News archive for May 22, 2009
‘They’ve turned me into an inconvenience store’
May 22, 2009 at 5:33 pm
A local convenience store owner says the Yukon Lottery Commission has turned his business into an "inconvience store."
Guard your drinks, awareness drive urges
May 22, 2009 at 5:29 pm
The first time Lauren Tuck had her drink drugged, she didn't know what had happened to her.
Eagle’s devastation brings Dawson City memories flooding back
May 22, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Bill Bowie has been thinking a lot lately about the Dawson flood of 1979, those thoughts triggered by the devastation he's seen in photographs coming out of Eagle, Alaska, this month.
‘You will get old very fast with addiction,’ judge warns Subscribers only
May 22, 2009 at 5:25 pm
An Abbotsford, B.C. judge handed out more than just jail time when she was in Whitehorse last month to hear a number of territorial court cases.
Man is found not criminally responsible for mattress fire Subscribers only
May 22, 2009 at 5:23 pm
The man charged with setting a mattress on fire at Whitehorse General Hospital last October has been found not criminally responsible for his actions.
Building name honours vessel’s final pilot Subscribers only
May 22, 2009 at 5:21 pm
The man who piloted the SS Keno on her final voyage from Whitehorse to Dawson City was remembered for his place in the Yukon's history and much more Thursday during the official naming ceremony of the Frank Slim Building in Shipyards Park.
Study downplays harm from burning garbage Subscribers only
May 22, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Toxic emissions from burning garbage at the territory's dumps pose no significant health risk for people living near community landfills, according to a study financed by the territorial government.
Firefighters plan practice flights Subscribers only
May 22, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Whitehorse residents shouldn't be surprised if they see more aircraft in the city skies this weekend.
If A Tree Falls In Takhini North, Will Anybody Hear it? Subscribers only
May 22, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Workers are removing a good number of trees to make way for new infrastructure and the new Takhini North subdivision.
Fentie dared to collect award for secrecy Subscribers only
May 22, 2009 at 5:08 pm
The Yukon government is in the running for the Code of Silence Award, an annual prize bestowed upon the nation's most secretive government, department or agency by the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ).
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