Whitehorse Daily Star

February 13, 2017

• Government and First Nation advance land titles registration The Yukon government and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)
• Committee formed to oversee First Nation election An election committee to oversee the election of a new chief and council for the troubled Liard First Nation has been struck,
• Lending A Foot Snow-stomping volunteers
• Yukon had lowest jobless rate The territory’s unemployment rate was the lowest in the country last month and dropped by nearly two per cent compared to a year earlier.
• This cook dishes it up for fussy Yukon Quest musher appetites Joe Hardenbrook transformed from cook to maitre’d
• Expos will celebrate Yukon’s francophone history The Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) will get $88,000 for three bilingual expos that will celebrate the Yukon’s francophone history.
• Man basing his appeal on judge’s comments A man is appealing his conviction on the grounds that the judge allegedly made stereotypical comments about sexual assault.
• Concern for dogs sees 2015 champ Sass scratch in Central 2015 Yukon Quest champion Brent Sass of Eureka, Alaska,
• Musher Hall grabs Quest lead into Circle The Yukon Quest has a new leader,

February 10, 2017

• Premier, ministers, chiefs wrap up Ottawa meetings Following three days of productive meetings in Ottawa, the premier, ministers and First Nations chiefs headed back to the Yukon this week.
• Long Ago Yukon to feature speaker tomorrow Dr. Jaelyn J. Eberle will be the next Long Ago Yukon SKYPE lecturer.
• Aboriginal employees recognized for public service The outstanding public service of three aboriginal employees was formally recognized at the recent annual Aboriginal Employee Forum.
• Man charged in killing seeks more time to secure a lawyer A man accused of murder in Watson Lake appeared briefly in a Whitehorse court this morning to discuss lawyer issues.
• Communities’ use of climate data explained How does scientific research go from research to published work to making its way into the daily practices of individuals and a community?
• More Yukon Quest photos from along the trail .
• Handlers are invaluable to mushers It was dark when Michelle Phillips crossed the Yukon Quest 300 finish line in Pelly Crossing Monday evening.
• Death not suspicious: probe The death of a woman found in Whitehorse has been deemed not suspicious, it was announced this afternoon.
• Man charged with murder in Watson Lake appears in court A man accused of a Watson Lake murder appeared briefly in territorial court Wednesday morning.
• Canadian Electricity Association honours Yukon Energy Electricity is “the great enabler of modern society,” says the president and CEO of the Canadian Electricity Association.
• Man awaits sentencing for violent assaults A Whitehorse man facing 38 charges was found guilty of four last Friday in territorial court.
• Tuton to end long hospital body tenure Craig Tuton is being replaced as chair of the Yukon Hospital Corp.
• Sex offender program breaks new ground here A new sex offender pilot program has started in Whitehorse.
• A big fan of the Yukon makes his final journey When Yukon Quest musher Rob Cooke and his team of Siberian huskies arrived in Dawson on Wednesday night,
• First Quest teams arrive in Eagle The first Yukon Quest dog teams have arrived at Eagle, the first checkpoint in Alaska.

February 9, 2017

• Sweet Victory Jessica Hall, left, and Heidi J. Loos
• Frost met colleagues in Toronto Health and Social Services Minister Pauline Frost
• Yukon Quest along the trail 2017 .
• Yard offers canine heroes welcome leisure time It’s a long walk to campsite 21 at the Dawson City dog yard.
• Second tech entrepreneur event will begin on Friday evening TechYukon is preparing to host its second tech entrepreneur event.
• Yukon Quest dog dies on the trail A sled dog racing in the Yukon Quest has died.
• ‘We’re losing our homes,’ Faro resident says Residents of a mobile home park in Faro