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Rhiannon Russell

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Tariffs Are Unravelling the Lifeline Between Yukon and Alaska

Tariffs Are Unravelling the Lifeline Between Yukon and Alaska

For one Northern community, the cost of friendship with Trump's America is too high The post Tariffs Are Unravelling the Lifeline Between Yukon and...

23.04.2025 3

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Rhiannon Russell

First Nations Are Rethinking Education in the Yukon. And It’s Working

At the heart of the approach are year-round classes—with breaks for hunting and fishing The post First Nations Are Rethinking Education in the...

07.02.2025 10

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Rhiannon Russell

“Yukoners Are Pissed”: The Outcry over Telecom Failures

W hen I woke up one morning this past May, internet, cellular, and landline services had been out for about twelve hours. Local CBC radio was...

23.11.2024 8

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Rhiannon Russell

The Spectacular Fall of Victoria Gold, Once the Darling of Yukon Mining

I n late June, the heap leach pad at the Eagle gold mine in central Yukon failed. Heap leaching is a method for extracting minerals from ore, and...

02.10.2024 2

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Rhiannon Russell

How We Treat Bears in Cities Is Trash

I n early May, two black bears roaming a rural residential subdivision in Whitehorse got into unlocked dumpsters and gorged on human trash. When...

02.09.2024 3

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Rhiannon Russell