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Businesses adjusting to poor summer weather

July 25, 2008

The cloudy, wet weather that's blanketed the Yukon this summer is making its footprint on local business, some for the good and some for the bad.

A Surprising TrioSubscribers only

July 25, 2008

A blond grizzly bear cub

Heavier police patrols easing waterfront woes

July 25, 2008

Ever since RCMP officers started enforcing a new strategy to crack down on public intoxication and unruliness in identified crime "hot spots" such as the Yukon riverfront, local business owners have noticed a change.

Gas prices’ toll may be felt in 2009

July 25, 2008

While many visitors are unimpressed with current gasoline prices, it hasn't deterred them from travelling in a big way, say local tourists and RV park owners.

‘I can’t believe nobody is looking at this thing’Subscribers only

July 25, 2008

Doug Makkonen doesn't pretend to be a scientist, or any sort of expert on glaciers.

Yukon firefighters to assist British ColumbiaSubscribers only

July 25, 2008

Eighteen initial attack firefighters and an agency representative from the Yukon will be sent to British Columbia this weekend to provide assistance with that province's fire plight.

RCMP pursue truck, nab suspectSubscribers only

July 25, 2008

A 26-year-old Whitehorse man has been arrested in relation to a truck theft.

Court orders man to pay $2,600 for Faro vandalismSubscribers only

July 25, 2008

A 23-year-old Ross River man received a four-month conditional sentence, four months' probation, and was ordered to pay $2,600 restitution in territorial court last week after he was convicted of a charge of break and enter.

Man receives warning, sentence for possessing quantity of crack cocaineSubscribers only

July 25, 2008

A 34-year-old man is serving a 12-month conditional sentence after he pleaded guilty to possession of five grams of crack cocaine.

Solar car driver hopes for sunshine on the DempsterSubscribers only

July 25, 2008

DAWSON CITY - Heads turned, jaws dropped and cameras clicked frantically at noon Wednesday as Marcela da Luz arrived here in the Power of One (XOF1) Solar Car.