports, Emily King set a new Arctic Winter...
Mar 11, 2026 Team Yukon faces the Northwest Territories in the U19 female category on Monday. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
TSB: Fatal Whitehorse helicopter crash caused by sudden loss of lift during training
Whitehorse, YT - A helicopter crash near Whitehorse's Erik Nielsen International Airport last spring that killed a pilot was caused by the aircraft losing lift during a training maneuver, the Transpor...
Mar 10, 2026 A graphic of the accident site. Photo courtesy of Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
One person in custody after man stabbed at Mt. Sima ski hill
Whitehorse, YT - RCMP say one person is in custody after a stabbing at Mt. Sima ski hill. Police say officers responded around 3:03 p.m. Sunday to reports that a 19-year-old man had been stabbed in th...
Mar 09, 2026 Flags wave outside the Whitehorse RCMP building. CKRW File Photo.
Arctic Winter Games organizers say it's 'a bit surreal' as the games officially begin next week
Whitehorse, YT - It's a bit surreal for staff at the Arctic Winter Games Host Society that after all their work, the opening ceremony takes place this Sunday. "It's such a strange feeling," said AWG H...
Mar 06, 2026 Outside the AWG Host Society office in downtown Whitehorse. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Ontario man arrested in Whitehorse now faces drug trafficking charges
Whitehorse, YT - A 21-year-old Ontario resident was arrested in Whitehorse last weekend for drug trafficking. Whitehorse RCMP say Nathan Nicholas Mathurin was arrested on the evening of Saturday, Feb....
Mar 06, 2026 Police seized 140 grams of suspected cocaine and a quantity of cash during an arrest on Feb. 28. Photo Courtesy of Whitehorse RCMP.
