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Passersby help victim of attempted assault

April 28, 2008

Whitehorse RCMP are on the lookout for a man in his late twenties or early thirties who is the suspect in an attempted sexual assault that took place near F.H.Collins Secondary School over the weekend.

Investors vote in favour of restructuring offer

April 28, 2008

A 96-per-cent vote by investors in favour of a restructuring plan for the troubled asset-backed commercial paper market is good news for the territory.

Two local residents hurt after truck rolls

April 28, 2008

Two Whitehorse residents were medevaced to Fort Nelson, B.C. on Saturday after the tractor-trailer unit they were travelling in rolled off the Alaska Highway near Toad River.

Minister disagrees with mandatory helmet urgingSubscribers only

April 28, 2008

It only makes sense that if Yukoners on the job are required to wear helmets on ATVs, that recreational ATV drivers would be too, says NDP MLA Steve Cardiff.

Government will not pay for midwife billSubscribers only

April 28, 2008

The Yukon government won't fund midwife services without regulations in place first.

DNA tests identify young man’s relativesSubscribers only

April 28, 2008

The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations have released DNA study results that identify 17 aboriginal relatives to Kwaday Dan Ts'inchi (Long Ago Person Found).

Buckway assumes AYC presidencySubscribers only

April 28, 2008

HAINES JUNCTION - The Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) elected its new executive for the coming year as its annual general meeting, held here over the weekend.

Polio is still a surprise to someSubscribers only

April 28, 2008

Ed. note: this is an update on the cross-Canada hand-cycling trip Ramesh Ferris launched from Whitehorse on April 10, and from Victoria on April 12 to raise money in the fight against polio.

North captured author’s imaginationSubscribers only

April 28, 2008

DAWSON CITY - Elizabeth Hay says she was tricked into writing at the age of 15.