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January 26, 2022
- Help for crisis is urgently needed: AFN, chiefs “Our people need help, and they need it now.”
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Need To Play Delmar Washington, Rob Hunter and Carlo Filice, left to right, perform Monday evening at the Local Bar.
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Victoria Gold’s CEO to receive Developer of the Year Award John McConnell, the president and CEO of Victoria Gold Corp., is the recipient of the AME 2021 E.A. Scholz Award for excellence in mine development.
- Delinquent taxpayers list out There are 71 names on the city’s list of individuals and companies who owe the city unpaid taxes.
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Majority of poll respondents want McPhee to resign: YP Politics continue to be a rocky road for deputy premier Tracy-Anne McPhee.
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Mom refuses to passively accept daughter’s death Jennifer Mitchell is living a nightmare.
January 25, 2022
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COVID-19 rapid testing kits set for greater distribution The Yukon government is moving to expand its distribution system of take-home rapid testing kits for the general public around the Yukon.
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Objections Continue Yukoners protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandates and lockdowns
- COVID-19 outbreak reported at Whistle Bend Place Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health, has declared an outbreak at the Whistle Bend Place long-term care home.
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Police dog helps locate missing child A missing four-year-old boy was found safe last Sunday in Whitehorse.
- Bell Let’s Talk Day is tomorrow Mayor Laura Cabott has declared Wednesday as Bell Let’s Talk Day.
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Report on taxi safety presented to council The City of Whitehorse is a major stakeholder when it comes to improving safety for women in taxis, says the executive director of the Yukon Status of Women Council.
January 24, 2022
- Ex-transit building renovation planning progresses City council voted at its meeting last Monday to begin process of securing a construction contract for the renovation of the former transit building at 139 Tlingit St. in Marwell.
- COVID-19 takes another Yukon life “The Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Catherine Elliott, has reported another death of a Yukon citizen from COVID-19,” stated a news release issued Friday afternoon.
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Strong local support for truckers There were hundreds of vehicles, including numerous large highway rigs, fuel trucks and cars, in the Freedom Convoy that took place Sunday in Whitehorse.
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YG must locate homes for displaced residents: MLA The Yukon Party is calling on the Liberal government and the Yukon Housing Corp. to help find an emergency residence for dozens of people on social assistance who call the Chilkoot Trail Inn home.
- First Nations show leadership where Liberals don’t: MLA The official Opposition is applauding Yukon First Nations for what it calls “taking the lead and filling the health gap in Yukon communities” by providing rapid tests to all residents.
- Council accepts capital expenditure program City council adopted the four-year capital expenditure program for the city at its meeting last Monday.
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Firings not planned as mandate deadline looms The Yukon government isn’t planning on firing any of its recalcitrant civil servants who aren’t co-operating with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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‘The weight of grief is truly heartbreaking’ It appears the Yukon has lost another person to the street drugs crisis.