Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Yukon student becomes a Rhodes scholar Whitehorse resident Tess Casher, a Mount Allison University honours English student, has been awarded a 2023 Rhodes Scholarship from the University of Oxford.
City will embrace territorial program City council voted Monday to sign on to the Yukon government’s Better Building Program.
Potential housing site falls under MLAs’ scrutiny An empty lot in downtown Whitehorse stirred up serious debate in the legislature Wednesday as the Opposition said years of development delays there show the government can’t deliver on housing promises.
Animal Protection and Control Act receives assent The new Animal Protection and Control Act received assent in the legislature on Wednesday.
Festival to celebrate a weekend of words The first-ever Yukon Words Festival will take place Nov. 25-27 in Whitehorse.

Suitcase Stories opens Suitcase Stories opened Tuesday evening at the Yukon Arts Centre.
Alert test set The Yukon was set to participate in a national test of the   AlertReady system this afternoon.
Top MD elaborates on new approach to COVID Dr. Sudit Ranade, the chief medical officer of health, fielded questions from the opposition parties Monday about the major changes planned for managing COVID-19 in the territory.
Still Missing: Loretta (Lora) Ann Frank was 19 when she was last seen in Whitehorse on Nov. 15, 1989, the RCMP noted recently.
Yukon isn’t immune from East’s health woes Yukoners can well expect the respiratory problems plaguing eastern Canada to work their way to the territory, the legislature heard Monday afternoon.
Food For Fines is extended The season’s Food For Fines Program has been extended by an additional week, and the limit has been increased from $10,000 to $12,000.
Rezoning clears way for housing On Monday, city council gave third and final reading of the bylaws required to rezone two parcels of First Nation land to provide for new affordable housing.
YG set to evict rent caps from agenda The Yukon government’s intention to end rent control after an agreement with the NDP expires in February has the territory’s third party worried that housing could become even less affordable for renters.

Missing man found Adrian Green, who had been reported missing last Wednesday, has been found, police said Monday.
Global Village Fair set for Saturday The 31st Global Village Fair will be held Saturday at the Elks Hall at 403 Hawkins St.
Christmas Bazaar Time .
Minister endorses national plan to foil gender-based violence Jeanie McLean, the minister responsible for the Women and Gender Equity Directorate, says the Yukon government “is proud to endorse Canada’s first-ever National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence.
Budget proposes $58 million-plus in capital spending Mayor Laura Cabott delivered her annual capital budget address at Monday’s council meeting.
Details of emergency medication shipments remain unknown A nationwide shortage of children’s medicine has led Health Canada to announce emergency drug shipments will soon be distributed across the country.
Opposition parties question future federal funding’s reliability Now that a federal funding shortfall of over $100 million has forced the Yukon government to pull its Canada Games bid for 2027,

Newer Older