Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Longest Night celebrating human voice Photo Spread
Canada Goose, Air North rendezvous for event Canada Goose hosted a Resource Centre Event with Air North on Dec. 9.
A Frosty Night .
Fires could have been prevented: safety officer The City of Whitehorse Fire Department answers five to 10 calls a year for baseboard and portable heater fires.
Kettle program $26,000 short of goal With just a short time to go in its Christmas kettle campaign, the Salvation Army in Whitehorse is facing a volunteer shortage.
McLean endorses Pillai for Liberal leader As the Yukon Liberal Party looks for a new leader to replace Sandy Silver, the leadership race has been more of a one-man stroll to the finish line since the field opened last month – and that man’s stroll might have become a little easier Monday.
YEC tells Streicker it should have been prepared If it wasn’t cold enough already, thousands of Yukoners were left without power for hours on Monday evening.

The Dawn Of A Frigid Week The sun rises
City of Whitehorse receives transit funding The City of Whitehorse is celebrating one-time funding of $754,000 from the Yukon and federal governments to help offset some of the impacts of COVID-19 on transit services.
City releases holiday hours for facilities and services Many City of Whitehorse offices, including city hall, will be closed Dec. 26 and Dec. 27.
Yukon Party supports premiers’ call for health summit Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon has endorsed the premiers’ request for a meeting to secure a fair health care funding deal for the territories and provinces from Ottawa.
Northwestel plagued by scammers Northwestel Inc. email users were plagued by several phishing scam attempts over the last 2 1/2 last weeks.

AYC helps boost Share the Spirit The Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) is giving back through a donation to Share the Spirit Yukon.
Share the Spirit helping Yukoners celebrate Photo Spread
Extreme cold to remain all week The frigid temperatures that moved into the Yukon over the weekend are expected to stay around all week, meteorologist Bobby Sekhon of Environment and Climate Change Canada said this morning.
Respiratory viruses are proving significant here The flu is hitting children and older Yukoners hard, says Dr. Sudit Ranade, the chief medical officer of health.
New YFL head ready to tackle major issues After its latest convention, the Yukon Federation of Labour (YFL) has a new president to represent the territory’s workers.
Budget was far from record-setting, YP says The Liberal government’s capital budgeting falls well short of record-setting, the Yukon Party says.
Subdivision is in conceptual design stage The Kwanlin Dun First Nation’s (KDFN’s) development corporation is planning a major commercial-residential subdivision directly across from the Whitehorse airport.

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