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August 19, 2021
- City plans tree seedling giveaway On Aug. 26, residents are invited to Whitehorse city hall to take home a piece of history.
- COVID-19 outbreak raises anxieties in Ross River A COVID-19 outbreak in Ross River is causing considerable concern amongst residents of the southeast Yukon village.
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Space being firmed up for child care centre The Yukon Child Development Centre will be moving into some temporary quarters for the duration of the coming school year.
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Delta variant rears its head in territory The first cases of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus have arrived in the Yukon.
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Green Party candidate returns for a second run Then there were five.
August 18, 2021
- Skagway witnesses unprecedented rise in cases From July 28 to Aug. 10, Skagway saw 15 COVID-19 cases, a shocking number for a town that reported 33 total positive cases since the pandemic began in March 2020.
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Running wild at the wildlife preserve The 10th annual Run Wild took place Monday at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.
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COVID-19 remains big problem across North The Yukon saw 13 more cases of COVID-19 being diagnosed over the Discovery Day weekend.
- Support expanded for early learning, child care The federal and Yukon governments have reached an agreement on an extension to the Canada-Yukon Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.
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Discovery Days parade was short but lively Since there was no Canada Day parade this year, it was up to the Discovery Days event to show Dawson proud.
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Yukon firefighters helping quell crisis in parts of B.C The Yukon government has sent 40 wildland firefighters and four supervisory staff to support British Columbia’s ongoing wildfire response.
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‘This is a fabulous opportunity’: NDP candidate Lisa Vollans-Leduc says she’s eager to get to work to fight for the MP seat longtime Liberal Larry Bagnell is vacating.
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Conservatives move quickly to name their new election hopeful There’s an interesting cast of characters lining up for a chance to take longtime Liberal MP Larry Bagnell’s chair in the House of Commons.
August 17, 2021
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- Development approval process changes put off City council has put off adopting changes to its development approval process until Sept. 7 to provide administration with more time to consult with the construction industry.
- Delta Airlines flight had some problems At approximately 12:30 a.m. Monday, Delta Airlines flight 1265, flying from Anchorage to Minneapolis, was diverted to the Whitehorse airport due to a medical emergency on board.
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NDP unveils candidate The Yukon’s NDP candidate was publicly named today following Sunday’s declaration of a federal election to be held Sept. 20.
- Two new COVID-19 cases reported Dr. Jesse Kancir, the Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health, reported two new cases of COVID-19 from noon last Thursday to noon last Friday.
- Lake waters continuing to recede Lake levels are continuing to drop – but slowly.
- Ministers update Our Clean Future measures The Yukon government held a news conference last Friday to outline where it stands on its Our Clean Future initiative.
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Smith hopes to lure disaffected Conservatives Jonas Smith isn’t finished with politics yet