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December 2, 2021
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Breakfast On Wheels The Whitehorse Firefighters Charitable Society/Share the Spirit campaign held the annual pancake breakfast Wednesday morning at Porter Creek Secondary School.
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High percentage of YG workers have been vaccinated The Yukon government is reporting fewer than expected employees have been put on unpaid leave due to its vaccine mandate, which came into effect Wednesday.
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Vote on amendments to acts put off to 2022 After some negotiations and debate in the legislature, the Liberal and NDP caucuses have agreed to shelve the contentious Act to Amend the Assessment and Taxation Act & the Municipal Act (Bill No. 3) until next spring.
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Minister quizzed on school bus route cancellations According to the Yukon Party, the territory’s school buses are in some dire straits.
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Governments support benefits for early childhood educators Early childhood educators working in licensed Yukon early learning and child care (ELCC) programs will have significantly more access to comprehensive insurance benefits, it was announced Wednesday.
December 1, 2021
- Vangorda mining claims sale arises in legislature The official Opposition Yukon Party and the territoral government rumbled last Thursday over a potentially-contentious issue mining issue.
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Minister questioned on Rio Tinto’s practices Last Thursday wasn’t the best day for the Yukon government when it comes to mining issues.
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Pets meet the jolly guy Photo Spread
- Vaccine verification rules change The Yukon government has changed the vaccine verification requirements for youth under the age of 18.
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YG has ‘bungled’ consultation: YP The Yukon Party is seizing an opportunity to once again ravage the government over a piece of legislation which now appears to be in limbo.
- Some health rules will be slightly relaxed Some health rules will be slightly relaxed
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YG employees contemplate a new reality It appears as if approximately 500 Yukon government and public sector workers could be off the job today.
November 30, 2021
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Mayor presents $30-million capital budget Mayor Laura Cabott delivered her first capital budget address at city council’s meeting Monday, touching upon all aspects of services the city delivers.
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What Happened To The Wheels? It’s not unusual to find vehicles off the road on the North Klondike Highway in the winter.
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Whistle Bend school project mismanaged, Yukon Party says The cost and project delays in the new Whistle Bend school project were the source of a considerable amount of contention Monday in the legislature.
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First total hip replacement accomplished in Yukon Yukon Hospitals’ orthopaedic care team completed the territory’s first-ever total hip replacement surgery Monday at Whitehorse General Hospital.
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Blood Ties ‘heartbroken’ by deaths from opioids overdoses The news that seven more people have died in the past few months during the Yukon’s ongoing opioid crisis has rocked the territory.
- COVID cases rise by 32 Yukon public health officials report 32 new cases of COVID-19 from over the weekend.