Whitehorse, Yukon News

Yukon News is one of the two independent newspapers based in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Established in 1960, it initially published weekly until the late 1970s. Today, it prints twice a week, with its Monday issue available exclusively online. The Yukon News has earned multiple awards at both national and regional levels for its excellence in reporting, photography, design, and layout.

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Whitehorse high school class welds up bike rack for supportive housing building

3 days ago | yukon-news.com | Jim Elliot

It took considerable hard work on the part of a high-school metal shop class but the result will keep bikes secure and beautify the space outside a Whitehorse supportive housing building. The front door to the supportive housing building at 408 Alexander St., operated by the Safe at Home Society, now sports at bicycle rack with an ornate metal salmon along the top of it. The 17-unit program opened in December 2024.
HISTORY HUNTER: New book reveals two students’ quest for gold

5 days ago | yukon-news.com | Michael Gates

There have been many personal accounts told by people who joined in on the stampede to the Klondike, so many in fact, that the stories have become commonplace. But occasionally, I come across one that breaks the mould in intriguing ways. This was the case with the recently self-published book, From Cheechakos to Sourdoughs: Two Ivy Leaguers’ Quest for Yukon Gold, written by Steve Lundin, with John Willard Lundin III.
Learning the lesson of the Lorax in Dawson City

1 week ago | yukon-news.com | Dan Davidson

The Robert Service School gymnasium was packed on the evening of May 23 for the public performance of the Lorax, based on the 1971 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss.
YUKONOMIST: Unilateral economic disarmament during a trade war

1 week ago | yukon-news.com | Keith Halliday

Placer mining is one of the few economic hedges the Yukon has during the U.S. trade war, yet the Yukon government is not renewing permits for many mines. Gold prices have soared to over US$3,350 per ounce, up from an already high level of US$2,000 per ounce in early 2024. The Yukon can do placer mining itself. It is a 125-year-old industry with established know-how. Yukon placer miners do not require U.S. technology, investment or market access.
Popular children’s festival returns to Yukon Arts Centre

1 week ago | yukon-news.com | Amy Kenny

The sum is greater than the parts — that’s the magic of EnviroSongsters. Just ask the Songsters. “We’re kindred spirits. When we get together and share and bounce ideas around, there’s a kind of synergy,” says Remy Rodden of himself and Peter Lenton, two solo children’s performers who started playing together years ago as EnviroSongsters, a family performance supergroup that also plays in school classrooms.
YUKONOMIST: A bit more ammo for the Whitehorse housing wars

1 week ago | yukon-news.com | Keith Halliday

There’s a paradox at the heart of the real estate market. It feels like the epitome of the free-market economy, with a culture of deal-making, house-flipping and entrepreneurial zest. But housing is also one of the most highly regulated markets. Think of zoning, thousand-page building codes and mortgage stress tests. In the Yukon, governments own most of the land and control development.
Little Salmon Carmacks' lands manager seeks Yukon NDP bid for Mayo-Tatchun

2 weeks ago | yukon-news.com | Jim Elliot

Colin Prentice, who works as lands manager for the Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation, announced his intention to run for MLA in the Mayo-Tatchun riding under the Yukon NDP on May 22. He made the announcement alongside Yukon NDP Leader Kate White in Carmacks that same day. He said the decision is spurred by government decisions he disagrees with.
Territories' trade ties with western provinces among topics at premiers' conference

2 weeks ago | yukon-news.com | Jim Elliot

Canada’s western premiers, including Ranj Pillai of the Yukon, spoke to opportunities for the region following the Western Premiers’ Conference held in Yellowknife on May 22. The three territorial leaders discussed the North’s role. Looming large over discussion were the continued impacts of tariffs imposed on Canada by the United States and infrastructure in Western Canada important to boosting its economy.
Parts of Old Crow placed on evacuation alert amid flood watch

2 weeks ago | yukon-news.com | Jim Elliot

Portions of Old Crow have been placed under evacuation alert as the Porcupine River is under a flood watch. According to a notice issued by the Yukon government and the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) at 1:30 p.m. on May 23, the alert applies to Old Crow evacuation zones 1,2 and 3, the areas closest to the river. The First Nation and the Yukon government have also issued a travel advisory for the region.
Klondike placer miners freeze out government with engagement pause

2 weeks ago | yukon-news.com | Jim Elliot

The Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA) has resolved to give the Yukon government the cold shoulder. The organization announced a “strategic pause” in its engagement with the government.