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June 30, 2022
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Arctic Arts Summit wraps up Photo Spread
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The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated Gene Dubois
- Family Fishing Weekend kicks in Yukoners can fish for free this long weekend.
- Bus riders will have to pay fares On the heels of putting the new transit schedule and routes on hold until next year,
- Health centre closed until July 4 The shortages of staff and services predicted by Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee earlier this month are coming home to roost.
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Wildfires are starting to heat up The wildfire situation in the territory continues to worsen.
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Midwifery program gives birth to party sniping Whitehorse residents who are in their first 20 weeks of pregnancy can now apply for midwifery care, the Yukon government has announced.
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A Message For MP Hanley A group of people rally outside Yukon MP Brendan Hanley’s office late Wednesday afternoon to mark the one-year anniversary of B.C.’s Heat Dome
- Clarifications The Yukon government has provided incorrect figures for the estimated cost of the new École Whitehorse Elementary School project.
- RCMP make arrest in relation to break-ins An increase in break-ins – particularly to vehicles – has seen Whitehorse RCMP ramp up their efforts to combat the crimes.
- No Star Friday The Star will not publish Friday, Canada Day.
- Xplornet’s pending Internet service withdrawal is causing concerns Rural residents around the Yukon are expressing more concerns about their access to Internet services as Xplornet prepares to pull the plug on serving the territory.
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Get permit or demolish shed, city tells man A Whitehorse resident who built a woodshed eight years ago is now on the hook for another building permit – or he will have to tear down the structure after a boondoggle with the city.
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‘I will be standing at the gate’: operator Richard and Trevor Hunziker of Annie Lake Trucking say it doesn’t make sense that the city is evicting them from the Ear Lake gravel pit.
June 29, 2022
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Special day returned to a live gathering Indigenous Peoples Day offered a variety of weather, and things didn’t look promising until mid-morning.
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Forum preceded Thursday’s byelection in Dawson If one were to judge the community’s interest in tomorrow’s council byelection, one might be distressed.
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Artwork Installed In Courtroom Violet Gatensby from the Carcross-Tagish First Nation had her artwork,
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Governor General awards Yukoners Governor General Mary Simon arrived in Whitehorse last Sunday and was welcomed by Commissioner Angélique Bernard at Taylor House.
- COVID-19 cases are rising The slight surge in the territory’s COVID-19 official cases continued Tuesday.
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City’s escalating debt load concerns council member City councillor Ted Laking is voicing serious concerns over the amount of debt the City of Whitehorse has taken on.
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Geologist ‘totally in disbelief’ at discovery It’s not only paleontologists such as Dr. Grant Zazula who are excited about the discovery of a well-preserved baby mammoth in the Klondike gold fields on June 21.
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‘It seems transit has lost the trust of many’ The wheels came off the bus Monday evening as city council voted to put off its controversial new transit master plan.
June 28, 2022
- COVID cases show an increase The Yukon’s official COVID-19 numbers are on the rise again after a bit of a lull.
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Premier held discussion with Governor General Premier Sandy Silver issued a statement following his meeting Monday with Mary Simon, the Governor General, and her husband, Whit Fraser, as part of their first official visit to the Yukon.
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Supporting Rotary The Imagine Rotary Canada Tour has been in the Yukon attending a number of events and touring to the Arctic Ocean.
- Premier, ministers met with ambassadors Premier Sandy Silver and two of his cabinet ministers met with the Nordic ambassadors to Canada on Monday in Whitehorse.
- Sisters sentenced following man’s death Two Pelly Crossing sisters were sentenced by Yukon Supreme Court earlier this month for their parts in a homicide.
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Yukoner wins prestigious mining award Yukoner Anne Lewis received the Women in Mining Canada 2022 Trailblazer Award at the Prospectors’ and Developers’ Conference on June 14 in Toronto.
- Art influenced her upbringing, Simon tells summit Mary Simon, Canada’s Governor General, spoke glowingly of the importance of the arts during a speech in Whitehorse on Monday afternoon.