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March 20, 2019
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Dawson residents usher in spring Last weekend saw another edition of Dawson’s annual Thaw di Gras Spring Carnival.
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Housing among highlights in budget: Bagnell While one of the bigger perks for the territory in the federal budget was a $26-million nod to propel Yukon University forward, MP Larry Bagnell says he hasn’t forgotten about the plight of housing here.
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Vechicle Hits Pedestrian A female pedestrian was struck by a car at about 7:45 this morning
- School catchment areas will change, YG confirms The Yukon government has set aside $1.6 million this upcoming fiscal year to begin planning for a new school for the Whistle Bend subdivision.
- Acting deputy Finance minister named Christine Mahar became the acting deputy minister for the Department of Finance last Friday, Premier Sandy Silver announced that day.
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Scam is targeting would-be renters A Whitehorse realtor is warning potential renters of a rental scam that uses real estate listings.
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College gets $26 million from Ottawa The transition from Yukon College to Yukon University – YukonU – is being heralded in with a new $26-million science building.
March 19, 2019
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Police looking for St. Paddy's Day tire slasher Whitehorse RCMP are investigating a series of tire slashings that occurred in downtown Whitehorse on Sunday evening or early Monday morning.
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Cook Street property owners could face LIC vote The owners of more than 40 properties on Cook Street could find themselves telling the city their thoughts on a possible local improvement charge (LIC).
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YG adds one French immersion class for kindergarteners The Department of Education has bumped up the number of classes offering French immersion for kindergarteners for the upcoming school year.
March 18, 2019
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Nominations sought for Commissioner’s Awards Commissioner Angélique Bernard is inviting nominations for the Commissioner’s Award for Bravery and the Commissioner’s Award for Public Volunteer Service.
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Special Hue On The Hill It was quite green on Sunday at the Mount Sima Ski hill Sunday.
- Inclement weather closes North Alaska Highway The Alaska Highway was still closed between Destruction Bay and Haines Junction as of early this afternoon.
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Calling attention To A Vital Cause The group Yukoners Concerned organized a climate rally Friday in front of the Elijah Smith Building.
- Damaged fibre line disrupted phone service Cellular phone service and some land line service was disrupted for 12 hours Sunday by a damaged fibre line in northern B.C., says Northwestel Inc.’s director of communications.
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‘I am so sorry this has happened,’ mayor says of mosques atrocity Members of the Yukon Muslim Society said prayers Friday for those who lives were taken in the horrible massacre at two mosques in New Zealand earlier that day.
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Artist In residence Welcomes Visitors Lyn Fabio
- Dawson airport to have extra ambulance crew When the Dawson City Airport shuts down for a week in May for paving,
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Man fined for breaching his probation conditions A Yukon judge has fined a man $150 for breaching conditions of his probation and dismissed two assault charges.
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Group home reno costs to mirror purchase price The Yukon government is budgeting to pay the same price to renovate a one-time bed and breakfast into a group home for youth as it spent on purchasing the building itself last year.
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Average home price cracks $500,000-mark The average price of a single-detached home in Whitehorse has officially reached the half-million-dollar mark.