Yukon

Salmon caught on the opening day of the spring Chinook salmon run in 2020 in Washougal, Washington. (Grant Hindsley/The New York Times)

Another bust year for Yukon River king salmon returns, sonar counters show

Fish counters show 2025 returns have again failed to meet that target after missing in 2024 as well.

 

U.S. Army pilots engage opposing forces with the AH-64 Apache during the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on June 13, 2024. This is an example of the types of aircraft that will be transferring through the Yukon to stand up a new Combat Aviation Brigade in Alaska. (Spc. Brandon Vasquez/11th Airborne Division)

U.S. Army helicopters fly over Yukon to stand up new Combat Aviation Brigade

Military spokespeople say aircraft will be seen traveling through northern Canadian territory to Alaska earlier in August may not be the last

 

Yukon government / Yukon.ca Jeanie McLean, James Cockrell and Tracy-Anne McPhee signed a memorandum of understanding on behalf of Yukon and Alaska on Aug. 12 to share information on gender-based violence in the North.

Yukon and Alaska will share data on gender-based violence against Indigenous people

Cross-border agreement aims to protect Indigenous communities and prevent gender-based violence in the North

 

The setting sun casts some light on the Yukon’s Tintina Trench on March 15, 2024. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Tintina Fault in the Yukon prone to large quakes, study reveals

Researchers at the University of Victoria found that the previously overlooked Tintina Fault could pose a hazard to the Klondike

The setting sun casts some light on the Yukon’s Tintina Trench on March 15, 2024. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)