Rent Caps Scrapped as Yukon Restores No-Cause Evictions

Active remediation of Faro mine expected to begin in 2029

Active remediation of the Faro mine, a shuttered site in south-central Yukon, is expected to begin in a few years after decades of planning. Once the world's largest open-pit lead-zinc mine, Faro was abandoned in 1998 and holds more than 300 million tonnes of waste rock and 70 million tonnes of tailings, making it one of Canada's most contaminated mine sites. Ross River Dena Council Chief Dylan Loblaw said the site lies within his Nation's asserted territory and that his people have long waited for full-scale cleanup. It is one of eight northern abandoned mines covered by a $9.1-billion federal cleanup effort.

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Yukon government scraps rent caps, restores no-cause evictions

The Yukon Party government has voted to scrap rent caps and reinstate no-cause evictions, changes it says could encourage more rental homes to come onto the market. Critics warn the move could make housing even less secure for tenants. The decision marks a significant shift in the territory's residential tenancy rules, affecting renters and landlords across Yukon.

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Yukon committee recommends $35,000 annual donation cap and foreign donation ban

A Yukon legislative committee has recommended capping annual political donations at $35,000 and banning foreign donations, after finding broad agreement that the territory's financing rules, among the least restrictive in Canada, need tighter oversight. The $35,000 cap was approved only by majority vote, with the NDP favouring a lower limit and the Liberals supporting no limit at all. The interim report, based on six meetings and 40 written submissions, delays the committee's final report until spring 2027.

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