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March 17, 2022
- Reconstruction project will be joint effort The city and Yukon government are joining forces for the reconstruction of two major intersections.
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A fun weekend looms in the Klondike This weekend marks the return of Dawson City’s annual spring carnival, Thaw di Gras.
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MLA challenges ‘secrecy’ over school replacement plan The Yukon Party is trying to track down some information as to whether a Whitehorse school will be replaced in the next year or two.
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Coroner’s Service confirm numbers of opioids-related deaths The Yukon Coroner’s Service confirmed today there have been nine opioid-related deaths in the territory between Jan. 5 and Feb. 22.
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Macaulay Lodge site will eventually host housing The venerable Macaulay Lodge, the first continuing care facility in Whitehorse, is coming down, it was reconfirmed Wednesday.
March 16, 2022
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The making of true warriors Yukon First Nations Wildfire and the territorial government launched the Warrior Program for young people aged 16 to 30, and the first participants graduated last Saturday.
- Handy Bus to operate seven days a week The City of Whitehorse’s Handy Bus service is now available to Yukoners seven days a week.
- President’s appeal ‘will not go unanswered’: MP After listening to a historic address in a packed House of Commons on Tuesday morning, Yukon MP Brendan Hanley spoke out on the situation in Ukraine that evening.
- Potential cyber attacks concern Yukon Party A Yukon Party MLA is concerned that Russia could soon target countries opposing its invasion of Ukraine for cyber-attacks.
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Firefighting agreement sparks questions in house Richard Mostyn, the minister responsible for the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board, received another rough ride last week from the opposition parties over the Wildland Fire Management.
- Pop-up patios fee on the way out City council on Monday gave first and second readings to a bylaw that eliminates the fee for bagging parking meters to use a portion of the street for pop-up patios.
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Bids for new bridge are higher than expected Inflation is taking a bite out of everything – including the cost of the Nisutlin Bay Bridge project in Teslin.
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MLA questions planned school’s cost The planned new Whistle Bend Elementary School is seriously over-budget – and there’s no guarantee costs won’t increase further.
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‘This is the end of sweeping government measures’ Let’s try this again.
March 15, 2022
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Minister quizzed about flooding preparations The Yukon government continues to come under pressure over its flooding preparations.
- COVID numbers are dipping For the first time in almost a week, COVID-19 case numbers are dropping.
- Sass wins his first Iditarod sled dog race Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska today as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtown Nome.
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NORAD exercise proceeding across the North The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) began conducting Operation Noble Defender across northern Canada on Monday.
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Mayor proclaims anti-racism day Mayor Laura Cabott has proclaimed March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Whitehorse.