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September 9, 2011
- It's the time of year to be even more aware of the bears Many are taking the advice of the government flyer which suggested that no one puts their garbage out until the morning of garbage pick up.
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Discover the origin of a very different Man of Steel in Earth One Superman: Earth One
- YWIM looking forward to some exciting projects on the horizon Yukon Women in Music is proud to be launching our next YWIM compilation CD project!
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Culinary expert is out to ease pains of integration Laliithaa Krish knows that coming to a new country can be an overwhelming and alienating experience, but she also knows a network of friends can help ease the loneliness.
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Regimental Ball marked the anniversary of the Lost Patrol The Palace Grand Theatre was awash in Red Serge on the evening of Aug. 27
- City calculating revenue lost from fire Just how much gate revenue the city lost because of the June fire which destroyed a section of the Canada Games Centre is currently being calculated.
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Shows Premiere Mary Bradshaw, the director of the Yukon Arts Centre Gallery,
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Liberals would help post-secondary students, party says A Liberal government would provide greater financial assistance to students pursuing post-secondary education by improving the existing Yukon Grant.
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Yukon has seen full spectrum of party regimes All three mainstream Yukon political parties have been given terms of office since party politics were introduced to the territory in 1978.
- Challenge hopes its agenda will be busy If they have it their way, the staff at Challenge Community Vocational Alternatives (CCVA) will be very busy for the foreseeable future.
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Fattening up This immature bald eagle was feeding
- Riverdale NDP candidate firmed up Peter Lesniak has won the nomination to represent the NDP in Riverdale North in the coming election.
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Helping Conquer Impaired Driving Daniela Martinson (left) and Jan Trim, with the Whitehorse chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Rouble refills Bridges' cup Continued funding for the Bridges Café program was announced last Friday by Education Minister Patrick Rouble.
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Residents move into Thomson Centre at end of month Last week's air quality results from the Thomson Centre have come back clean.
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Heartwarming tales unfolded after the drama While the city was breathing a sigh of relief about the news that a Boeing 747 had landed safely in Whitehorse and had not been hijacked, plans for caring for the 250 passengers went into action.
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Emergency measures planning has improved A decade after a hijacked airplane was thought to be making its way to Whitehorse, causing panic and confusion throughout the city,
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Sept. 11, 2001: a day of horror and chaos Almost anyone can tell you where they were on Sept, 11 2001.
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Bootleggers, drug users invading suburban park The park on Thompson Road in the Granger subdivision regularly attracts teenaged bootleggers and intravenous drug users.
- Yukon First Nations Party established Only three days before Premier Darrell Pasloski announced the territorial election,
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Premier calls post-Thanksgiving election The news is out: Yukoners will go to the polls on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
September 8, 2011
- New voting rules reduce Alaskans' influence New election rules have been established for the White River First Nation of Beaver Creek, resulting in fewer Alaskans being able to vote.
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Weird Warning One of the young ‘zombies' who took part in last Sunday's zombie stroll
- Police seeking man who tried to pick up student Whitehorse RCMP want the public's help in identifying a man who attempted to pick up a child
- Yukon Party names replacement candidate Long time Yukoner Deborah Fulmer has been nominated to represent the Yukon Party in Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes for the coming election.
- City's first SlutWalk set for Friday Yukoners are being invited to add their voices to a worldwide effort against blaming the victims of sexual assault for what happened to them.
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Shirt Gives Fund-Raiser a Lift Craig Hougen, president of the Great Northern Ski Society,
- Company to proceed with Eagle Plain drilling With several million dollars in investment from a Chinese oil company, Northern Cross Yukon is moving ahead with plans to begin exploration drilling on Eagle Plain.
- Local resident dies in rollover A 40-year-old Whitehorse man died after a single-vehicle rollover near Haines Junction on Tuesday night.
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City asked to make room for urban chickens The Riverdale resident whose chickens are under an eviction notice from the city stood up for her brood in front of city council Tuesday night.
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‘They're leaving behind scars that last a lifetime' Ninety-three per cent of Yukoners want some sort of legislation over all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use
September 7, 2011
- Combining a kolbasa sausage recipe with a Belgian beer Now for patty shells stuffed with a preparation of kolbasa sausage, leeks mustard and cream paired with Belgian beer!
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Monthly Spoken Word events drew creative audiences in Dawson City For a town, which draws much of its international reputation from the written word,
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The sky can tell you when it's time to pick cabbage Seeing the size of some of the locally grown cabbages reminded me of making sauerkraut down on the farm.
- Man's drowning ruled accidental The territory's coroner has officially ruled a man found dead in Lake Laberge in July accidentally drowned.
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Site chosen for new recreation centre In a move that seems hauntingly familiar, ground has broken at the site of a proposed new recreation centre for Dawson City.
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Gerties' team remained flushed with success "Toilet seat horse shoes” was a popular sport at the Thaw di Gras spring carnival a few years ago,
- McIntyre Creek is a Yukon election issue, groups say The Yukon Conservation Society and Friends of McIntyre Creek say McIntyre Creek's future is a territorial election issue, whether the City of Whitehorse likes it or not.
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Safety First Students disembark at Whitehorse Elementary School
- Candidate, party part ways The Yukon Party has removed Gerrard Fleming from its candidates roster for the coming election.
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Green Party gains second candidate The Yukon Green Party has announced its second election candidate.
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Trolley rolls across 10,000-rider mark The waterfront grew a little busier this year, with more riders boarding the trolley this summer than ever before.
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Liberals leery about ambulance station news The construction of Whitehorse's new $7.3-million emergency response centre is set to begin in the next several days.
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Councillor steamed by news of big deficit Whitehorse city councillor Ranj Pillai says he'll wait until next week to speak his piece
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Measures proposed to tame city deficit Senior city staff have proposed a hiring freeze for casual staff along with other cost-cutting measures