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January 13, 2022
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MLA seeks information on rural COVID-19 tests A Yukon Party MLA is asking when the territorial government will bring free COVID-19 rapid testing kits to rural communities.
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Winter Pleasure Youth start the maze off Blanchard Street in Riverdale last Sunday.
- Proposed umbrella grant bylaw put before council City administration is bringing forward an umbrella grant bylaw to officially approve all the grants the city issued last year.
- Yukon political parties assess Quebec’s plans for fines Yukon government officials are reluctant to directly answer where they stand on the contentious question of mandatory vaccines for the general public.
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Woman apprehended after RCMP chase A woman with multiple outstanding warrants was arrested New Year’s Day in Whitehorse after a brief police chase, the RCMP said today.
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COVID outbreak reported at Copper Ridge Place Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health, has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Copper Ridge Place long-term care home following the identification of two cases.
January 12, 2022
- Decision issued on muskox data request Diane McLeod-McKay, the Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC),
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Talent At Arts Underground Heather Von Steinhagen is showing Hidden Details, a series of colourful surreal paintings, in the Edge Gallery this month.
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Horse owner scoffs at maltreatment allegations Jim Dillabough is in the news again ... and not in a good way.
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Festival Is Underway Jacob Zimmer, Nakai Theatre’s artistic director, poses Monday afternoon in the Air North Sun Room in The Old Fire Hall.
- Your mail may be somewhat delayed Whitehorse residents should brace themselves for possible delays in their mail deliveries.
- Deaths prompt state of emergency declaration The executive council of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation (C/TFN) has declared a state of emergency in the wake of recent drug-related deaths impacting the community.
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Laking wants project re-examined Coun. Ted Laking wants his colleagues on council to halt the new city hall project and take another look at it – perhaps even cancel it.
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‘The numbers continue to increase’: MD on virus The Yukon is closing in on 500 active cases of COVID-19.
January 11, 2022
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Snow-clearing crews are maxed-out City crews are going flat-out to plow streets and haul snow, city council heard at its meeting Monday evening.
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Yukon Party supports rapid tests distribution The Yukon Party is applauding Monday’s announcement to follow the recommendations of national experts to make rapid tests publicly available to Yukoners.
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Programs reeled out to media content creators The Government of Yukon is going into show business.
- Jobless rate continues its decline It appears as if the Yukon’s economy is rebounding well from the COVID-19 blues.
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Man charged with attempted murder Whitehorse RCMP have arrested a city man on an attempted murder charge.
- COVID-19 numbers take sharp rise The latest COVID-19 outbreak took another large leap over the past weekend.