Yukoners without a family doctor are being forced to go to the emergency room for basic medical care, since the last walk-in clinic in the territory closed in August.

Diwali is always a special time of year marked by candles, lights, prayer, music and delicious treats. But it was a particularly special celebration this year in Whitehorse, because it was the first festival held at the citys new Sikh place of worship.

Saengduean Honchaiyaphum, 42, was the loving mother of two children, and had been the partner of accused shooter Ralph Shaw according to community members that spoke with CBC News.

When you think of workplace injuries, the physical ones caused by operating heavy and dangerous machinery might come to mind. Butworkers compensation boards across Canada are seeing increases in invisible injury claims.

Queer Yukon has released results from a survey that asked all the territorys federal candidates about issues impacting the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Living out of a van is a trending lifestyle sold as an alternative form of housing that promises mobility and freedom. But for some people in Whitehorse, living in a vehicle is a very practical decision amid the territorys housing crisis.

At a news conference Wednesday, Richard Mostyn, the territory's minister of community services, said that Yukon is now the "safest place on the planet" with 79 per cent of eligibleadultsfully vaccinated against COVID-19.