Yukon First Nations say approving mineral exploration without a land use plan violates their rights
Proposed Antimony Creek quartz exploration project would be on Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation and First...
How the Kudz Ze Kayah mine is stoking tensions between Canada, Yukon and First Nations
Ottawa has ordered Yukon to reassess the impacts of a proposed mine on caribou and...
If I had $2 billion, I’d buy you a better royalty regime
Yukon's mining regulations are stuck in the 20th century, leading to laughably low payments to...
Yukon pushed to develop protections for irreplaceable wetlands threatened by mining
Some of the territory’s permafrost bogs, fens and peatlands have developed over thousands of years...
Curing the ‘colonial hangover’: how Yukon First Nations became trailblazers of Indigenous governance
With modern treaties focused on nationhood and land rights, First Nations’ evolving practice of self-governance...
Independent panel contends Yukoners, First Nations aren’t benefiting enough from mining royalties
While the underground minerals in Yukon are owned by the public, a review of the...
Panel recommends Yukon bring mining into the 21st century. Here’s what you need to know
After years of public consultation and hearings, an independent panel says modernizing mineral development rules...
The delicate art of stabilizing Yukon’s Fortymile caribou herd
Once considered to be in dire straits, Yukon’s Fortymile caribou herd is now on the...
Scotiabank becomes fifth major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge
‘I think the financial institutions have sent a very large signal to the rest of...
