Yukon News

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Promises and apologies from Premier as candidates duke it out at debate and forum

Representatives for the three official territorial parties endeavoured to woo the audiences at two forums held in Whitehorse over Oct. 8 and 9. Both events took place at the Gold Rush Inn in the downtown of the Yukon capital city: the first debate on Oct. 8 was organized by the Council of Yukon First Nations. […]

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Yukon government considers recovery home in Whistle Bend

The Yukon government (YG) is considering putting a recovery home in Whistle Bend. YG put out the request for information (RFI) July 2, asking for information from people who would be interested in running a recovery home program in Whitehorse. The recovery home would be for people who have completed treatment but need a sober […]

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Raven ReCentre and Community Services face off over contract changes

Raven ReCentre said it was knocked off a government contract without notification: Yukon Community Services said that’s not the case at all. The recycling centre in downtown Whitehorse alleges that the Yukon government took them off a transportation contract for shipping recyclables from the communities out of the territory. But the minister of community services, […]

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Whitehorse RCMP officers to start wearing body-worn cameras

By the end of December, most frontline RCMP officers in Whitehorse will be wearing body cameras, according to Christine Grant, the project manager for the body worn camera program in the Yukon.   Body-worn cameras are being rolled out to RCMP officers across the country, as part of a national deployment. According to the RCMP’s body-worn […]

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Yukon privacy commissioner notes increase in public bodies rejecting recommendations

The information and privacy commissioner for the Yukon says the current approach to access to information isn’t working.   In the Yukon ombudsman’s 2023 annual report, tabled in the territorial legislature on Oct. 21, Jason Pedlar said the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA) needs to be amended to give the commissioner the […]

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