Yukons

Prezley Jobin, who picked up Team Yukon's first medal this week at the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax, said it was her dad who first got her interested in paddling."Just watching him do it and him doing races, I just eventually…

Kassua Dreyer, Team Yukon's flag bearer at the opening ceremonies of the North American Indigenous Games this past weekend, says she was thinking about her family back home as the big event got underway. "I truly wouldn't be able to be here…

Yukon's 15-year-old hockey phenom Gavin McKenna has made history at the Canada Games, having set a new record for points scored in a men's tournament at the games.McKenna had already taken the games on P.E.I. by storm this week, helping the…

After decades in decline, Yukon's Finlayson caribou herd population appears to be "stabilizing or increasing," according to recent population survey data from the territorial government.The herd in southeastern Yukon is now estimated to be…

The Current19:36On frontlines of Yukon's opioid crisis, every death is personalDiane Nolan stays up late every night, unable to rest or relax, scared that she could lose her child.A month ago, Nolan got a call that her daughter, 35, had…

The Yukon government is being urged to review its medical travel subsidy, which critics say doesn't come close to covering the costs of travelling for care."Every other month, I'm out a significant amount of money for, you know, for missing…

Legendary Canadian Paralympic cross country skier Brian McKeever, who won his 15th career gold medal on Wednesday, will ski his last career race at the Paralympics in Beijing this Friday night. And one of his long-time guides, Yukon's…

Dahria Beatty is feeling pretty good about her performances so far at the Olympics. "We always try to tailor training so that we're at our best in the season for an Olympics or for a world championships — and I think I've actually managed…

Thousands of mineral claims in Yukon's Peel watershed have been relinquished by mining companies. The Yukon government has struck agreements with seven companies, which, in turn, have forgone 5,031 claims — the majority of outstanding…

Yukon’s Coroner’s Service says the territory’s opioid overdose rate per capita is now the highest in Canada with a reported 48.4 deaths per 100,000 people. Yukon chief coroner Heather Jones says opioid fatalities now represent…