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September 22, 2021
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2021 Territory-Wide Federal Election Results .
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Fireweed Community Market finale The Fireweed Community Market will wrap up Thursday.
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Break-in spurs help for store owner For the second time in three weeks, a female-owned business has been targeted in a downtown break-in.
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Candidates assess Yukoners’ verdict (Rewrite) - The candidates from the NDP and Green Party didn’t have much to say about the results of Monday’s federal election.
September 21, 2021
- COVID-19 outbreak declared at Watson Lake school A COVID-19 outbreak in the Grade 4 class at Johnson Elementary School in Watson Lake was declared Monday by Dr. Catherine Elliott, the territory’s acting chief medical officer of health.
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Other candidates offer thoughts on Yukoners’ verdict The territory’s candidates from the NDP and Green Party didn’t have much to say about the results of Monday’s federal election.
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Yukoners to send another Liberal to Ottawa Yukon MP designate Brendan Hanley never looked back Monday night as he comfortably secured the Liberal seat for Yukon in the House of Commons.
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Vote split affected outcome, Conservatives agree Independent candidate Jonas Smith’s ballot presence resulted in a split Yukon vote in Monday’s election,
September 20, 2021
- Council debates the information provided by local developers After a somewhat lengthy discussion about the type of information developers are required to provide for their projects last Monday, city council inserted the word “reasonable” in one clause.
- City receives feedback on caretaker suites The city has received three written submissions on its proposal to allow three additional caretaker suites on a lot in the Marwell industrial area.
- Support available to YukonU students Yukon University students can access $22,200 in financial support from donors, including several being offered for the very first time.
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Missing and murdered women and girls commemorated A statue of a woman drumming “In honour, respect and remembrance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls” was unveiled in a private ceremony for the families of the women last Thursday in Rotary Peace Park.
- Canada Games Centre was cleared The Canada Games Centre had to be evaculated early Friday morning “Just before 6 a.m., the facility attendant on shift noticed a rapid abnormal spike in the highly sensitive ammonia monitoring system,” the city said in a statement.
- Women’s Directorate gets a new and expanded name The territorial Women’s Directorate is now known as the Women and Gender Equity Directorate.
- More cases reported, alert issued Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health, has reported four new cases of COVID-19 from noon last Wednesday to noon Friday.
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Third dose is for immuno-compromised Yukoners Effective today, Yukoners who qualify for a third dose of a COVID-19 immunization can make an appointment online.
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RCMP offer residents help to prevent thefts in Whitehorse Whitehorse RCMP are warning the public to secure valuables that might be of interest to thieves, as there has been a recent increase in thefts in the area.