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Call for public input to inform Yukon type 1 diabetes strategy
Public input will help develop a type 1 diabetes strategy for the Yukon and identify ways to improve services and supports offered to Yukoners living with type 1 diabetes.
Congratulations to Team Yukon on a successful Canada Summer Games
Congratulations to Team Yukon on all its achievements at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.
New youth mental wellness grant open to local youth organizations across the territory
Applications are open for the new Youth Mental Wellness Grant.
Twelve new affordable homes built in Whitehorse
Local company 45358 Yukon Inc, with support from the Housing Initiative Fund, has completed building 12 new, energy-efficient affordable homes in Whitehorse.
Draft action plan aims to increase housing options and supports for Yukoners
A new draft action plan has been released with key actions that focus on increasing safe and affordable housing options in the Yukon.
Archdeacon McDonald Memorial and Saint Luke’s churches receive Yukon Historic Site designation
Archdeacon McDonald Memorial and St. Luke’s churches in Old Crow have been designated as the eleventh Yukon Historic Site.
Government of Yukon seeks input on intensity-based emissions targets for mining and rebate options for emission-intensive facilities
The Government of Yukon is engaging with the mining industry, First Nations governments, environmental groups and the public to develop intensity-based emissions targets.
Land transferred to the Council of Yukon First Nations for Indigenous women and children’s shelter
The Government of Yukon has transferred land to the Council of Yukon First Nations for an Indigenous women and children’s shelter.
Statement from Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ranade on back to school and early learning
The Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health issues a statement on back to school and early learning.
Additional elk permits available for the 2022–23 hunting season
The Government of Yukon is introducing a new adaptive elk hunting opportunity in the Takhini Valley to help reduce interactions between elk and agricultural landowners.
Date modified: 2026-05-27