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‘We can shape the future,‘ Dallaire says

September 30, 2008

If young Canadians want to make the world a better place, the first thing they can do is exercise their right to vote, Senator Romeo Dallaire told a gathering of Yukon College students and staff last Friday.

Public’s help requested to locate missing man

September 30, 2008

Haines Junction RCMP are continuing their search for Heinz Meyer, a 20-year-plus resident of the village who has been missing for more than a week.

Annual storytelling festival set for the coming weekend

September 30, 2008

While summer traditionally marks the end of the festival season in many parts of the country, in the territory, the events just keep going, with the Yukon International Storytelling Festival set for this weekend at the Yukon Arts Centre.

Diabetic teens need patience, understandingSubscribers only

September 30, 2008

Raising a teenager is hard enough as it is, but when that teenager suffers from diabetes, every day requires a level of organization, patience and understanding that some families are simply not prepared for.

Driver taken to hospital after truck flips onto roofSubscribers only

September 30, 2008

The male driver of a Ford truck was sent to Whitehorse General Hospital late Monday night after his truck rolled on the Alaska Highway at McCrae.

Groups set out expectations for candidatesSubscribers only

September 30, 2008

Addressing climate change, balancing mining with environmental protection, preparing the labour force for economic growth and putting Yukon families first are among expectations some non-governmental organizations leaders have for whoever is elected Yukon MP.

Hundreds lose power overnightSubscribers only

September 30, 2008

Power to 800 customers was cut overnight after a vehicle went off the North Klondike Highway and collided with a guy-wire on Monday evening.

Summer tourism tumbled; now the worry is winterSubscribers only

September 30, 2008

DAWSON CITY - As had been generally predicted by tourism operators in Dawson, numbers were somewhat down this past summer.

Dashing Around the YukonSubscribers only

September 29, 2008

This 1980 De Havilland DHC-7-102

NDP would strengthen Arctic sovereignty

September 29, 2008

On the heels of NDP Leader Jack Layton's pitch to Canadian voters in Toronto on Sunday, Ken Bolton, the Yukon's federal NDP candidate, presented the party's platform to local media this morning at his campaign headquarters in Whitehorse.