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March 4, 2022
- A balmy spring may be wishful thinking Yukoners might be forgiven if they’re wondering whether three meteorologists agreeing on the spring forecast is a good sign or not.
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Percy DeWolfe race hits the river again The Spirit of Percy DeWolfe, clad in bib #1, hit the trail from the ice bridge in Dawson at 10 a.m. Thursday, marking the beginning of this year’s Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race.
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"They Helped Me To put Many A Lonesome Night Behid Me" The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
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Conference delved into racism, discrimination “It was a great conference; people learned a lot, and they were sharing a lot,” said Leonard Boniface
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Potential Tank Farm development takes a step City council voted at its meeting Monday to begin the process of procuring planning services for the Tank Farm Master Plan project.
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Golden Age Society could use some help The Golden Age Society likes its independence, but it’s now having to reach out for financial assistance because of COVID-19 restrictions, says society president Diane McPhee.
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Budget underwhelms opposition parties The two opposition parties are reacting to Thursday’s mammoth budget with a mixture of skepticism and boredom.
March 3, 2022
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Parties’ reaction to relaxed rules is mixed The opposition parties had mixed reactions to Wednesday’s news that all of the Yukon’s COVID-19 health restrictions should end by Apr. 4.
- Total deaths due to COVID-19 rises to 22 Another Yukon resident has died from COVID-19, Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health, reported Wednesday afternoon.
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Engagement begins for a new Public Lands Act The Yukon government is modernizing the way public land is managed in the territory by creating a new Yukon Public Lands Act.
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Mammoth budget approaches $2-billion echelon It’s another high-spending budget for the Yukon government.
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Capital budget sets record spending levels Premier Sandy Silver’s annual budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year includes record capital spending of $546.5 million.
March 2, 2022
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Composer played all the keys in the Klondike Daniel Janke treated a COVID-friendly gathering to a genre spanning range of piano tunes last Friday,
- Circle plans oral history project The Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle (WAWC) has received funding from the Yukon Community Development Fund for an oral history project to document the development and history of the Yukon Association of Non-Status Indians (YANSI).
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Whitehorse residents rally for Ukraine More than 150 people gathered at the Elijah Smith Building last Sunday in support of Ukraine.
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Chamber not expected to be a friendlier milieu With the territorial legislature poised to reconvene Thursday afternoon, there’s no guarantee the rancorous ambiance is set to improve.
- Taxi education safety campaign is launched The Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council (YAWC) is launching a taxi education safety campaign to spread awareness about sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the territory.
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YG assists the people of Ukraine The Yukon government is donating $50,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and neighbouring countries in response to Russia’s attack on the democratic nation.
- COVID-19 takes 21st life Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health, on Tuesday reported the death of one more Yukon resident from COVID-19.
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Vaccine mandate set to be lifted on April 4 COVID-19 health restrictions are dropping like flies.