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Haines Junction should consider paid fire chief, says report from village staff
A report presented to the village's council recently said the volunteer fire chief position has been vacant since 2022 and it does not appear anyone in the fire department wants to take the job under current conditions — but it does offer a solution.
MLAs to debate Yukon Party motion to summon Victoria Gold receiver
MLAs appear ready to summon representatives of the Victoria Gold receiver to answer questions at the Yukon’s Legislative Assembly, just as an Ontario court approved the company’s request to increase its borrowing limit.
Yukon government sets priorities to guide this year's nominee program
The Yukon government has announced a set of priorities for this year's Yukon Nominee Program, marking a departure from its past first-come, first-served approach for applicants.
Yukon NDP says territorial government 'subsidizing' Catholic church by funding religious instruction
The Yukon NDP says public money has been going to religious instruction in the territory’s Catholic schools, contrary to the terms of a 1962 agreement between the Yukon government and Catholic diocese.
Details of changes to Yukon Nominee Program expected Thursday
Officials from the Department of Economic Development will brief reporters Thursday about the program, which has remained closed after the federal government cut the Yukon's allocation to 215 nominees, about half of what it had in 2024.
A week dominated by health care points to a looming showdown in Yukon politics
Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon largely sidestepped an opportunity to defend his health critic on Thursday after the premier launched an attack on Brad Cathers’s record leading the file.
Yukon NDP pulls political donation bill, says it'll focus on health-care bill instead
Yukon NDP Leader Kate White said Wednesday that a private member’s bill aimed at tightening rules for political donations is not the one she’ll “take to the finish line.”
Yukon gov't, opposition vie for status as champions of cutting red tape for doctors
The Yukon Party called on the governing Liberals to create a task force dedicated to reducing the administrative burden that doctors have to deal with. The minister of health says a forum dedicated to discuss the issue already exists.
Yukon Party says gov't should capitalize on 'chaos' to recruit U.S. health-care workers
The Yukon Party says the territorial government needs to move fast to poach health-care workers who might be thinking about leaving the United States.
Yukon fire chiefs say use of expired protective equipment is at 'crisis level'
The Association of Yukon Fire Chiefs says about 80 per cent of volunteer firefighters in the territory are wearing expired protective equipment, putting them in danger and in violation of occupational health and safety regulations when they respond to emergencies.