Yukon hiring 23 new teachers to help students struggling through pandemic The Yukon government is hiring 23 new teachers to help deal with some of the effects of the pandemic on student learning. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 27, 2021 6:58 PM CT | Last Updated: January 28 Desks spaced out at Vanier Catholic Secondary School in Whitehorse, Yukon. The territorial government suspended all in-class learning across Yukon last March. Students returned to class in the fall, but with changes.(Laura Howells/CBC)