Yukon

Dwindling Alaska salmon leave Yukon River tribes in crisis

By NATHAN HOWARD and GILLIAN FLACCUSOctober 2, 2021 GMT

Sweltering heat wave linked to sudden deaths in Vancouver

June 30, 2021 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A sweltering heat wave that has settled over western Canada for several days is believed to be a contributing factor in dozens of sudden-death calls received by police in the Vancouver area, authorities said Tuesday.

Couple pleads guilty of travelling to Yukon for COVID shot

June 16, 2021 GMT

WHITEHORSE, Yukon (AP) — A husband and wife accused of flying to a remote Indigenous community in Yukon Territory to get vaccinated for the coronavirus in January have each pleaded guilty to two counts of violating of the territory’s Civil Emergency Measures Act.

Lunar showstopper: Super blue blood moon awes and wows

By MARCIA DUNNFebruary 1, 2018 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon put on a rare cosmic show Wednesday: a red blue moon, super big and super bright...

Quake near Canada border jolts Yukon, southeast Alaska

May 1, 2017 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A major earthquake in northwest British Columbia shook up communities in nearby Alaska and Yukon Territory but caused no apparent damage...