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- Comments should be thoughtful, not abusive (9)
- Proposed building called inappropriate for neighbourhood (7)
- Building’s entry system swiftly repaired (3)
- Electric vehicles will shuttle bus drivers to and from routes (3)
- Meters pilfered, damaged beyond repair (3)
- Respiratory illness season is proving routine, MD says (2)
- Games Centre to receive major improvements (2)
- Hoofed animals may come under management protocols (1)
May 26, 2016
- Rushing into mergers is a very questionable tactic With the economy and stock markets in the doldrums, some corporations are searching for remedies.
- Why are the Islamists still attacking the West? Because most people think of Islamic State, al-Qaeda and their ilk as being crazies motivated solely by hatred, they are not puzzled by recent terrorist attacks on the West like those in Paris, Brussels and Los Angeles.
May 24, 2016
- Obama makes a historic visit to Hiroshima ( Comment ) Today’s Hiroshima doesn’t give the TV journalists a lot to work with.
May 20, 2016
- Let’s talk about fueling the Yukon’s economy It’s time we had a conversation about how the Yukon’s economy and way of life are primarily fueled.
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More money for campgrounds means more fun for all ( Comment ) Like many Yukoners, one of the reasons I love living in this territory is our incredible wilderness.
- Bench-clearing brawls have no place in Parliament ( Uffish Thoughts ) It’s been a week for physical confrontation.
- The ethical and moral urgency to clear the air ( Editorial ) It should have occurred nine days ago, but David Laxton, the independent MLA for Porter Creek Centre, has finally delivered some public clarity to his stunning actions of last week.
May 19, 2016
- The banks are showing they’re behind the times For some strange reason, the banking industry is behind the times in the utilization of modern technology.
- On Syria, the Russians were on the money “The Russians had a more realistic analysis of the situation than practically anybody else,” said Lakhdar Brahimi, the former United Nations Special Envoy to Syria.
May 17, 2016
- Fighting fires is for the experts, not politicians ( Uffish Thoughts ) So, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Fort McMurray, Alta. last Friday.
May 13, 2016
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For a dead language, Latin is doing rather well Mens rea, persona non grata, modus operandi…
- Caring for all Yukoners is one of our priorities ( Comment ) The past two weeks have been busy and exciting ones for me as Yukon’s minister of Health and Social Services.
- Please celebrate our nurses during Nursing Week This week, Yukoners join the world in recognizing nurses during Nursing Week,
- Silence and secrecy don’t cut it, gentlemen ( Editorial ) In 1997, Robert Bruce, then the Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly,