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Days after trade war starts, Yukon gov't issues budget full of asterisks
The Yukon government issued a budget with a projected $82-million surplus Thursday, but both the Eagle Gold mine disaster and Donald Trump's tariffs mean there's still plenty of uncertainty.
Analysis
5 things to watch as the Yukon Legislative Assembly returns for spring sitting
Expect lots of fireworks in the legislature over the next few weeks.
Judge rules Yukon gov't has power to edit budgets of independent officers
In an oral decision issued Monday, Yukon Supreme Court Justice Edith Campbell ruled the territory's Financial Administration Act takes precedence over the enabling legislation for the ombudsman and child and youth advocate.
Ruling expected Monday in Yukon court case with major implications for government
Over two days of arguments this past week, lawyers for both sides plumbed the most arcane depths of the law. Justice Edith Campbell is expected to deliver her decision Monday.
Yukon agencies ask court to order finance department to butt out of budget requests
Yukon's ombudsman and its child and youth advocate are taking the territorial government to court in a bid to get finance department officials out of the budgeting process for independent offices of the Legislative Assembly.
Yukon ombudsman threatens Yukon gov't with legal action over budget dispute
Yukon's ombudsman, Jason Pedlar, says he's planning legal action over the territorial government's "unprecedented insertion" of civil servants into the budgeting process for independent offices of the Legislative Assembly.
In Depth
Brace for impact: Northern leaders get ready to deal with Trump's threatened tariffs
Canada does $1.3 trillion worth of two-way trade every year with the United States. That's why business and political leaders alike in this country are scrambling to try to talk the Trump administration, which takes office Monday, into backing off.
Family, colleagues remember Dave Stockdale, longtime Whitehorse city councillor and sports advocate
Dave Stockdale, the longtime Whitehorse city councillor and a major booster of sports in the territory, leaves behind a huge legacy in both athletics and politics, say colleagues and family members.
Whitehorse city council scraps hand-delivered notices amid ongoing postal strike
Whitehorse city council held a rare Thursday meeting to look at alternative ways to deliver mandatory public notices as the Canada Post strike drags on.
Candidates talk downtown crime, housing at Whitehorse election forum
Thursday's election forum was hosted by the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce. Candidates were given pre-selected questions to answer and did not debate one another directly.