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January 10, 2022
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COVID-19 rapid tests will be made available, YG announces In a complete about-face from previous policy, the Yukon government is making rapid tests for COVID-19 available to the public.
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Snow and cold and more snow The snowfalls this year so far are not allowing people any respite, coming one after the other.
- Measures can now be enforced: YG More COVID-19-related public health measures are now enforceable under the Civil Emergency Measures Act, the Yukon government said Saturday.
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COVID-19 still disrupting in-school learning Another Whitehorse school has switched temporarily to online learning.
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YEU expects ‘contentious’ round of bargaining It looks as if the relationship between the Yukon Employees’ Union (YEU) and the territorial government is still fractious.
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Yukon schools can operate safely: DM The deputy minister of Education is confident officials have the right safety strategy in place to ensure they can keep the schools open during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Some taxi incidents ranged on criminal: report A new report on Whitehorse taxis indicates there are still serious public safety concerns, especially for women.
January 7, 2022
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Dawson Sourdough Returns Home From Convention The Colourful Five Per Cent Illustrated
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Public volunteer service, bravery awards presented Commissioner Angélique Bernard recently presented the 2021 recipients of the Commissioner’s Award for Public Volunteer Service and the Commissioner’s Award for Bravery.
- Yukon government updates its COVID-19 testing approach The Yukon government is adjusting its approach to testing for COVID-19 in response to the advent of the new Omicron variant.
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Education minister missing in action: Yukon Party In the face of mounting pressures on the stability of the territory’s schools, Education Minister Jeanie McLean has been “noticeably silent and absent,” the Yukon Party said Thursday.
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Paddy’s Pond platform prompts mixed reviews Environment Yukon has submitted a proposal to the environmental assessment board for the installation of a viewing platform at Paddy’s Pond in the Hillcrest area.
- Rapid tests needed: Yukon Party The Yukon Party is reiterating its call for the Liberal government to provide schools and all Yukoners with easy access to rapid antigen tests.
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Black And White Phenommenon George Black's bust by the MacBride Museum appears to be peeking out from the hoarfrost seen Thursday evening.
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‘I’ve definitely got things to do’: White NDP Leader Kate White says she’s ready for better times.
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Dixon casts a wary look at a very busy 2021 Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon isn’t looking back on 2021 too kindly.
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‘The future looks good,’ premier says of 2022 Ed. note: the leaders of the Liberal Party, the Yukon Party and the NDP reflected on 2021 and 2022 with the Star shortly before the Christmas-New Year’s break. Their thoughts are presented in political analyses here and on p. 5.
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Yukoners’ power usage was sizzling Yukon Energy hit a record this week for power generation as the territory remained in the grips of frigid temperatures.
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Hunter posted photos of kill on Facebook An Alaskan hunter is looking at a possible fine of $12,500 after pleading guilty to shooting a Fannin sheep in the Yukon four years ago and claiming it was an American ram.
January 6, 2022
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Searing cold snap is one to remember If you thought this morning’s temperature in Whitehorse was abnormally cold, you wouldn’t be mistaken.
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The Cold Reality ‘I thought my thermometer stopped at -50C, but I see now that it does go lower, though with no numbers,’ Whitehorse resident Murray Lundberg said today.
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Cold takes all school buses off the roads All school buses in the territory were cancelled today.
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Number of public servants on job remains stable There hasn’t been much change in the status of the territorial public service under the COVID-19 vaccine mandate over the Christmas break.
- Stuck motorists wind up with criminal charges Two Yukon men face drugs and weapons charges after they were arrested late last month near Carmacks.
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COVID-19 case counts continue their grim ascent The COVID-19 case count in Yukon communities for this week is out – and shows some potentially shocking numbers for Whitehorse residents.