Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Mining awards winners feted at banquet Snowline Gold Corp. won the 2023 Robert E. Leckie for Environmental Stewardship on Monday.
International Wares A Big Draw The 32nd Global Village Fair took place last Saturday at the Elks Hall.
COVID-19 falling; RSV rising The Yukon is seeing a decrease in the severity of COVID-19 cases, according to the latest respiratory surveillance report, but the RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is on the rise.
Statue Gains Plaques Carl Schulze, the vice-president of the Yukon Prospectors Association, unveils the new bronze plaques on the Miners Statue at Third Avenue and Main Street on Monday afternoon.
Resident questions wisdom of mining within city limits Whitehorse councillors had no reaction Monday evening to a resident concerned about possible mining in the city.
Power outage was widespread Many Whitehorse residents might be surprised to learn there was a power outage at about 4 a.m today.
Government sites went down All of the Yukon government and legislature websites were down first thing this morning following last night’s power outage in Whitehorse.
‘This is our last resort,’ psychiatrist says A local psychiatrist says he will close his practice and leave the territory unless the Yukon government allows him to work under contract instead of forcing him to work in a fee-for-service system that pays him per patient-visit.

Whistle Bend has traffic woes, council told A Whistle Bend resident wants the city to look into traffic problems in her growing neighbourhood.
Family Fun For All A FamJam Fest, put on by the Yukon Arts Centre, took place Saturday at The Old Fire Hall.
City council reminded of radon’s dangers City councillors were treated to a presentation on the dangers of radon gas Monday evening.
City closer to creating AWG host society City council has given tentative approval to establishing a host society organization as work proceeds on preparing to hold the 2026 Arctic Winter Games.
Yukon NDP recruits new chief of staff The Yukon New Democrats welcomed a new chief of staff on Monday.
Food for Fines program close to reappearing If you want to get out of paying that annoying parking ticket, City of Whitehorse officials want to play “let’s make a deal” with you.
Federal employees decry problems with their health insurance Federal employees held a rally Monday in -20 C temperatures to show how concerned they are about the problems with the government’s new health care coverage.
Some hospital services are being curtailed, YP says The hospital in Whitehorse can currently only conduct 35 x-rays per day, reaching that limit by mid-morning on most days.

Honourarium issue lives on The City of Whitehorse is still mulling over whether committee members should be paid an honourarium.
It's Coming! A Yukon Rendezvous event took place Friday night at Whisky Jacks.
YG denies plan to ‘poach’ MDs from practices The governing Liberals and the Yukon Party clashed last Thursday over the plan to recruit doctors to staff the new walk-in clinic due to open at the end of January.
Horse was shot while running away, vet believes The saga of the wild horses in the Champagne area took a grim turn over the weekend.
Attacking wolf is dead, officers say Yukon conservation officers in Dawson City believe they have captured and killed the wolf involved in a recent fatal attack on a dog.
‘This is how we stand against hate, bigotry and racism’ The Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities together organized an inter-faith fundraiser Sunday at the United Church to support the humanitarian relief efforts for people in Gaza.
Dall sheep are declining in Kluane region This is a tale of two species.
Criminal investigation opened into explosion The RCMP have opened a criminal investigation into last Tuesday’s home explosion in Riverdale.

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