Tag Archives: Yukon Government
Currie Dixon sworn in as Yukon's 12th premier
Whitehorse, YT - Currie Dixon was sworn in Saturday as the Yukon's 12th premier, where he introduced a new eight-member cabinet during a ceremony at the Yukon Arts Centre. Dixon will also serve as Min...
Nov 24, 2025 Yukon's 12th Premier Currie Dixon and his newly appointed cabinet following the swearing in ceremony at the Yukon Arts Centre on Nov. 22. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Yukon Party cruises to majority government after Liberal support collapses
Whitehorse, YT - Yukon voters have handed the Yukon Party a majority government, marking a shift after nearly a decade of Liberal rule. Leader Currie Dixon, who will become the territory's first Yukon...
Nov 04, 2025 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.
New advisory committee launched to monitor operations at 405 Alexander
Whitehorse, YT - A new advisory committee has been established to monitor operations at the downtown Whitehorse shelter following several deaths at the facility in recent years. The 405 Alexander Advi...
Sep 22, 2025 The entrance to the downtown Whitehorse shelter at 405 Alexander. Photo Courtesy of Department of Health and Social Services.
Opposition parties blame Liberals' land tender process for driving up housing costs
Whitehorse, YT - The Yukon Party and NDP are taking aim at the Liberal government's land policies, saying they are driving up the cost of housing. Yukon Party candidate Ted Laking says the use of a bl...
Sep 18, 2025 Workers wrap up clearing piles of dead trees in Whistle Bend after clearing the lots for future development. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Ione Christensen remembered as a trailblazer in Yukon politics
Whitehorse, YT - Tributes are pouring in honouring Ione Christensen, a trailblazer in the territory's politics, following her passing on Monday at 91. Christensen, who moved to Whitehorse in 1949, was...
Sep 17, 2025 Ione Christensen, a political traiblazer in Yukon, passed away on Monday at 91. Photo Courtesy of City of Whitehorse.
Premier Pemberton optimistic after Yukon excluded from first round of nation building projects
Whitehorse, YT - No Yukon projects were included in the federal government's first round of "nation-building" initiatives, but Premier Mike Pemberton says the territory could still benefit. Yukon has ...
Sep 15, 2025 Mike Pemberton begins his victory speech after being elected leader of the Yukon Liberal Party and Yukon's 11th premier. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Government says work on elevated lead levels in schools now complete
Whitehorse, YT - The Yukon Government says work to address elevated lead levels in school drinking water is now complete. Testing in late 2024 found at least one fixture above Health Canada's maximum ...
Sep 11, 2025 CKRW File Photo: Yukon Department of Education
Yukon extends wildfire season amid warm, dry conditions
Whitehorse, YT - The Yukon Government is extending the wildfire season as unseasonably warm temperatures and strong winds keep the territory at risk. Four recent blazes have been confirmed as human-ca...
Sep 02, 2025 Stock photo of wildfire risk sign indicating a high fire risk. Photo Courtesy of Wildland Fire Management/Government of Yukon.
Yukon Anti-Poverty coalition releases latest living wage report
Whitehorse, YT - The 2025 Living Wage Report from the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition (YAPC) shows it's getting significantly harder to make ends meet in Whitehorse. A two-parent household now needs each...
Jul 11, 2025 Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition office. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Soil issues pause work on section of Nisutlin Bay Bridge project
Whitehorse, YT - Work on the $183.9 million Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement project has been paused on the north side of the new bridge after soil concerns were identified. Minister of Highways and Pu...
Jun 05, 2025 The Nisutlin Bay Bridge project. Photo Courtesy of Department of Highways and Public Works/Facebook.
