Researcher suggests Arctic oil spill would have dire consequences - Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:49 GMT
The environmental disaster currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico has a lot of Canadians worried about drilling at home, especially in the fragile Arctic. “There should be a moratorium on deep-sea drilling in the Arctic,” according to Dr. William Adams. | City moves its markers on claim staking - Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:33 GMT
Whitehorse is pulling up stakes on its position regarding quartz mining within city limits. According to the most recent draft of the Official Community Plan, it “may” request a moratorium from the Yukon government on future mineral staking within the city. | Can bioenergy revive Yukon’s forestry industry? - Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:17 GMT
The Yukon’s depressed lumber industry could get a boost from the government’s new push to turn wood into heat. The first ever Northern Bioenergy Conference next week will lay out what the Energy Solutions Centre and the government’s forestry branch see as a surefire opportunity to build bioenergy businesses. | Territory mulls hunting ban along Atlin Road - Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:16 GMT
Environment Minister John Edzerza has ordered his staff to review the establishment of a no-hunting corridor along the Atlin Road. Monday’s directive follows renewed complaints of hunters shooting from the roadside at grizzly bears that frequent the area to forage on roots during the summer months. | Fighting disaster fatigue - Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:12 GMT
Yukon Friends of Haiti have launched a fundraising campaign to help amputees and children with disabilities in the disaster-torn country. Rubber wristbands that bear the blue and red colours of the Haitian flag will soon be available in stores around Whitehorse. | Yukon police review welcomed by women’s groups - Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:06 GMT
The in-custody death of Raymond Silverfox has raised a lot of questions about RCMP treatment of First Nation and intoxicated people. But several other interest groups want to vent their frustrations during the upcoming review of the Yukon’s police force. | Yukon golf season in full swing with new additions - Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:03 GMT
Mountain View Golf Club pro Jeff Wiggins is not only sure the club’s course record of 69 will fall this season, he can tell the day it will happen. On July 24, Mountain View will be hosting the first ever professional/amateur tournament in the territory, the Skookum Asphalt Charity Pro-Am. | Carcross visitor centre mouldy, but safe: territory - Wed, 19 May 2010 17:24:07 GMT
The Carcross Visitor Information Centre is safe to occupy, despite the presence of mould and asbestos in its crawlspace. That?s the conclusion of a report, drafted by environmental consultants, that the Yukon government released Monday. | Territory mulls hunting ban along Atlin Road - Wed, 19 May 2010 17:10:36 GMT
Environment Minister John Edzerza has ordered his staff to review the establishment of a no-hunting corridor along Atlin Road. Monday?s directive follows renewed complaints of hunters shooting from the roadside at grizzly bears that frequent the area to forage on roots during the summer months. | Fentie ranks high on ‘Pinocchio index’ - Wed, 19 May 2010 09:00:56 GMT
A conservative think tank has ranked the Yukon’s finances the worst managed in the country mere weeks after Premier Dennis Fentie tabled a $2.9 million surplus budget. The C. |
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Ill-equipped sailors attempt Northwest Passage - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:21:44 EDT
Amateur sailors are setting course for the legendary Northwest Passage, but some are ill-equipped and unprepared for the challenges of sailing in the North, Canadian Coast Guard authorities say. | New Whitehorse ambulance base opens Monday - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:03:57 EDT
A second ambulance base at the top of Two Mile Hill will take 10 minutes off the response time for some emergencies in Whitehorse, emergency services managers say. | Iqaluit lacrosse camp inspired by YouTube video - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:11:45 EDT
An old YouTube video about a Nunavut lacrosse team called the Kugluktuk Grizzlies has inspired a group of Ontario players to start a lacrosse camp in Iqaluit. | N.W.T. plane crash investigation starts - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:38:24 EDT
The RCMP and the Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash of a small plane that killed American businessman Terry Johnson in the Northwest Territories. | Shots fired near children in Cape Dorset standoff - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:22:29 EDT
A gun and alcohol led to tense moments for some children in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, RCMP say. | Russian planes intercepted near N.L. - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:24:38 EDT
Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers 450 kilometres east of Labrador Wednesday. | Oilsands database shows chronic pollution - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:16:34 EDT
A new database that compiles government and industry records on Alberta's oilsands shows the industry is a constant source of low-level pollution, says the scientist who pulled it all together. | Kawacatoose holds powwow despite tornado - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:37:39 EDT
Kawacatoose First Nation was devastated by a tornado that tore through the community on July 2, but is going ahead with its annual powwow this weekend. | Arctic ship graves a 'rewarding' find - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:42:34 EDT
Parks Canada archeologists who found HMS Investigator, a British naval ship that was stranded in the Northwest Passage 155 years ago, are equally pleased to have discovered the graves of three of the ship's crew. | Fewer aboriginal people hold top N.W.T. jobs - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:13:48 EDT
The number of aboriginal people in high-ranking jobs in the Northwest Territories government has gone down since 2003, despite an affirmative action hiring policy, says Human Resources Minister Bob McLeod. |
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