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A peek behind a big red nose

A peek behind a big red nose

When Lorette Pinto travels, she totes around hefty bags crammed full with large red shoes, a bright red wig and sparkling false eyelashes.

Longest day becomes quiet night for RCMP

The solstice sky is murky and threatening showers. The evening forecast calls for thunderstorms.RCMP Const.
Producing northern peacemakers

Producing northern peacemakers

For the past five years, Maureen McCann has been walking through mud.Well, not literally.But the 35-year-old FH Collins Spanish teacher says…
Molten glass contains myriad possibilities

Molten glass contains myriad possibilities

ere’s a recipe you shouldn’t try at home.Take some glass and apply enough heat to turn it to molten liquid.
Building memories on the river

Building memories on the river

A lot of people in the Yukon can relate to Brett Rogers’ dream.He’s a 24-year-old guy from Ontario with a driving ambition in life…
Bless the beasts

Bless the beasts

As Whitehorse United Church minister Keltie van Binsbergen stepped up to the pulpit to deliver her sermon, spontaneous barking, panting and sniffing…
A little boy’s lonely world

A little boy’s lonely world

When Thomas Bishop sees one of his peers get hurt in the schoolyard, he will probably laugh.But the 12-year-old Faro boy is not a mean-spirited…
Local students live waking dream

Local students live waking dream

Studying bugs and dead bodies is not everyone’s cup of tea.But for 14-year-old David Giesbrecht, it’s a dream job.
Car selling stint steers young man home

Car selling stint steers young man home

HAINES JUNCTIONMany contend you can’t go home again.Darren Madley is proof that you can.The serious-minded, 26 year old spent the past 18…

Yukon teacher caught in Nepali conflict

There was one and a half weeks left on my Indian visa and I had to leave the country to renew it.Nepal was boiling, as usual.