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October 24, 2008
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City boasts a colourful gambling history Whitehorse had a deep, dark secret when I lived there in the late 1940s.
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The Yukon must not go down this path Is the Yukon ready for the industrial development that will follow the building of a gas pipeline along the Alaska Highway? Are Yukoners ready for environmental degradation?
- The leaders have some soul-searching to do It is almost with a sigh of relief that I have entered the post-election period - the Canadian one, that is.
October 23, 2008
- Is our economy uninviting to newcomers? For years, a tide of immigrants has flowed into Canada, seeking better job opportunities, or, in rare cases, refuge from some kind of persecution.
- They're a day late and a dollar short LONDON - Speaking on Oct. 10, U.S. President George W. Bush assured Americans and the world that the medicine was working: the recent $700-billion rescue plan for Wall Street would restore order in the markets.
October 22, 2008
- Brisk squalls loom on premier's fall horizon As Premier Dennis Fentie prepares to face his adversaries in the legislature tomorrow afternoon, never have the issues for his government been graver, from the world of international finance to his own back yard in Watson Lake.
October 21, 2008
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Accused ex-Yukoner has yet to be tried TORONTO - In a curious quirk of law, a Canadian Indian extradited to the U.S. and charged with murder, had his case dismissed when he claimed he was not an American Indian as defined by U.S. statutes.
October 17, 2008
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Another day, another extreme adventure Ed. note: Thirty-five-year Yukoner Dawn Kostelnik and her husband, Rick Cousins, bought the Audrey Eleanor in July 2003 in Prince Rupert, B.C., refitted it and took it to Haines, Alaska in 2004.
- Post-rhetoric, let's address some basics Now that the campaign signs are packed away, along with the political rhetoric, there is no time like the present to clear the air on some issues raised by constituents and candidates during the federal campaign in the Yukon.
October 16, 2008
- Canada badly needs a science academy Currently, we lack a science academy, something so beneficial for economic progress.
- North Korea: do not access all areas LONDON - Korea is not a tropical country.