Paul Tukker

Senior writer

Paul Tukker is a writer and reporter with CBC News in Whitehorse. Before moving to Yukon in 2014, he worked with CBC in Sudbury and Iqaluit. You can reach him at [email protected].

Latest from Paul Tukker

B.C. woman held in detention for 11 days after trying to enter U.S. to be released, father says

A B.C. woman who has been detained by U.S. immigration officials for 11 days, after trying to enter the country, will be released on Friday, according to her father.

Alaska Highway tolls, banning Trump Jr.: Yukoners advise premier on U.S. trade war response

Yukon's premier says he's been getting an "incredible" amount of advice and suggestions from Yukoners about how to retaliate against the U.S. for its punishing new tariffs — with suggestions ranging from putting on a toll on the Alaska Highway to banning American athletes from the Arctic Winter Games.

Can we still be friends: Alaska town sends love letter to neighbours in Yukon

Things have gotten a little weird lately with the U.S. and Canada, but one small-town mayor in Alaska hopes his town can still be Valentines with its neighbours across the border in the Yukon.

Slapstick, 'janky' puppets and ecology: Made-in-Yukon show finds an audience with its retro appeal

Billed as "a snackable mash-up of the Muppets and Planet Earth," the made-in-Yukon educational series "Northern Tails" has quickly found an audience with its retro appeal.

'I knew I was gonna die': Yukon paraglider recounts terrifying, high-altitude mishap in India

Paraglider Ben Lewis remembers spinning around wildly as he got pulled up higher and higher into the violent storm. That was when he realized, about 6,700 metres up in the sky and still rising, that he was not likely to see his family again.

Yukon University hails 'final step' in transformation, with acceptance to Universities Canada

The Whitehorse-based school found out this week that its application to Universities Canada was accepted, making it the 97th member of the national association.

Stanton Territorial Hospital project balloons to $1.2B amid 'perplexing' decisions, auditor general finds

Canada's auditor general has issued a damning report outlining how the N.W.T. government's Stanton Territorial Hospital renewal project went hundreds of millions of dollars over-budget, failed to document potential conflicts-of-interest in the process, and ultimately short-changed the territory's residents.

Yukon's municipal elections bring big change to rural governments

Stephen Johnson is the next mayor of Dawson City, Yukon, after unseating Bill Kendrick in Thursday's municipal elections. Lauren Hanchar is the new mayor of Watson Lake.

'It's an absolute delight': Kirk Cameron elected mayor of Whitehorse

Kirk Cameron will be the next mayor of Whitehorse, according to preliminary results from Thursday's city election.

Work on containment berm at Eagle mine should take 4 weeks, says Yukon gov't

Construction of a containment berm to deal with contaminated water at the troubled Eagle mine in the Yukon should take about four weeks to complete, according to officials with the territorial government.