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Tr'ondk Hwch'in medical student dreams of offering 'culturally safe care'

Jamie Thomas is returning to Nova Scotia this time for medical school. The Tr'ondk Hwch'in citizen and Dawson City resident completed her undergraduate degree at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish. She's one of almost 25 interns whove been part of a special initiative at Yukon hospitals through First Nations Health.

Whitehorse mother and daughter say they're on the hook for hotel bills after medical escort denied

The Yukons medical travel program still has gaps supporting patients travelling for medical services. The lack of clarity, Andrea Logan and her mother Sherre say, around certain aspects like a medical companion only adds stress.

Whitehorse city council passes civility policy

Participants who come to Whitehorse city council meetings can now be sanctioned for a variety of reasons, including for wearing offensive clothing, after councillors passed a civility policy Monday night.

Rising cost of insurance 'very difficult,' some Yukoners say

Some Yukoners are decrying "ridiculous" increases in their insurance premiums, and say they'remaking life even more unaffordable.

Chilkoot Trail expected to fully reopen for 2025

The Canadian side of the Chilkoot Trail reopened in 2021, but the American side has remained closed for repairs. Now, the U.S. National Park Service says it anticipates reopening the American side of the trail for the 2025 season.

Yukon gymnasts gather inspiration from Olympic gymnastics finals

The territory's top gymnasts gathered at Whitehorse's Polarettes club to watch gymnastics icons Simone Biles and Ellie Black compete at the Paris Olympic Games.

Mother and daughter from Yukon heading to Paris Olympics to work and watch

The mother-daughter duo of Moira and Jeane Lassen is heading to the Olympic Games later this week. Moira is the first woman to be a 'technical delegate' for the sport of weightlifting at the Olympics, and Jeane competed as a weightlifter at the 2008 Games.

Yukoners frustrated by months of shoddy cell and internet service

Yukon residents including premier Ranj Pillai are getting frustrated about a slew of recent telecommunications disruptions in the territory. The premier blasted Bell Canada's CEO in a letter earlier this week.

Youth-run coffee shop in Faro, Yukon to get its own space with purchase of trailer

More than a decade since first opening, Faros youth-run coffee shop, the Kettle Cafe, has received funding from the territorial government to expand its services.

Haines Junction resident walks to Yukon communities for mental health awareness

After losing his brother in June, Terrence Buyck of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun is walking from Mayo, Yukon to Whitehorse to raise awareness about mental health and suicide.