http://yukon-news.com/ The latest news stories from the Yukon News of Whitehorse Yukon. en-ca webadmin@yukon-news.com (Website Feedback) Copyright 2009 Yukon News All Rights Reserved Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:54 GMT http://yukon-news.com/layout/header/logo_sml.gif http://yukon-news.com/ http://yukon-news.com/arts/13445/ http://yukon-news.com/arts/13445/#When:09:00:54Z Joseph Tisiga’s Indian Brand Corporation exhibition is like looking into a red, plastic viewfinder.  Like those 3-D cartoon characters, it leaps out at you as soon as you walk into the Yukon Arts Centre gallery. Arts Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:54 GMT http://yukon-news.com/life/13465/ http://yukon-news.com/life/13465/#When:09:00:47Z All the pretty horses Sled dogs remain a viable source of animal transport, but you still can’t don period clothing and ride them in a circle.  The Classic Open Horse Show returns to Watson Lake. Life Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:47 GMT http://yukon-news.com/news/13454/ http://yukon-news.com/news/13454/#When:09:00:28Z Dozens of firefighters across the country are dying of work-related cancer that isn’t covered by workers’ compensation. It’s a statistic that leaves many families distraught, said Alex Forrest, of the International Association of Firefighters. News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:28 GMT http://yukon-news.com/sports/13449/ http://yukon-news.com/sports/13449/#When:09:00:25Z While many Whitehorse residents enjoyed free music at Shipyards Park on Canada Day, local skateboarders strapped on their helmets, hopped on their boards and competed in the 10th annual Canada Day Skate Competition. Sports Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:25 GMT http://yukon-news.com/news/13450/ http://yukon-news.com/news/13450/#When:09:00:21Z Sheldon Miller is no longer $20,000 in the hole. In an abrupt about-turn, the Yukon Hospital Corporation has agreed to pay the cost of a medical evacuation that Miller received shortly after moving to the territory four years ago. News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:21 GMT http://yukon-news.com/business/13456/ http://yukon-news.com/business/13456/#When:09:00:16Z Photos of closed factories, unemployment lines and other recession-refugees remain a fixture of magazines and newspapers across the country. For the men and women behind the camera, times are becoming equally tough. Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:16 GMT http://yukon-news.com/news/13466/ http://yukon-news.com/news/13466/#When:09:00:15Z Dinosaur-era fossils discovered in the Yukon’s Peel Watershed last week have scaled up debate over the fate of the wilderness area. “(Fossil sites) give another little bit of a reason to go slow and carefully in developing these areas until we know exactly what we have,”... News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:15 GMT http://yukon-news.com/sports/13415/ http://yukon-news.com/sports/13415/#When:09:00:50Z It was the Cinderella story of the Whitehorse Minor Soccer season. After finishing last in the regular season, Impact Well Drilling went on to win eight in a row, moving up from worst to first. Sports Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:50 GMT http://yukon-news.com/news/13414/ http://yukon-news.com/news/13414/#When:09:00:37Z Premier Dennis Fentie’s secret negotiations to merge the Yukon Energy Corporation with Calgary-based ATCO are straining relations with the First Nation of Na-cho Nyak Dun. News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:37 GMT http://yukon-news.com/news/13428/ http://yukon-news.com/news/13428/#When:09:00:29Z The biggest springtime flood on record nearly destroyed Eagle, Alaska. Dawson City residents are finishing the job. There’s work to be done before the town can be rebuilt, after all. News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:29 GMT http://yukon-news.com/news/13417/ http://yukon-news.com/news/13417/#When:09:00:29Z More than 80 people continue to search for a California couple missing for nine days. The effort has now been deemed a “major” search—the first in Western Canada in almost two years. News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:29 GMT http://yukon-news.com/news/13413/ http://yukon-news.com/news/13413/#When:21:20:45Z There isn’t much of our small and crowded planet that isn’t trodden by the heavy footprint of development. But there are some places, including the Peel River Watershed, that remain more-or-less intact. News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:20:45 GMT http://yukon-news.com/news/13380/ http://yukon-news.com/news/13380/#When:09:00:50Z Karen Nicloux hasn’t eaten for two weeks. To avoid smelling the hot meals delivered to her dorm three times a day, the Whitehorse Correctional Centre inmate rubs Vicks VapoRub under her nose. News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:00:50 GMT http://yukon-news.com/news/13378/ http://yukon-news.com/news/13378/#When:09:00:47Z When we started mining we became human. This according to a geologist friend of mine. I don’t know whether it’s true or not, but it reveals that who we are and what we do changes the way we view the world. News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:00:47 GMT http://yukon-news.com/letters/13373/ http://yukon-news.com/letters/13373/#When:09:00:46Z Dogs pay the ultimate price for irresponsible owners Re Dead Dogs, published Wednesday: I’m sad for the dogs in this story, because they are the ultimate losers in this. As an animal owner, and a former raiser of chickens, I can really identify with both Letters Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:00:46 GMT