A question I asked someone yesterday: "What's it like to ship an eagle or a falcon?" My job is cool.

Minor Yukon mysteries: Who's behind (two in particular) anonymous Twitter accounts? And who leaves banana peels at the Mayo Road turnoff?

I’ve been in Toronto for an hour and I’ve already given a motorist the finger. Feels good (?) to be back.

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It’s not a trip to southern Ontario until you’ve sat in traffic on a 400-series highway.

The Yukon Coroner's Service says four fatal overdoses happened in Whitehorse between Sept. 23 to Oct. 4. The deaths don't appear to be linked, suggesting a bad batch is going around. Toxicology results for two other deaths during that same timeframe are pending.

My latest for The Walrus: I wrote about what happened at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine. (Was waiting for a couple of inserted errors to be corrected before I circulated it.) thewalrus.ca/the-spectacula…

Always here for a deep dive into a very specific social-media trend. newyorker.com/culture/infini…

“It was a spectacular fall for a company that was once the darling of Yukon mining” writes Rhiannon Russell about Victoria Gold, once the Yukon’s largest private sector employer, now facing receivership. Read the full story in The Walrus: thewalrus.ca/the-spectacula…

“You’re not walking around downtown Guelph and people are opening a trench coat saying, ‘Butter? Salted? Unsalted? I’ve got it all.'" thestar.com/news/ontario/n…

Police have laid charges in relation to the Riverdale house explosion last year - Timothy Preston, the owner of the house that exploded, faces two counts under the Yukon Gas Burning Devices Act rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2024/u…

Today marks exactly one year since a house exploded in Whitehorse, killing a neighbour who was asleep in his bed. His name was Dave Gould. I spoke to his wife, Linda, and other people still reeling from Nov. 14, 2023. With 𝙶𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚔𝚊 cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

A fascinating new piece by contributing writer Rhiannon Russell on the fragility of Northern networks and why competition and infrastructure lag in Canada’s remote regions. thewalrus.ca/yukoners-are-p…

Whitehorse vets are overworked, underappreciated, and exhausted. For North of Ordinary, I examined the Yukon’s vet shortage and how it’s part of a national and global problem.

The Walrus closed out 2024 by compiling a list of things that brought our team joy—a practice in gratitude that now has all the makings of an annual tradition. Check out the 2024 edition of our list here: thewalrus.ca/what-brought-u…

Wildlife photographers share the thrill of the chase while also highlighting the importance of setting ethical guidelines. Read the full story by Rhiannon Russell here: canadiangeographic.ca/articles/do-no…

With support from The Chawkers Foundation, The Walrus is launching six regional bureaus to tell Canada’s local stories. Read more about how we’re stepping in to bring news into focus, not just regionally, but from coast to coast to coast: thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-lau…

For years, Eric Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper—living the kind of life a person might do anything to protect. Inside the scandal tearing the equestrian world apart torontolife.com/deep-dives/dar…

Faced with an escalating trade war, Canadians are steering clear of the US. But the tension feels especially raw in the Yukon, which shares not just a border with Alaska but also a sense of remoteness and a way of life. Journalist Rhiannon Russell explores: thewalrus.ca/tariffs-are-un…