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Mercury found in water near Yukon mine disaster, Yukon government says
Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine site north of Mayo, Y.T., is shown in this handout aerial photo taken Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The Yukon government says mercury levels that "exceeded the water quality objective" were found in a creek near the site where a mine's heap leach pad failed, causing a torrent of cyanide-contaminated material to escape in June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Yukon Government
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Yukon prepares for busy, expensive few months at site of ore slide before freeze-up
Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine site north of Mayo, Y.T. on July 3. Officials say crews on the site of a major cyanide spill at a mine in central Yukon are facing an intense period of work over the next few months to install environmental protection before winter arrives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO — Yukon Government
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Yukon minister says there's still 'hope' for gold mining to continue at disaster site
Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine site north of Mayo, Y.T., is shown in this handout aerial photo taken July 3, 2024. Yukon Justice Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee says the territory's government is still hopeful that mining can eventually restart at the site of the Eagle Gold mine disaster after its owner was ordered into receivership this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO — Yukon Government *MANDATORY CREDIT *
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Dozens of dead fish found after contaminated water discharge from Yukon mine disaster site
Yukon government officials say 68 dead fish were found last week after a discharge of cyanide contaminated water from the Eagle Gold mine disaster site. Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine site north of Mayo, Y.T., is shown in this handout aerial photo taken July 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Yukon Government
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Yukon Environment Minister Nils Clarke in hospital after crash kills deputy minister
Nils Clarke, minister of environment and of highways and public works, speaks during question period at the Yukon legislative assembly in Whitehorse on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Clarke remains in hospital after he was injured Friday in a car crash that killed his deputy environment minister Michael Prochazka. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Crystal Schick
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Off-site water tests show uptick in cyanide in water downstream from Yukon mine slide
Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine site north of Mayo, Y.T., is shown in this handout aerial photo taken July 3. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO — Yukon Government
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Yukon premier blasts Bell over service issues
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai answers questions during the media availability at the 2024 Western Premiers' Conference in Whitehorse, Monday, June 10, 2024. Yukon's Premier says Bell should be embarrassed by the terrible cell phone service the territory has been getting over the last several months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Crystal Schick
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Yukon mine inspector directs Victoria Gold to shore up water treatment efforts
A Yukon mine inspector says a water treatment plan submitted by Victoria Gold after a disastrous spill of cyanide at the company's Eagle Gold mine last month is insufficient, directing the company to shore up its efforts after missing a construction deadline last week. Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine site north of Mayo, Y.T., is shown in this handout aerial photo taken Wednesday, July 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Yukon Government
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Yukon water regulator said Victoria Gold mine ‘flouted’ licence, saved millions, long before spill
Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine site north of Mayo, Y.T., is shown in this handout aerial photo taken Wednesday, July 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO — Yukon Government
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Whitehorse Star newspaper to cease publication after 124 years covering Yukon
Yukon's ombudsman says the territory's government failed in its duties to notify parents at a school where a child was sexually assaulted by delaying notification until almost two years later. The Yukon flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Charges laid after break-in at Whitehorse victim services office
Yukon Government Legislature building is shown in Whitehorse, Yukon on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. The Yukon government says an electronic database of records was not compromised in a break-in at the victim services office in Whitehorse, but staff are still completing an inventory of paper records. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Kelly
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EVs north of 60: Yukon a leader despite cold, remote location
Jonah Clark, owner of Icycle Sports, loads a bike into the back of his Ford F-150 Lightning in Whitehorse on January 28, 2024. Clark has two other electric vehicles, a Ford cargo van for business use and a Tesla Model Y long range crossover SUV for personal use.
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What to do in Whitehorse when you’re only there for 72 hours
For the promotion of Yukon tourism only. Whitehorse waterfront; Yukon River Whitehorse, waterfront, winter, Yukon River
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Where to travel in 2024, according to the experts (spoiler: it’s time to rethink your bucket list)
A fast motorboat of Yukon river near Whitehorse - Miles Canyon, Yukon, Yukon Territory, Canada Yukon river near Whitehorse, Miles Canyon, Yukon, Yukon Territory, Canada
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Explosion destroys home in Whitehorse, killing one person, injuring another
The remnants of a house that was destroyed in an explosion in the Riverdale subdivision of Whitehorse, Yukon is shown on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. An explosion that demolished a home in Whitehorse has killed one person and seriously injured another. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Thomas
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B.C. and Alberta men face charges in Whitehorse drug raid
A Metro Vancouver man and another from Alberta face several charges related to a weekend drug raid in Whitehorse. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Police see no immediate danger after two men murdered in village of Mayo, Yukon
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Report details challenges of finding affordable housing in Canada’s North: ‘These tenants need a voice’
Aurora Rose Gellenbeck is seen in this handout image provided January 9, 2023. Aurora Rose Gellenbeck has been living out of a hotel in Yellowknife for the past month because she hasn't been able to find anywhere suitable to rent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO- Aurora Rose Gellenbeck **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Yukon RCMP shoot and kill man in Whitehorse near airport
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Yukon RCMP officer, suspect shot in Whitehorse