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2021-01-28
B.C. couple accused of flying to Yukon to get COVID-19 shots face six months in jail
Vancouver couple faces up to six months of jail or fines due to them traveling to the Yukon territory to get vaccinated, skipping the line. The vaccines were reserved for First Nations which have less access to healthcare. -
2020-08-26
Yukon Brewery
A post from Yukon Brewing in August 2020 about their hand sanitizer. -
2021-01-26
Wealthy couple chartered a plane to the Yukon, took vaccines doses meant for Indigenous elders, authorities said
A wealthy couple from Vancouver, Canada flew to a remote indigenous community in the Yukon to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Yukon community was deemed a priority community for the vaccine due to the remoteness as well as the high number of elderly and high-risk residents. The members of the community are unhappy about the couple's actions and wish to see them punished. -
12/07/2020
Opposition questions Yukon vaccine plan, after learning territory left out of 1st batch
The first batch of COVID vaccine of nearly 250,000 doses will be available before the end of the year, but none will go to the territories. The North lacks the freezers required to store the Pfizer vaccine, which the company says requires a freezer at –80 C to –60 C or in a thermal container at –90 C to –60 C. -
2020-12-12
Proposed six-month freeze on rent increases voted down in legislature
The government and opposition party voted down a motion brought forward by the New Democratic Party (NDP) on Dec. 9 that proposed a six-month freeze on rent increases to help renters during the pandemic. The NDP had asked the legislature to pass a ministerial order under the Civil Emergency Measures Act to prevent rent-increases until July 1, 2021. -
2020-07-15
Yukon Testing Guidelines
The guidelines from the Yukon Government on who should be tested and how healthcare professionals should perform those tests. -
2020-10-19
"It's very scary at WGH right now," says employee
This is a news article about the conditions at the Whitehorse General Hospital. The article highlights the staffing and shortage issues that are causing unsafe conditions in the hospital.