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September 15, 2023
- What does the future hold? What will be the denouement of all of the indictments Donald Trump is currently saddled with?
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In The Winners' Circle .
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Beaver Creek will eventually bask in solar power On Sept. 7, two dozen local citizens and some visitors gathered at the end of Mouse Road, just past the Nelnah Bessie John School and the ATCO Electric Yukon diesel power plant.
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All eyes trained on on the Yukon Prize Photo Spread
- MP cites communications woes Yukon MP Brendan Hanley is acknowledging the federal Liberal party is suffering significant communications problems.
- Survey begins on Inclusion Action Plan The Yukon government has released an online survey to check in with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community on the government’s progress on the five-year LGBTQ2S+ Inclusion Action Plan.
- Premier Pillai salutes Rosh Hashanah arrival Premier Ranj Pillai issued this statement on Rosh Hashanah today:
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Knife flashed during robbery at local convenience outlet The Tags store in downtown Whitehorse was robbed early Wednesday morning.
- Government’s websites came under cyber attack The Yukon government’s websites were under attack Thursday from an unknown source.
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Garbage-munching sow, two cubs euthanized A family of bears that have been of concern in the Lobird neighbourhood on the west side of Whitehorse have been euthanized.
- City solicits feedback on square concept The City of Whitehorse is requesting feedback on its Main Street Town Square concept.
- Local vaccine clinic is on the move The Whitehorse vaccine clinic is relocating to Northern Vision Development (NVD) Place at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Ogilvie.
- Fines meted out after fatal 2021 bulldozer rollover Sentencing in the case against a placer mining company and one of its owners after the death of a worker in a bulldozer rollover accident in 2021 has resulted in $92,000 in fines and penalties being handed out in hearing on Thursday.
- Investigation into disciplinary methods is over A two-year police investigation into excessive disciplinary methods at Jack Hulland Elementary School is now finished – though the findings will not be made public, according to an RCMP spokesperson.
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Yukoners reflect on the cycle of homelessness That more and more people are struggling to find housing in Whitehorse is not a surprise.
September 14, 2023
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Yukoners end Tokyo portion of Asia mission Premier Ranj Pillai, Energy, Mines and Resources and Tourism and Culture John Streicker and a Yukon business delegation have concluded business development meetings in Tokyo.
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University announces new appointment Longtime Yukoner Aisha Montgomery has been appointed as Yukon University’s associate vice-president, university relations.
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Silver settling into new PNWER role Former premier Sandy Silver is entering the fall as the Canadian vice-president of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER).
- Arctic Inspiration Prize awards date announced The 12th annual Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP) awards ceremony take place during the Arctic Indigenous Investment Confereance (AIIC) on May 7, 2024 in Whitehorse.
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Clarify stance on trans rights, NDP tells YP NDP Leader Kate White is calling on the Yukon Party to clarify its position on trans rights.
- Fire razes another historic building in Atlin Another historic building has been destroyed by a fire in Atlin.
- Cyber attack shuts down YG’s websites The Yukon government’s websites were under attack this morning from an unknown source.
September 13, 2023
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Bear safety featured at weekly market Photo Spread
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NNDDC makes critical infrastructure move The Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Development Corp. (NNDDC) has acquired four industrial propane tanks from Borealis Fuels & Logistics Ltd.,
- Report will not affect the CASA Kate White, the leader of the Yukon NDP, says she’s not ready to pull the plug on the governing Liberals over the latest report on the Hidden Valley School sexual abuse scandal.
- Papers were wrongly shredded: YEU A senior Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) executive member is accusing the territorial government of shredding documents at the centre of an access to information request.
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Judge clears way for class action to proceed The Yukon Supreme Court has given the go-ahead for class action in a lawsuit involving alleged excessive disciplinary methods at Jack Hulland Elementary School in Whitehorse.