The territory’s opposition party is criticizing the government’s Economic Development minister for skipping out on a portion of a meeting for internal trade with federal, provincial and territorial colleagues.
Exactly a week after the opening of the Yukon government-run retail and online cannabis store, the government was subject to criticism for offering online sales with what the Yukon Party calls too-high shipping prices.
It was a tragedy that forever changed the Yukon.
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Book On War History Launched
Authors D. Blair Neatby, left, and Michael Gates launch The Yukon Fallen of World War I last Thursday evening at the Royal Canadian Legion premises in Whitehorse.
Former kennel owner ordered to leave land off Atlin Road
The Yukon government wants Shelley Cuthbert and 50 dogs in her care removed from territorial land off the Atlin Road near Tarfu Lake.
Drugs stolen from ambulance can be lethal, RCMP warn
Whitehorse RCMP are investigating a theft of items from an ambulance reported Tuesday.
Surgical beds not closing, says Yukon Hospital Corporation
The Yukon Hospital Corporation (YHC) says there will indeed not be any closures of surgical beds at Whitehorse General Hospital after the Yukon NDP raised the matter in the legislature earlier this month.
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The spirits are restless
Minister stands firm in defending invitation
While it may not condone some of the actions of a company whose representative was a speaker at a recent Whitehorse conference this week,
Haunted Invasion
The Music, Art and Drama class at Wood Street Centre is presenting its annual haunted house, ‘Invasion,’ featuring spooks and a spaceship ride.
Search for man continues
Whitehorse RCMP are continuing their search to locate Graham Everitt, who was last seen in Whitehorse on Sept. 25.
Teslin continues to expand heating system
is time last year the Teslin Tlingit Council was in the midst of buttoning up the first phase of replacing diesel fuel with wood chips to provide district heating to the community.
Biomass energy has advanced by 40 years
Bewilderment may not be the wrong word to describe the feeling of those in the know who don’t understand why the Yukon isn’t jumping head-first into biomass energy – energy from wood chips and other similar wood products.
City on track to pare greenhouse gas emissions
The City of Whitehorse is continuing its quest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Conference delegates updated on N.W.T. economy
Business leaders and government officials from across the North heard about changes that are happening in the Northwest Territories Wednesday morning as the Opportunities North event continued in Whitehorse.
Two Yukoners take home lottery wins
Two Yukon residents have scratched their way to two major Scratch ’n Win prizes.
Prodigal performer played the Palace in 1972
Jackson Davies was a guest panelist at the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon (TIAY) fall conference.
Judge’s order for inquest is upheld
The Yukon Court of Appeal has upheld a Supreme Court order to hold an inquest regarding the death of Cynthia Roxanne Blackjack.
Minister under fire for choice of speaker
A Liberal minister was on the defensive Wednesday after being asked about his role in inviting to the Yukon a representative of a firm that has apparently done work used in part by the Saudi Arabian government.
Climate report delivered to MP’s office
A group of Yukoners delivered the recently released IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Report to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell’s constituency offices late Wednesday morning.
Care facility welcomes residents on time
Widely lauded as the territory’s largest infrastructure project,
Many Items Donated
Volunteers Andrea McColeman, Susie Anne Bartsch and Amber Hyshka, left-right,
Pillai sells territory’s attributes at conference
With a focus on how Yukoners are guiding innovation, future growth and government-to-government relationships, deputy premier Ranj Pillai addressed delegates Wednesday at the Opportunities North conference at the Yukon Convention Centre.
