This Yukon family is living the dream in a traditional Mongolian yurt that has no electricity, windows or running water.Melissa Antony says this Mongolian Yurt might be small and a bit dark, but living in it has been wonderful. (Melissa Antony)It’s made of sheep wool felt, camel hide, horse hair ropes and mostly natural products.…
Parents at Whitehorse’s Hidden Valley Elementary School are justifiably angry at the Yukon government for its “inadequate” response to the case of an educational assistant who sexually abused a child at the school in 2019, a new report confirms.Yukon Premier Sandy Silver said during a news conference Feb. 1 that the Yukon government would ‘make…
Gary Bailie of Whitehorse lost his daughter Stacity, 27, to a fentanyl overdose in October. He’s sharing her story as a reminder that there are people behind the statistics.Stacity Bailie of Whitehorse died of an overdose on Oct. 22. She was 27. (Gary Bailie/The Canadian Press)Gary Bailie knew his daughter Stacity struggled with alcohol addiction, and…
All Yukon government employees and front-line health workers will need to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 30, Premier Sandy Silver announced Friday, and Yukoners will need to show proof of vaccination to access restaurants, bars and gyms.Yukon is implementing a vaccine mandate and passport program that will come into effect on Nov. 30. (CBC)All Yukon…
When you think of workplace injuries, the physical ones caused by operating heavy and dangerous machinery might come to mind. But worker’s compensation boards across Canada are seeing increases in invisible injury claims.The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board says it accepted more psychological injury claims last year than ever before. (Andrew Robulack/Yukon Workers’ Compensation…
A Yukon woman who spent weeks fighting for her life against COVID-19 is urging others to do what she did not: get vaccinated.Lisa Anderson of Dawson City, Yukon, is still recovering from COVID-19 in hospital in Vancouver. After her harrowing experience, she’s willing to get the vaccine. (Submitted by Lisa Anderson)A Yukon woman who spent weeks fighting for…
Indigenous TikTok creators from Yukon say the social media platform is challenging stereotypes about their cultures — and creating a community.Kayla Mintz (left) and Nesta Hager (right) are Yukon-based TikTok content creators. They say they’re using the social media platform to break Indigenous stereotypes and find community. (Submitted by Kayla Mintz, Nesta Hager)At first, Kayla…
Yukon Party leader Currie Dixon is apologizing after crude text messages written by members of his party about Premier Sandy Silver and NDP leader Kate White emerged over the weekend.Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon has issued an apology after two members of his party made crude comments in a group chat about Premier Sandy Silver and NDP…