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Articles

Oct 4, 2026

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10 min read

Less booze. More bud. Canada's #1.

Yukon leads Canada in cannabis spending. Plus Jack London, Gavin McKenna, and a Whitehorse rom-com.

Michael Angelo Hunter

From 19 to 275: Yukon’s short-term rental boom meets new rules

Sep 27, 2026

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9 min read

From 19 to 275: Yukon’s short-term rental boom meets new rules

The surprising guests behind Yukon’s short-term rental boom, a tiny haymaker’s race against winter, and a $400,000 win for local sport. Plus, your next night out.

Michael Angelo Hunter

Nearly half of employed Yukoners work in the public sector

Sep 20, 2026

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8 min read

Nearly half of employed Yukoners work in the public sector

Yukon’s changing workforce, the elk that arrived from Alberta, and a little less waiting for the school bus.

Michael Angelo Hunter

Whitehorse house prices rose 78%. Did incomes keep up?

Sep 13, 2026

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11 min read

Whitehorse house prices rose 78%. Did incomes keep up?

What the last decade did to your buying power, the salmon that never left, and a record turnout of young Yukon runners.

Michael Angelo Hunter

The Yukon now has more seniors than children

Sep 6, 2026

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10 min read

The Yukon now has more seniors than children

A demographic shift, Yukon mining projects valued in the billions, and the mystery of our disappearing bats.

Michael Angelo Hunter

Whitehorse Wins the Inflation Competition

Aug 30, 2026

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9 min read

Whitehorse Wins the Inflation Competition

Power bills climb, 22 animals return to the wild, and why the Yukon turns gold, not red.

Michael Angelo Hunter