Yukon mining industry sputters
Yukon’s mining industry isn’t looking so prosperous.
Yukon’s mining industry isn’t looking so prosperous.
Eleven Yukoners have died while interacting with the RCMP.
News rules at the Whitehorse jail mean prisoners there will have to pay more than a dollar for a telephone call.
There was no hockey lockout in Whitehorse this week.
When Whitehorse’s new minimum security jail opened last year, programs for First Nations were said to be a top priority.
Two years ago APTN National News spoke with Wayne Hare who believed he was injured by police after going on a bender.
The RCMP says it looks for compassion, trust and a sense of community when searching for new recruits to police the North.
Some 50 kilometres outside Whitehorse there is a housing subdivision for members of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nation.
The oil-burner trade in the Yukon has been brought into the spotlight following the deaths of five Whitehorse residents from carbon monoxide poisoning in January.