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Yukon forecast shows return to 'normal' wildfire season after busy 2023: officials

Yukon forecast shows return to 'normal' wildfire season after busy 2023: officials

WHITEHORSE — Yukon government officials are expecting a much more conventional wildfire season this year after dealing with hundreds of fires in 2023.
Arborfield concert series features Saskatchewan performers

Arborfield concert series features Saskatchewan performers

"Music is good for the soul.â€Â 
Melfort pilots pass the joy of flying on to 111 children

Melfort pilots pass the joy of flying on to 111 children

Discover Aviation in Melfort provides a 15-minute flight for kids.
Wildfire forecast anticipates high risk for new wildfires in Prairies, N.W.T.

Wildfire forecast anticipates high risk for new wildfires in Prairies, N.W.T.

OTTAWA — While the wildfire season has been less dire so far this year than 2023, hot, dry weather means conditions are ripe for an above average fire season across most of Canada, the national fire forecast said Wednesday.
Indigenous consortium enters deal to purchase Northwestel for $1 billion

Indigenous consortium enters deal to purchase Northwestel for $1 billion

WHITEHORSE — Bell Canada says it is selling Northwestel Inc. to Sixty North Unity, a consortium of Indigenous communities from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut, for around $1 billion.
Lobster fisherman finds soccer ball from Baffin Island on Newfoundland beach

Lobster fisherman finds soccer ball from Baffin Island on Newfoundland beach

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A soccer ball appears to have made a 3,000-kilometre oceanic journey from the top of Baffin Island to the hands of a lobster fisherman on the coast of Newfoundland.
Yukon Coroner's Office investigating death tied to Haines Junction plane crash

Yukon Coroner's Office investigating death tied to Haines Junction plane crash

HAINES JUNCTION, Y.T. — The Yukon Coroner's Office says it's investigating a death associated with a small plane crash at the Haines Junction airport. In an email to The Canadian Press, the coroner's office says the crash happened Monday afternoon.
B.C.'s Eby frustrated at Quebec immigration money 'at the expense' of Western Canada

B.C.'s Eby frustrated at Quebec immigration money 'at the expense' of Western Canada

WHITEHORSE — Federal immigration money is being "showered down" on Ontario and Quebec "at the expense" of Western Canada, British Columbia Premier David Eby said.
BHP to be namesake for state of the art X-ray imaging for RUH

BHP to be namesake for state of the art X-ray imaging for RUH

The refurbished X-ray suites are expected to be operational later this year.
Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill

Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — Meghan Fandrich's voice shakes as she recalls grabbing her five-year-old daughter and fleeing their home as flames descended on the village of Lytton, B.C., in 2021.
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