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Premier assesses sitting as successfulSubscribers only

May 17, 2013 at 5:17 pm

The 2013 spring legislative sitting was nothing short of successful, Premier Darrell Pasloski said Thursday following question period.

Opposition comes away somewhat frustratedSubscribers only

May 17, 2013 at 5:13 pm

Contrary to the premier’s positive look-back on the sitting, opposition party leaders are heading into summer frustrated by unresolved issues.

Government to study worker probation lengthSubscribers only

May 17, 2013 at 4:58 pm

The Yukon government has agreed to look at changing the probationary period for new employees from six to three months, after amending an NDP motion on the subject.

NDP pushes for harm reduction housing modelSubscribers only

May 17, 2013 at 4:54 pm

The NDP pushed the government to commit to housing first and harm reduction models Tuesday in the legislature.

School’s tech and trades wing won’t be replacedSubscribers only

May 17, 2013 at 4:49 pm

The Yukon government won’t be replacing the tech and trades wing when it begins construction on the new F.H. Collins Secondary School.

Critic sounds alarm as gov’t reviews NGO funding

May 16, 2013 at 2:35 pm

The Department of Health and Social Services is on the verge of a non-government organizations (NGOs) funding shift that could see advocacy-only organizations lose support.

YHC learned of unpaid wages a year ago

May 15, 2013 at 3:06 pm

The Yukon Hospital Corp. knew as of late May 2012 that Dowland Construction Ltd. had not paid at least one subcontractor working on two rural hospital projects.

MLAs grill hospital corporation officials

May 14, 2013 at 2:50 pm

Representatives of the Yukon Hospital Corp. appeared before the legislative assembly as witnesses Monday, for the first time since 2010.

Lottery an option for college staff spaceSubscribers only

May 14, 2013 at 2:46 pm

As Yukon College faces office reconfigurations to accommodate 12 new and returning staff members, talk of expansion is resurfacing.

Border jumper took part in jail incidents

May 13, 2013 at 2:56 pm

The Alaska man who ran the Beaver Creek border crossing last fall has one week left to serve for his crime.