Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Advance polls saw 4,350 people vote Elections Yukon held its advance polls last Sunday and Monday.
Taking The Stage Tonight Brian Fidler appears in ‘Pathetic Fallacy’ this evening at the Yukon Arts Centre.
Fighting climate change is essential: Liberals The Yukon Liberals dipped into their election playbook one more time on Wednesday afternoon to talk about climate change and energy issues.
Leaders review their stances during CBC forum A generally bland, if not outright congenial, leaders’ forum late Wednesday afternoon produced few fireworks.
COVID here for the long haul, Hanley says There was little news on the pandemic front during Wednesday morning’s weekly COVID-19 briefing .
NDP outlines plans to tackle addictions woes NDP Leader Kate White says her party would tackle head-on the issues of alcohol abuse and deadly illicit drug use if elected next Monday.

Man charged with child pornography offences A 43-year-old man was arrested March 30 in Whitehorse for suspected child pornography offences, the RCMP say.
Stay Back A sign warning of danger is seen by Schwatka Lake earlier this week
Medical group gives diagnosis on what’s needed The Yukon Medical Association (YMA) is wading into the territorial election with some demands for candidates.
Green Shirt Day celebrated On April 6, 2018, of 29 passengers on a bus in Saskatchewan, 16 lost their lives and 13 will bear physical and emotional scars for life.
Officials review NDP’s voting system concerns The territorial New Democrats have fired off a letter to the Yukon Elections Office calling for equal access to voting in all Yukon communities.
Liberals tout positive work with First Nations The Yukon Liberal Party has reaffirmed its commitment to working with Yukon First Nations – although it couldn’t resist taking a shot at the Yukon Party as the April 12 election campaign heats up.
No one hurt after roof collapses A large section of roof on the Riverdale Super A Foods building collapsed last Friday afternoon, forcing the closure of the store.
Contractors group seeks dialogue on procurement The Yukon Contractors Association (YCA) is requesting “meaningful consultation” on the Yukon First Nations procurement policy
‘We don’t have the money right now’: councillor Concerns were expressed at city council’s meeting Tuesday about the rising cost of building a new city hall.

White reaffirms commitment to cap rent boosts Leader Kate White re-affirmed her platform commitment Tuesday to implement a cap on rent increases if her party is elected to govern on April 12.
New ATIPP is in effect The territory’s new Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPP) and regulations came into force last Thursday.
Yukon Party commits to communauté francophone A Yukon Party government would work with l’Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) to identify the priorities of the francophone community and avenues to ensure improved action and quality of life for francophones throughout the territory.
Yukon Party vows to pare hospital wait times The Yukon Party would reduce reduce wait times for essential health procedures if it’s elected next Monday.

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