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‘It was like Armageddon,’ witness says of dust devil

July 3, 2009 at 5:43 pm

What was apparently a mighty dust devil shot up Lewes Boulevard Thursday afternoon, to the amazement of children and adults who witnessed it.

‘Massive search effort’ for aircraft goes on

July 3, 2009 at 5:38 pm

Canadian military and civilian search planes continue to scour the mountains in the territory's southwest corner for a missing plane and its two American passengers.

Protecting firefighters: ‘It’s the right thing to do’

July 3, 2009 at 5:33 pm

A firefighter's job is to go into a potentially deadly situation - namely a burning building - and to control and monitor that situation until it no longer presents a danger to the public.

Airtankers take on fire near Little Salmon Lake Subscribers only

July 3, 2009 at 5:29 pm

Lightning started five more forest fires in the territory Thursday - the most significant being a 175-hectare fire burning in the Carmacks district near Little Salmon Lake.

A dedicated firefighter returns home Subscribers only

July 3, 2009 at 5:25 pm

The old 1953 pumper backed into the garage of Fire Hall No. 1 Thursday,

Dawson rallies to assist flood-ravaged Eagle Subscribers only

July 3, 2009 at 5:20 pm

Dawson's volunteer work crew was completely flummoxed by what they saw when they arrived in Eagle, Alaska during the first weekend in June.

Passenger recruitment high on Air North’s agenda Subscribers only

July 3, 2009 at 5:13 pm

As Air North moves into the coming year, it will focus on drawing more passengers to its service, says president Joe Sparling.

First Nation of Nacho N’yak Dun, Yukon government sign accord Subscribers only

July 3, 2009 at 5:11 pm

The Yukon government, represented by Premier Dennis Fentie,

Power outage was brief Subscribers only

July 3, 2009 at 5:10 pm

A transformer near the city's airport is the prime suspect in a brief power outage which left 2,600 Yukoners without electricity late this morning.

Klondike welcomes new search and rescue boat Subscribers only

July 3, 2009 at 5:07 pm

DAWSON CITY - It was hard to say who was more pleased when Klondike MLA Steve Nordick turned over the new Harbercraft Search and Rescue boat to Elaine Henderson,

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