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January 21, 2022
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Airline maintained its support to foundation Alkan Air Ltd. made its annual contribution of $40,000 to the Yukon Hospital Foundation in 2021 even though the Alkan Air Grand Ball at the Northwestel Festival of Trees could not be held.
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Food and Agri-Tech Engine expands north Yukon University is joining forces with Canada’s largest food and agri-tech accelerator to advance innovation and commercialization services for the agricultural sector.
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Joe Gatt Realized The Lucrative Business In Lousetowm And Built And Ran A Hotel There The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
- CYFN makes COVID rapid tests available The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is making take home COVID-19 rapid tests available to First Nations.
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Softcore: a playful body of work Softcore is the first exhibition by the Whitehorse-based North Node Collective featuring Courtney Holmes, Rebecca Manias, Katie Newman and Heather Von Steinhagen.
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Local artist is missing RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating Deanna Bailey, who was reported missing Thursday.
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A Sign Of The Times ‘Big Daddy’ has laid down the law,
- ‘Our territory needs more than just words’ Thursday’s health emergency declaration provoked reactions from political parties, a First Nation and Blood Ties Four Directions.
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Substance use health emergency declared The Yukon is now fighting two official health crises.
- RCMP make arrest during traffic stop The RCMP arrested a person for allegedly breaching the conditions of his release order during an early-morning traffic stop Wednesday in Whitehorse.
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Yukoners urged to go to pro-freedom rallies Jonas Smith, who describes himself as an outspoken advocate for medical choice, is encouraging Yukoners to take part in a pair of protests this weekend, both opposing vaccine mandates.
- Perfect storm of factors impacting grocery shelves Local grocery store operators are picking their words carefully in addressing public concerns about what they say are increasingly empty shelves.
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Coming to grips with a worsening community tragedy Photo Spread
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Inn’s residents told to leave by month’s end With the pending closure of the Chilkoot Trail Inn, the Department of Health and Social Services is looking to find accommodations for their many clients on social assistance who regularly stay at the Fourth Avenue location.
January 20, 2022
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Freedom Party links vaccine mandates to supply chain problems People: get ready.
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Street names closer to being altered The bylaw required to change the names of two streets in the Whistle Bend subdivision received first and second readings at city council’s meeting Monday.
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Motion to stop renovation work is put off City councillor Ted Laking has delayed putting forward his motion to halt the city hall renovation project.
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Deaths spur government to declare a health emergency Following four Yukon drug-related deaths in the first week of January,
January 19, 2022
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New diversion centre nearly doubles in cost Dawson’s council believes it will cost $3.5 million to build the required new Solid Waste Diversion Centre needed for the town to have a continuing recycling program.
- Government, YP spar over living costs The Yukon Party says “Liberal policies are putting residents further behind and jeopardizing Yukoners’ long-term personal finances.”
- New temporary public health measures now in force Stronger public health measures needed to address the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the Yukon are now enforceable under the Civil Emergency Measures Act, the government noted Tuesday.
- City pursues fuel contracts City council voted at its meeting Monday to begin the process of securing new five-year contracts for the supply of gasoline, diesel fuel, propane and heating oil.
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Two more drug overdose deaths reported Although there is no official word from Yukon coroner Heather Jones as yet, two more drug overdose deaths are said to have occurred overnight in Whitehorse.
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No one is hospitalized with COVID-19: Elliott There was at least one bit of good news coming out of the weekly COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday afternoon: there are currently no virus cases in the hospitals around the Yukon.
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RCMP discuss review of their school investigation There were no real revelations from the RCMP as they held their first briefing Tuesday to discuss the ongoing review of the Hidden Valley School sexual abuse scandal.