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‘Failure of reconciliation’: First Nations slam Yukon gov’t for taking assessment board to court

Two Yukon First Nations slammed the territorial government in court Thursday for taking legal action after an assessment office recommended against a mineral exploration...

Methylmercury appears for the first time in Yukon creek following Eagle mine disaster

The Yukon government says methylmercury has been found in a creek near the Eagle mine for the first time.The neurotoxin is an extremely poisonous...

Mercury downstream of Yukon mining disaster, other chemicals also above ‘objectives’

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says mercury has been detected in water samples three kilometres downstream from a gold mine...

Groundwater at Eagle Gold mine in Yukon shows high cyanide levels

The Yukon government says groundwater samples at the site where a mine's ore containment facility failed in June "continue to reveal high levels of...

Mercury found in water near Yukon mine disaster, Yukon government says

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says mercury levels that "exceeded the water quality objective" were found in a creek near the site where a...

Residents call for upgrades to ‘very deceiving’ bridge after Alaska Highway crash near Whitehorse

Residents near the site of a major crash outside Whitehorse say the Yukon government needs to improve safety at the approaches to the Lewes River...

Owner of downtown Whitehorse ‘purple cabin’ ordered to vacate property

The Yukon Supreme Court has ordered the owner of the "purple cabin" in downtown Whitehorse to vacate the cabin's property within 90 days, ending a...

Mine review begins in Yukon despite First Nation concerns

The Yukon government says an independent review of a catastrophic ore slide and cyanide solution spill at a gold mine in June is now...

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