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Stories published on Friday December 3, 2021

• Toonie Tourney gathers food and raises funds for the food bank The annual Toonie soccer tournament took place from Friday to Sunday at the Canada Games Centre (CGC).
• When murder proves almost impossible (Bookends) Sometime, in our near future, death becomes less certain than taxes.
• Star Pet Of The Week
• Thoughts on each Friday’s ‘obits’ (Comment) Today is my “half-birthday”, exactly six months since the last actual anniversary of that momentous day.
• When governments fail to govern Ed. note: this column was submitted shortly before the omicron variant of COVID-19 came to world attention.
• 2023 – there’s lot of stuff I don’t get Scruffy dog and tousled child were curled up against a tree, basking in the campfire heat.
• We all stand diminished by Afghanistan (Comment) Christmas is a time of comfort and celebration for most of us, which makes it the best time to consider those less fortunate.
• Could the Freedom Party exert collateral damage? (Editorial) During a radio appearance amid last week’s serial on the Yukon Party’s non-confidence motion, Premier Sandy Silver voiced an unusually aggressive critique of
• The politicians need a scoreboard It is no fun hearing politicians badmouth each other.
• A requiem for lives lost I am a Yukoner who wrote this poem back in early June after the wake for the 215 discovered children’s bodies at the Kamloops, B.C. residential school.
• Confusion, frustration mark COVID management Current policies and COVID regulations are changing by the day or by the hour, leaving Yukoners in a greater insecurity than we have been at the start of the pandemic.
• Why haven’t gas prices dropped? As a result of a 13-per-cent decline in the global price for oil since Nov. 22, the cost for a litre of gas in Edmonton dropped from $1.55 on Nov. 22 to $1.29 yesterday.
• Canada must fight malnutrition Next Tuesday and Wednesday, the Nutrition for Growth Summit will be held in Tokyo.
• Don’t throw Yukoners out of their jobs The question should not be: “Are you double-vaccinated?”
• Review ignites ideas for better fire protection The Yukon government has received a 152-page review of the Yukon Fire Marshal’s (FMO’s) office and fire suppression partnerships in the territory.
• Harry Lehmon - The Little Miner From Bonanza Creek The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
• New life for an old theatre The Yukon Theatre is going through some major changes.
• A Sign Of The Season A City of Whitehorse crew works on the lights of the tree at the end of Main Street on Tuesday afternoon.
• RCMP should leave Indigenous land: NDP Yukon NDP Leader Kate White introduced a motion in the legislature Nov. 25 calling for the withdrawal of the RCMP from Wet’suwet’en territory in British Columbia.
• Physician quizzed on ins and outs of COVID The questions piled up Monday as the Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health appeared before the legislative assembly.
• Holiday shopping tips sheet out With the holiday shopping season upon us, it’s time to think about the need to safeguard your personal information and privacy while shopping, both virtually and in person.
• COVID-19 takes 14th life as rules relax Another death of a Yukon citizen from COVID-19 was reported Thursday afternoon by Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health.
• ‘There are definitely growing pains,’ White says ‘There are definitely growing pains,’ White says
• Liberals had ‘unprecedented poor performance’ Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon has called the fall sitting of the legislature the worst he’s ever seen.
• Silver offers frank critique of sitting, parties Premier Sandy Silver appeared to be almost relieved as one of the more tumultuous legislative sittings in recent history came to a close Thursday.