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May 26, 2022
- Flood watch issued The Yukon government issued a flood watch for the Nordenskiold River in Carmacks late Wednesday morning.
- Suspect sought after woman assaulted Whitehorse RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in an investigation into an assault near the Black Street stairs just after midnight last Thursday.
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Millennium Trail portion is closed A section of the Millennium Trail will be closed from today through July 15, weather permitting, the City of Whitehorse said Wednesday.
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Lending A Hand Mia Barrault, left, and Bella Mouchet, from F.H. Collins Secondary School, help out Tuesday at the Whitehorse Connects event.
- Dog club is facing facility issue The Whitehorse Woofers Dog Club is in a tough spot.
- COVID-19 claims 26th Yukoner The Yukon’s official COVID-19 cases are continuing to show encouraging signs that the pandemic is past its peak.
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Mudslide cleanup almost finished Initial cleanup of the Apr. 30 mudslide along Robert Service Way is nearly complete.
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Report confirms longstanding concerns: opposition parties The opposition parties are taking the Yukon government to task over the 2022 Report of the Auditor General of Canada on Yukon Housing.
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‘Real change is coming,’ minister says in wake of critical audit The Yukon government is promising to do better in the face of a withering report from the Auditor General of Canada on its housing policies.
May 25, 2022
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Bird banding swoops back after two-year hiatus Bird banding at the McIntyre Marsh has returned.
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Political leaders pored over vital issues Members of the territorial government and First Nations representatives met with federal officials Tuesday at the first Yukon intergovernmental forum since 2019.
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All fires were human-caused Yukon Wildland Fire Management crews responded Tuesday night to a 0.8-hectare human-caused grass fire at Henderson Corner near Dawson City. It was brought under control.
- COVID-19 numbers falling The official number of COVID-19 cases in the territory continues to decline.
- Birdathon takes wing on Friday The Yukon Bird Club is inviting new and experienced birders to get outdoors and celebrate spring by taking part in the upcoming Helmut Grünberg Yukon Birdathon.
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Hockey fans ice varying views The “Battle of Alberta” was a common topic of conversation and friendly debate among those around Whitehorse unable to skip town for the Victoria Day weekend.
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Lodge's Wares Sold Off .
- Council members urged to join caucus Members of city council have been invited to join the local chapter of the Climate Caucus.
- Summer scorcher of ’21 won’t be reprised There’s good news and bad news in the summer seasonal forecast thanks to a lingering La Nina effect.
- Search for graves is planned The Yukon government and First Nations leaders are still working on a strategy to search for graves at former residential school sites in the territory.
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Lift station is significantly over-budget Members of city council expressed concern Tuesday over yet another project that has come in substantially over-budget.
- No trend detected in latest real estate data For the first time in approximately a year, the average price of a house in Whitehorse has declined.
May 24, 2022
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Residency Held At Raven Heidi Marion was the artist in residence at the Raven Recycling Centre until the past Sunday.
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Gold show blessed with fine weather The weather on the Victoria Day weekend can be unreliable.
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Rollover Investigated There was a single-vehicle rollover Saturday by the fish ladder near the Whitehorse Rapids Dam.
- Summer fire season has ignited The wildlife season got off to a fast, if minor, start, over the long weekend.
- Masks now optional in schools While there has yet to be a formal announcement from the Yukon government, masks are now optional in territorial schools.
- Ottawa supports innovation in the Yukon The federal government is investing nearly $128,000 to support the Yukon’s innovation sector as it continues to strengthen and grow.
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Optimism permeates Yukon tourism industry Tourism operators are looking forward to a more normal, non-pandemic spring and summer season.