Yukon standing committee releases Education status report

A school sign seen on Aug. 30, 2022. The Yukon's education department is taking a different approach to inclusive and special education in the territory. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
The standing committee on public accounts is reporting in response to the auditor general’s 2019 findings

Whitehorse City Hall (Yukon News file)

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The Yukon Territorial Court heard closing arguments in the sexual assault trial of former teacher Paul Deuling on Sept. 28 and 29. (File Photo)

Yukon Territorial Court hears closing arguments in trial of former teacher accused of sexual assault
A police cruiser passes by the RCMP station in Whitehorse on Aug. 22, 2022. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

RCMP report drug seizure at Whitehorse airport
Brontë Renwick-Shields, executive director at Blood Ties speaks at Overdose Awareness Day in Whitehorse on August 30. (Lawrie Crawford/Yukon News)

Ratio of Yukon women dying of drug toxicity higher than national average: data

Police tape is seen on Centennial Street and 14 Avenue in Porter Creek on the evening of Sept. 29. Two people are injured after shots were fired in the neighbourhood, police say. See story, Page 2. (Stephanie Waddell/Yukon News)

Police officer, man seriously injured after shots fired in Whitehorse neighbourhood
Joshua Clark, Air North director of charters (left); Eva M.; Anton M.; Phillip Elchitz, senior manager of airport operations and Bev Blair, passenger service agent, celebrate jet passenger number three million in Kelowna, B.C., at the check-in counter for Air North. (Submitted/Air North)

Air North celebrates 3-million jet passengers
Yukon midwife Elizabeth Morrison seen at the Yukon midwife clinic at 9010 Quartz Rd. on July 6. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Pregnant Yukoners across territory can apply to midwifery program
Parks Canada’s Dredge No. 4 national historical site seen on July 22, 2018. Parks Canada saw a record number of visitors to its Dawson sites over the 2022 summer season. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon’s tourism sector sees ‘strong return’ in 2022: data

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A COVID-19 rapid test shows a positive test result. The Yukon government has announced it is extending its paid sick leave rebate program for another six months. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon’s paid sick leave rebate program gets 6-month extension

Program exists for employers and self-employed individuals to pay workers up to 10 days in wages

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The Canada Games Centre has been highlighted as a legacy of the 2007 Canada Winter Games with Whitehorse city council now considering whether to move forward with the bid to co-host the 2027 Canada Winter Games with the territory. (Yukon News file)

Canada Winter Games bid comes forward to city

 

Runners along the Yukon River waterfront. (Submitted)

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Alan Leo Macklon

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Rose Pattison

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Sep 8th, 2022

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