Whitehorse Daily Star

February 17, 2023

• Together Today for our Children Tomorrow turns 50 Photo Spread
• Historic land claims manifesto celebrated The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) and First Nations from across the territory got together Monday during a week of celebrating the 50th anniversary of _Together Today for our Children Tomorrow_.
• Search continues for debris in Yukon Search and recovery efforts continue in central Yukon for the object that was shot down last Saturday.
• Nurses’ bonuses program ‘a fiasco’: YEU The president of the union representing nurses under Yukon government employment says payment delays for bonus packages promised back in December raise serious concerns “about the potential violation of workers’ rights” and “human rights.”
• Musher Kingsley and her crew soldiered on “It’s going better than expected.”
• Musher had close encounter with a ‘moose’ Aaron Peck has finished fourth in the YQ450.
• Mayla Hill captures third in ‘a great race’
 Mayla Hill has captured third place in the Yukon Quest 450-mile race.
• Businesses awaiting word on minimum wage: YP The Yukon Party is seeking certainty from the territorial government about the minimum wage hike outlined in the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA) signed Jan. 31 by the Liberals and the NDP.
• Former educator sees criminal charges stayed Criminal charges against a former educational assistant at Hidden Valley Elementary School accused of sexually assaulting a former student between 2014 and 2018 have been stayed.
• Billing system must be upgraded: YMA president For the second time in less than a year, Yukon doctors are experiencing some significant delays in getting paid by the government.
• Parents’ affidavits describe troubling allegations An application to certify a class action lawsuit filed this week against Jack Hulland Elementary School and the Department of Education provides new allegations of the impacts that holds and seclusion had on students over two decades.

February 16, 2023

• Long Ago Yukon schedules address Long Ago Yukon has planned a speaker event for Saturday.
• Mille Porsild finishes second in the YQ450 Mille Porsild has finished second in the Yukon Quest 450.
• Democracy In Action .
• International Mother Language Day proclaimed Mayor Laura Cabott has proclaimed Feb. 21 as International Mother Language Day in the city.
• YukonU welcomes Dr. Ken Coates as program chair An accomplished Yukon scholar will be coming home this summer.
• Team Yukon ready for the 2023 Canada Winter Games Team Yukon is back in action for the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island.
• Trio arrested after search warrant execution Three of the four persons wanted in conjunction with a search warrant execution conducted on Jan. 20 have now been arrested, the RCMP said Wednesday.

February 15, 2023

• The Wolves staged at the Guild Hall The Wolves, by Sarah DeLappe, will open Thursday at the Guild Hall.
• Musher dropped lead dog, but carried on Jess Sears of Whitehorse had “a pretty rough first run” contesting the YQ250, she told the Star over the weekend at Braeburn, before she headed back out on the trail.
• Shorter race victory ‘bittersweet’: Phillips Michelle Phillips is the 2023 Yukon Quest champion – and wishes the trail hadn’t ended where it did.
• Federal ministers talk health funding with Pillai After the country’s premiers reluctantly accepted an offer from Ottawa this week that will provide extra funding for health care systems,