Whitehorse Daily Star: News Archive

News Archive

Search and Rescue awards planned Yukon Search and Rescue (SAR) will launch a long-service awards program with a ceremony set for Thursday evening in Whitehorse.
Council awarded $650,636 in grants City council doled out $650,636 in grants in several different categories through 2019.
Legislature will be reconvened March 5 Yukon MLAs will return to the legislature on the afternoon of March 5.
Be prudent about power use, Yukoners urged With a new record for consumption of electricity in the territory being set on Sunday, Yukon Energy is asking consumers to be wise with their consumption.
Public engagement launches on seasonal time change The Yukon government opened a public engagement Monday on seasonal time change.

Changes set for 2020 Sourdough Rendezvous The 2020 Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival weekend events will return to the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
Up And Away The Mount McIntyre Ski Bridge is removed Friday following last July’s damage from a large truck passing beneath it.
Court strikes woman’s claim against government A Yukon Supreme Court justice has struck down a Whitehorse woman’s claim against the territorial government for allegedly firing her after she reported a sexual assault.
Indigenous leaders met with bankers Yukon First Nation leaders met with bankers in Toronto last month to try to persuade them not to invest in energy development on the range of a vital caribou herd.
Decade’s first Yukon baby born at home The first Yukon baby of 2020 was born on Jan. 2 to Andrea and Craig vandenHoek in their Crestview home.
‘He was giving up his life to come home’ A Whitehorse man has died after rejecting out-of-territory hemodialysis treatment.

Food Bank, Animal Shelter Helped Out Dave Wilkinson, right, and Travis Burton, with Yukon Nissan, are seen Thursday loading up donations made at Wyke’s Independent Grocer.
Crown loses bid for more time in case of aggravated assault The Court of Appeal of Yukon has declined a Crown appeal regarding an assessment for a man convicted of aggravated assault.
RCMP arrest wanted woman Whitehorse RCMP have arrested a woman they’d issued a warrant for on Dec. 19.
Memorable photos from 2019 Here is a selection of photos from 2019,
MP hopeful about travel allowance changes being made in 2021 budget Yukon MP Larry Bagnell is optimistic that changes to the northern travel allowance will be made in the federal budget for 2021,
Territory celebrates first inductees into the Order of Yukon Stature was on stage New Year’s Day at the annual commissioner’s levee with the ceremony to induct the first members into the Order of Yukon.
Humane society has ‘come a long way’ A community meeting held the evening of Dec. 23 was successful in electing a new board of directors for the Humane Society Yukon and planning for the future of its animal shelter.
Towing service ordered to pay part of man’s repair costs A Yukon judge has ordered Capital Towing Services Ltd. to pay half of the repair costs of a man’s vehicle and other expenses.

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