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November 26, 1940 - January 1, 2025. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dave Stockdale on Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. Dave was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England in 1940, the second of four children, to Frank and Mary Stockdale.

2025年1月2日 · Update Jan. 3 7:30 a.m: The Yukon RCMP are sharing new details on their investigation into an alleged homicide in downtown Whitehorse. In a statement released the evening of Jan. 2, police have identified the man they have in custody as 19-year-old Jakhi Samuel Rudyk who now faces 2nd-degree murder and unauthorized firearm possession charges.

6 天之前 · Yukon Hospitals announced cancellations to surgeries scheduled for Monday and Tuesday after surgical instruments failed inspection checks

2025年1月2日 · In February 2024, patients at the Whitehorse General Hospital learned they could potentially expect to get assessed and cared for in makeshift spaces and by emergency medical services workers working inside the hospital as the hospital coped with being “very busy.”

2025年1月3日 · The Yukon government and the receiver in charge of the Eagle Gold Mine are monitoring one of the contaminated water storage ponds, recently excavated on the mine site, over concerns it may be leaking.

2024年10月12日 · The Yukon Coroner’s Service is investigating a Sept. 30 death at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter plus three other fatalities – all linked to toxic illicit drugs – that took place over a recent 11-day period in Whitehorse, according to the territory's chief coroner.

2025年1月1日 · This October, amid a heavy and early snowfall, Yukoners voted in new councillors and mayors in their communities. In some towns, mayors were acclaimed: Trevor Ellis in Mayo, and Gord Curran in Teslin.

2025年1月1日 · The Yukon government paused the Yukon Nominee Program for Whitehorse businesses for most of 2024. Premier Ranj Pillai announced in May that the program faced an unmanageable volume of applications in the second quarter, surpassing the yearly allocation set by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

2025年1月2日 · The Yukon government's plan to relocate École Whitehorse Elementary School from downtown Whitehorse to a site next to Takhini Elementary School sparked controversy among Takhini residents and MLAs this year.