WHITEHORSE - Yukon's government says sustained storms over the last two weeks have caused a spike in lightning-triggered wildfires, resulting in poor air quality and fire evacuation alerts.
WHITEHORSE - A recent slide of ore at a gold mine in central Yukon was the second such failure this year, the territorial government said.
FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. - A wildfire that has forced hundreds out of a community in the Northwest Territories is growing, but strong winds continue to force it away from the town.
FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. - A wildfire that forced the evacuation of a remote community in the Northwest Territories continued to grow Monday, but high winds were expected to push flames away from the town.
FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. - A wildfire that forced the evacuation of a remote town in the Northwest Territories this weekend has now reached the community, but officials say there have been no reports of burned structures.
FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. - Residents of Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., are being told to evacuate due to a wildfire burning less than two-kilometres from the community.
WHITEHORSE - Yukon government officials are expecting a much more conventional wildfire season this year after dealing with hundreds of fires in 2023.
WHITEHORSE - Bell Canada says it is selling Northwestel Inc. to Sixty North Unity, a consortium of Indigenous communities from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut, for around $1 billion.
HAINES JUNCTION, Yukon - The Yukon Coroner's Office says it's investigating a death associated with a small plane crash at the Haines Junction airport.
WHITEHORSE - Federal immigration money is being "showered down" on Ontario and Quebec "at the expense" of Western Canada, British Columbia Premier David Eby said.
WHITEHORSE - Canada and the United States are suspending all fishing for ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø-origin Yukon River chinook salmon for seven years in an attempt to protect the dwindling species.
OLD CROW, Yukon - Emergency officials have issued an evacuation alert for parts of Old Crow, Yukon as waters continue to rise on the Porcupine River due to seasonal breakup.