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News

Riverfront land sale proposal stirs worries

May 6, 2008

Going to the highest bidder and only the highest bidder: waterfront property.

Takhini Transport issues driver layoff notices

May 6, 2008

Sixty school bus drivers across the territory have received layoff notices from Takhini Transport after the company was released from its five-year contract a year early by the Yukon government.

Sunday’s massive outage becomes a police matter

May 6, 2008

It looks like Sunday night's systemwide electricity blackout was caused by a vandal with a rifle, says Yukon Energy's vice-president of operations and engineering.

Insulator failure cuts power to thousandsSubscribers only

May 6, 2008

Another failed insulator caused this morning's lengthy power outage across half of Whitehorse and north along the Mayo Road.

School locked down after weapon scareSubscribers only

May 6, 2008

Students at Elijah Smith Elementary School were returning to business as usual today after a lockdown that took place Monday morning.

City awarded funding for public transitSubscribers only

May 6, 2008

Whitehorse Transit users will be getting a new ride thanks to the federal and Yukon governments.

Palliative care team inaugurates new officeSubscribers only

May 6, 2008

Saving the lives of patients is the job of many health care workers, but when a patient is dying, it's the job of palliative care workers to ease the suffering and improve or maintain a patient's quality of life.

Enthusiasts open ‘beautiful building’Subscribers only

May 6, 2008

In the Fireplace Room of the newly-opened Whitehorse Shipyards Park Building, there is a direct line of sight to the gently rolling waters of the Yukon River.

Charges follow seizure of marijuanaSubscribers only

May 6, 2008

A man and a woman, both 42, were arrested last Thursday after RCMP officers located 15 marijuana plants at a residence near Whitehorse.