Editorials

The Yukon needs a plan to prevent interface fires

At present, this is not a priority for government. Make it one

  • Mar 8, 2018

Whitehorse’s housing woes are a feminist issue

The rent is too damn high. Especially when women are paid 26 per cent less than men

  • Mar 1, 2018

The North’s way of life is no match for social media’s prudish algorithms

Northerners now find their cultures under a new kind of puritan scrutiny

Building a parking garage in downtown Whitehorse is a terrible idea

We can avoid the massive 20th-century mistakes of other cities

Every Yukon organization needs a privacy primer

Diane McLeod-McKay | Special to the News Privacy laws are in place…

  • Feb 6, 2018

The Riverdale bus lane: more like this, please

It’s the kind of low-risk, high-reward experiment we should see more of

Whitehorse’s sidewalks are a deathtrap

In the interest of safety and simplicity, the city should just plow the sidewalks

Imagine that: Yukon’s cannabis debate has been reasonable

Politicians here haven’t said anything blatantly insane, uninformed or stupid. That’s a win

In Yukon’s budget battle, politics trumps reason

It’s a shame our politicians have decided to take months of consultation and throw it in the trash

No more Mr. Nice Guy

Friendly leaders overseeing bad things are a feature of the system, not a bug

The Yukon government has disgraced itself

The Department of Justice must come clean about the scope of abuse settlements

Let’s be blunt: Yukon should spurn Ontario’s lead on weed

The land that fun forgot is a poor model for legalization

Don’t let Dawson City’s UNESCO debate pit miner against miner

If miners shut this project down, how will others feel about us?

  • Sep 14, 2017

The RCMP should have been more forthcoming on fentanyl seizure

Police need to do better than a six-week communications lag

SOVA’s school of hard knocks

It’s not exactly clear that Yukon College is even interested in saving Dawson’s art school

Burning sensation: Get used to the North’s fiery new normal

Living in the boreal forest is increasingly like the Hunger Games. Except with more fire

Attention Whitehorse: Clean up your own mess

Apparently adults in this town need to be reminded not to leave…

Whitehorse’s NIMBY boo birds are back

Pushback against the city’s infill proposal smacks of selfishness