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...
Yukon wetlands pushed to tipping point by placer mining, First Nation and conservationists say
The Yukon Water Board is asking the public to weigh in as the territory considers...
First Nation warned Yukon the ATAC resource road would ‘impair the process of reconciliation’
The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun said the controversial all-seasons road would have ‘fundamentally...
Yukon cancels 65-kilometre ATAC resource road into Beaver River watershed
The proposed access route, controversially approved without a land use plan, would have opened up...
