Yukon North Of Ordinary

All news by Ashley Joannou

Police busy on drug busts front

May 1, 2013 at 3:33 pm

The Yukon RCMP have been involved in a series of drug busts in the last 11 days, though investigators say none of them appear to be related.

Trial hears about attempts to free stuck SUVSubscribers only

May 1, 2013 at 3:23 pm

It’s March 26, 2008, and two people are stuck in their SUV on a mining road 30 minutes from the Swift River Lodge.

Blood linked to man found in fire’s ruinsSubscribers only

April 30, 2013 at 3:23 pm

Blood found on the floor mat of a vehicle has been linked to an Ibex Valley man discovered dead in the charred remains of his cabin in 2008.

Lawsuit follows fire which gutted hotel

April 29, 2013 at 3:34 pm

The Liard First Nation (LFN) is taking its insurance broker to Yukon Supreme Court,

Board ordered to compensate janitor who was hurt on jobSubscribers only

April 29, 2013 at 3:29 pm

The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board has been ordered to pay a janitor who was injured in a 2011 fall.

MLAs protest Alaska-set show’s Yukon namesake

April 26, 2013 at 3:48 pm

Yukon MLAs have taken issue with the Discovery Channel’s show Yukon Men, and are calling for the name to be changed.

Justice minister lends input to Victims’ Bill of RightsSubscribers only

April 26, 2013 at 3:16 pm

The Yukon’s justice minister was in Ottawa this week to provide input on the development of a Canadian Victims’ Bill of Rights.

‘You lied repeatedly to the jury,’ ex-cop reminded

April 25, 2013 at 2:56 pm

A former RCMP officer who pleaded guilty to lying under oath was involved with some of the evidence in a Yukon Supreme Court murder trail currently underway.

Court upholds man’s sexual assault convictionSubscribers only

April 24, 2013 at 3:28 pm

A Yukon man has lost his appeal of a sexual assault conviction from 2011.

Ibex Valley fire claims woman’s life

April 23, 2013 at 3:19 pm

The coroner and the fire marshal’s office are investigating after the body of a 69-year-old woman was found Monday inside the burned-down remains of a home in Ibex Valley.