Whitehorse News

A team of marine archeologists has discovered a "perfectly preserved" 19th-century sternwheeler that went down in a storm more than a century ago in the Klondike setting made famous by the Robert Service poem The Cremation of Sam McGee.

The federal government should boost Old Age Security benefits to help offset shrinking to non-existent retirement income many Canadians stand to get from private sources, says a study says.

Two members of Iqaluit's arts scene are teaming up to help create Nunavut's first performing arts centre.

Lead Dog Ale Yukon Brewing, Whitehorse, Yukon $13.99 for A six pack Winter is coming.

The current 'jumble' of supplemental pension options must be revamped into a coherent system to allow Canadians to build better retirement nest eggs, says Keith Ambachtsheer, one of the country's leading authorities on pensions.

A lack of funding and interest from Whitehorse will keep at least one of the three proposed flights between Juneau and the nearby Canadian city from happening this winter.

The Yukon's health minister startled members of the legislature on Tuesday when he said he hopes an opposition MLA "has an accident." Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart made the remark during question period, after NDP MLA Steve Cardiff asked him to address the problem of overcrowded conditions at Whitehorse General Hospital.

SHOOTING IN FINAL STAGES a ' a Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rocka TM winds up shooting this week.

Whitehorse's first full-time food bank is helping more than 1,000 people each month, meaning as many as one in 20 Whitehorse residents are in need of regular food aid.

It's the first time in at least 30 years that Whitehorse General Hospital has had to transfer patients to another community because of overcrowding.

People in Whitehorse and Haines Junction, Yukon, can expect lots of snow and strong winds coming their way this weekend, according to Environment Canada.

An air cadet bows his head during the Remembrance Day ceremony Wednesday in Iqaluit.

Construction is underway in Whitehorse on a new $1.5-million children's receiving home that will replace an aging facility next year.

Canada could end up with a two-tier pension system if western provinces go it alone with plans to help their residents build a better retirement income, warns Graham Steele, the finance minister of Nova Scotia.

Dr. Brendan Hanley said the spread of H1N1 influenza virus is likely still on the upswing, as there is no sign the number of swine flu cases is declining so far.

Whitehorse city officials are looking for ways to lower the costs of shipping old cellphones, computers and other electronic waste out of the Yukon.

The Olympic Flame burns brightly in Whitehorse, Yukon, Tuesday, Day 5 of the Torch Run on a day that also saw the iconic beacon travel through the Queen Charlotte Islands and the Northwest Territories.

The Olympic flame is about to light up Canada's North. The torch relay for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics arrives in Whitehorse of the Yukon Territory on Tuesday.

A school - aged girl has become the first Yukon resident to die after getting the H1N1 flu.

The Haines Highway recently received national recognition as one of America's new National Scenic Byways.