CYFN partners with Yukon government to open First Nations‑led group home for children
Whitehorse, YT
· Population 32,000 · Yukon River Valley · Yukon Time
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Population 32,000 · Yukon River Valley · Yukon TimeWhitehorse is the capital and largest city of Yukon, with a population of approximately 30,000 — making up over two-thirds of the territory's entire population. Situated along the Yukon River and surrounded by boreal forest and mountains, Whitehorse is a gateway to some of the...
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📊 City Stats
WikipediaPopulation (2021)28,201
Area413.94 km²
Density68.1/km²
Time zoneMST (−07:00)
Postal codeY1A
Area code867
📰 Whitehorse News
RSSPolice end shelter-in-place order in Kinngait, Nunavut
CBC | North News ·
Whitehorse businesses and organizations vie for best lemonade in fundraiser
Yukon News ·
New totem poles highlight Tagish and Tlingit connection to Conrad Historic Site
CBC | North News ·
Conservation officers no longer looking for possibly predatory grizzly bear near Keno City, Yukon
CBC | North News ·
‘I’ve lost about 8 people to suicide,’ youth delegate tells Inuit council in Nunavut
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Kwanlin Dün First Nation receives over $29M to retrofit 100 homes
CBC | North News ·
Auditor general of Canada reviewing Nunavut drinking water management
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No charges laid against police after fatal shooting in Inukjuak, Que., in July 2025
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Thermal generation jumps as Yukon power demand continues to climb
Yukon News ·
Unique Whitehorse flight school brings paramotor to the North
Yukon News ·
Betty Grady
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James “Jimmy” Rear
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Andrew Richard Williams
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Kerry Huff
Yukon News ·
Police seize weapon, lay charges after Yellowknife collision involving stolen vehicle
CBC | North News ·
Firestop: Facing the FireSmart reality
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N.W.T. doctor urges action as report shows climate change fuelling fires
CBC | North News ·
Team Nunavut coaches, athletes ‘relieved’ AWG back to 2 year cycle
CBC | North News ·
Inuvik Gas requests extension in rate hike proceedings
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📅 Whitehorse Events
EventbriteWonderful Whitehorse Scavenger Hunt
Whitehorse · 6:00 PM
Business Participation Back to School Backpack Donation Whitehorse
Whitehorse · 7:00 PM
Takhini Salt Flats
Whitehorse · 12:00 AM
Swimming salmon
Whitehorse · 2:00 AM
Harrington's Jewellery and Timepieces Buying Event - By Appointment Only
Whitehorse · 5:00 PM
Family Friendly Bedazzle Workshop with a Drag Queen!
Whitehorse · 10:00 PM
CPD Event- Scooter Prescription with For-De Group (Shoprider)
Blackburn, Blackburn · 4:30 PM
Queers and Beers Trivia Night
Whitehorse · 1:30 AM
Bedazzle Night with a Drag Queen!
Whitehorse · 2:00 AM
Indigenous Engagement: 1 Day Session for Community Development – Whitehorse
Whitehorse · 4:00 PM
THE GRAND VENDOR MARKETPLACE
Whitehorse · 5:00 PM
Gaylight All Night: A Pride Dance Party
Whitehorse · 3:30 AM
Drag Me to Brunch
Whitehorse · 6:00 PM
Wildflowers and orchids in Yarran Dheran with Tony Slater
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Training in Whitehorse, YT
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CAPM (Project Management) Certification Training in Whitehorse, YT
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DevOps Certification Training in Whitehorse, YT
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Tableau Certification Training in Whitehorse, YT
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LSSBB - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Training in Whitehorse, YT
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Yukon Conservation Society's AGM
Whitehorse · 2:00 AM
🎵 Whitehorse Live Music
Live🎵 Live Music at Deschain feat. Joey Love | Gainvesville, TX
Whitehorse, YT · Sun, Aug 30 at 1:00 AM
Tickets →🦋 Bluesky
Bluesky🦋 Lewis Rifkind🇺🇦🇨🇦 @biblioholic.bsky.social
More proof that Mark Wykes loves us!
#mushypeas #HPsauce #Whitehorse #Yukon
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🦋 Andrew B @canukukra.bsky.social
"Frederick_Trump
During the Klondike Gold Rush, he moved to Yukon, Canada, and made his fortune by operating a restaurant and a brothel for miners in Whitehorse."
The degeneracy runs in the genes. We…
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🦋 Lewis Rifkind🇺🇦🇨🇦 @biblioholic.bsky.social
“He stooped and looked in Mirrormere,
And saw a crown of stars appear,
As gems upon a silver thread,
Above the shadow of his head.”
- J.R.R. Tolkien, Song of Durin’s Awakening - Lord of the Rings…
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🦋 jetsshado.bsky.social @jetsshado.bsky.social
When the pipeline was abandoned in March 1945 after 13 months' operation, it left a festering scar across the Canadian Northwest - a "junkyard monument to military stupidity."
thecanadianencyclopedia.…
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🦋 The NCCIH @thenccih.bsky.social
“Government of Yukon and Kwanlin Dün First Nation partner to expand primary care access” - https://yukon.ca/en/news/government-yukon-and-kwanlin-dun-first-nation-partner-expand-primary-care-access - #…
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🦋 Lewis Rifkind🇺🇦🇨🇦 @biblioholic.bsky.social
“…We cannot get out. We cannot get out. They have taken the Bridge and second hall....” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
#shoppingcartsoftheYukon #Whitehorse #Yukon
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🦋 Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social
High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Hot in the upper Yukon River valley with low elevation high temperatures in the 80s from Whitehorse downriver to Fort Yukon. Still warm on the…
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🦋 Yukon Twitcher @yukonbirder.bsky.social
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On a lonely stretch of the #AlaskaHighway between #Whitehorse & northern British Columbia, "a large black timber wolf appeared on the highway in front of him..." -
cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/new.…
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🦋 Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social
& for the non-Canada knowers, Whitehorse is in <checks notes> the Yukon 😬
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🦋 Lewis Rifkind🇺🇦🇨🇦 @biblioholic.bsky.social
A bear, a bike, some butterflies…
Up the Grey Mountain Road, over the top to the Dream Trail, and then down. Six hours door to door, but I’m slow.
#Whitehorse #Yukon
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🦋 Netasgard Canada (en) @netasgardcanadaen.bsky.social
Canadian — Canadian-Origin Chinook Salmon Reach Yukon Fish Ladder in 7 Years #Canadian #News
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🦋 Lewis Rifkind🇺🇦🇨🇦 @biblioholic.bsky.social
The City of Whitehorse, Yukon doing good things today! Painting the Rainbow Crosswalks on Main Street, and checking through funky sounds if the water mains are blocked!
#Whitehorse #Yukon (1/2)
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🦋 Lewis Rifkind🇺🇦🇨🇦 @biblioholic.bsky.social
“The ballet of the good city sidewalk never repeats itself from place to place, and in any one place is always replete with improvisations.” - Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities…
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🦋 Yukon Twitcher @yukonbirder.bsky.social
Actually, "Despite reaching a seven-year high to date, this year's run is still below the historical average of approximately 40,000 salmon observed at the sonar station" -
#ChinookSalmon
#YukonRiver…
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🦋 Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social
Yukon River chinook salmon arrive at Whitehorse fish ladder, amid strongest run in recent years
The number of Yukon River chinook entering Canada to date is the highest since 2019
www.cbc.ca/news/ca…
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🦋 Espaces autochtones @espacesautochtones.bsky.social
Fairbanks sera l’hôte des Jeux d’hiver de l’Arctique de 2028
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/227...
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🦋 Lewis Rifkind🇺🇦🇨🇦 @biblioholic.bsky.social
“…when faced with a new and unique situation, was to look through their libraries to see if it had ever happened before…in times of danger you spent the day sitting very quietly in a building with ver…
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🦋 Alexa MacKie @alexaamackie.bsky.social
The Yukon Government and the Council of Yukon First Nations are partnering for an Indigenous-led group home for siblings. This comes months after an audit found several gaps in the territorial governm…
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🦋 Doug Rutherford @dougrutherford.bsky.social
Mounted on an 11x14” wooden cradle, available at Yukon Artists @Work gallery, 4129 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, $200.
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🦋 June Blackwell 🏳️⚧️ @junipercapita.bsky.social
Hell yeah, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
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💬 r/Whitehorse
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Thanks Jeddie from WalkOn FootCare for having me facilitate this workshop in Whitehorse!
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Trivia“The 2,400 km Alaska Highway was built through Whitehorse in just eight months in 1942.”
Source: Wikipedia