Yukon
Northern territory of Canada
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| April 28 2025 | The NDP announced a formal confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals. |
| April 23 2025 | The incumbent Liberals were sworn in with a minority government. |
| 2024 | The television series 'Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet' concludes after 12 seasons. |
| 2024 | Statistics Canada estimated Yukon's population to be 46,948, representing a 17.5% increase from the 2016 census, which is the largest percentage population increase for any Canadian province or territory. |
| 2023 | Jeanie McLean appointed as Deputy Premier and Minister of Education |
| 2023 | Richard Mostyn appointed as Minister of Community Services |
| 2023 | John Streicker appointed to multiple ministerial roles including Energy, Mines and Resources, Tourism and Culture |
| 2023 | Adeline Webber appointed as Commissioner of Yukon |
| 2023 | Sandy Silver appointed as Minister of Finance and given additional responsibilities |
| 2023 | Tracy-Anne McPhee appointed as Minister of Health and Social Services, and Minister of Justice |
| 2023 | Mike Pemberton becomes Premier of Yukon and takes on multiple ministerial responsibilities |
| 2023 | Nils Clarke appointed as Minister of the Environment and Highways and Public Works |
| 2023 | Dr. Michelle Oakley and her family continued filming Season 11 of the National Geographic series 'Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet', documenting her veterinary work with various animals in the Yukon region of Canada. |
| 2023 | Condor Airlines temporarily suspended its direct flight route to Frankfurt from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, pending runway reconstruction project completion. |
| 2023 | Douglas Cooper became the principal of J.V. Clark School for the 2023-2024 school year. |
| 2023 | Forty Mile (Ch'ëdähdëk) became part of the Tr'ondëk-Klondike UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognizing the transformation of the landscape and Indigenous adaptation to European colonization. |
| January 14 2023 | Ranj Pillai became the 10th Premier of Yukon, taking office and representing the Yukon Liberal Party after representing the electoral district of Porter Creek South. |
| 2022 | Zelezny attended some convoy protests in Yukon organized by a citizens group called 'Yukon Freedom', though the party denied any official connection to the protest organizers. |
| 2021 | Dr. Michelle Oakley and her family continued filming the ninth season of her National Geographic Wild television series 'Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet', showcasing her veterinary work with various animals in the Yukon territory of Canada. |
| 2021 | Canadian Census recorded the population of Ibex Valley as 523 residents. |
| 2021 | 35th Legislature of Yukon begins, continuing the territory's ongoing legislative process. |
| 2021 | Census recorded 1,125 people who immigrated to Yukon between 2016 and 2021, with India and Philippines being the top source countries. |
| 2021 | Religious landscape shows significant shift with irreligion becoming the largest group at 23,640 people, while Christian population declined to 13,860, marking a substantial demographic transformation. |
| 2021 | Yukon general election resulted in a Liberal minority government, with the party securing a reduced number of seats. |
| 2021 | Canadian census revealed that 59.7% of Yukon residents reported having no religious affiliation, the highest percentage in Canada, while 35.0% reported Christianity as their religious affiliation. |
| 2021 | Canadian census reported Yukon's population at 40,232 residents. |
| 2021 | During the territorial election, Kate White, leader of the Yukon NDP, campaigned on returning to the use of 'The Yukon' |
| 2021 | Territorial government policy changed to recommend the use of 'The Yukon' in official territorial government materials. |
| 2021 | Currie Dixon led the Yukon Party, winning 8 seats and the popular vote overall. Dixon was personally elected in the district of Copperbelt North. |
| 2021 | Brendan Hanley of the Liberal Party was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Yukon electoral district. |
| 2021 | Census recorded Whitehorse with a population of 28,201 residents, confirming its status as the largest city in Northern Canada's three territories. |
| November 2021 | The party raised $8,149 in the remaining weeks of 2021. |
| November 15 2021 | The Yukon Freedom Party was officially formed and registered with Elections Yukon. |
| October 26 2021 | Ralph Shaw shot and killed two people in Faro, Yukon Territory, including town councilor Patrick McCracken (73) and his estranged wife Saenduean Honchaiyaphum (42). One man was critically injured. |
| October 26 2021 | Jack Bowers' swearing-in ceremony as the town's new mayor was postponed due to the shooting incident. |
| October 26 2021 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police placed the entire town of Faro into lockdown at 4:57 PM, rescinding the order at 5:29 PM while maintaining a heavy police presence. |
| October 26 2021 | Yukon Premier Sandy Silver publicly condemned the murders that afternoon. |
| August 16 2021 | Lesley Brown begins her term as president and vice-chancellor. |
| July 1 2021 | Mike DeGagné begins his term as president and vice-chancellor. |
| June 23 2021 | Lesley Brown is announced as the next president and vice-chancellor of Yukon University. |
| January 2021 | Karen Barnes is named president emerita by the Board of Governors, becoming the first president emerita of Yukon University. |
| 2020 | Dr. Michelle Oakley and her family continued filming the eighth season of 'Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet', showcasing her veterinary work in the Yukon Territory of Canada, treating a variety of wild and domestic animals. |
| November 17 2020 | Jamena James Allen is officially installed as chancellor in a small, physically distanced ceremony. |
| October 6 2020 | Jamena James Allen is announced as the new chancellor of the university. |
| June 30 2020 | Karen Barnes steps down from her position as president and vice-chancellor. |
| May 2020 | Planned commemoration events for university reorganization were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic safety measures. |
| May 23 2020 | Currie Dixon was elected as the new party leader, winning 50.44% of the vote on the second ballot. He defeated Brad Cathers, taking 752 votes to Cathers' 682. |
| March 25 2020 | Party president Mark Beese announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the leadership voting would take place over phone and online. |
| February 20 2020 | Legislation establishing Yukon University went into effect, creating a new bicameral governance structure with a board of governors and university senate. |
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