Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in call on Yukon government to delay caribou hunt
The Fortymile herd’s numbers had dwindled so significantly that for 25 years permit hunts weren’t...
Yukon’s Gold Rush-era system for staking mineral claims, explained
Critics say the territory’s free entry system, which is the first step toward mine development,...
10 Indigenous guardian programs, including Yukon’s Kluane First Nation’s, get federal funding
Kluane’s wildlife monitors will be the eyes of the nation on their traditional territory, watching...
Yukon flooded with mushroom pickers ignoring COVID-19 restrictions
Despite limits on entry, harvesters from outside the territory are congregating on the First Nation...
Yukon University launches study into native plant use for mine remediation
New research project seeks to build better understanding of how locally grown plants can best...
In Yukon, a familiar story of a shuttered mine, a bankrupt company and unpaid cleanup bills
In our latest newsletter, we examine how Yukon’s lax oversight of the resource sector has...
Yukon First Nation calls on territory to abolish ‘colonial’ claim staking process for mines
As territorial government works toward a mineral development strategy, Carcross/Tagish First Nation urges an overhaul...
Unremediated Yukon asbestos mine poses health hazards, flood risk 42 years after closing
Clinton Creek doesn’t get the level of attention other major mine clean-ups in the territory...
Coastal erosion on Yukon’s only Arctic island exposes looming climate threat
‘The magnitude of change is enormous’: researchers track fast-eroding coastline of Herschel Island for a...
