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Teen workers must know their rights, says accident victim

Teen workers must know their rights, says accident victim

When Nick Perry was 19, he took a job that broke his back.He was working in a lumberyard to make some extra cash.

nigerians abroad cant go home yet

You could hardly blame Christopher Ani for not voting in Nigeria’s April elections.A native Nigerian from the southeastern Enugu state, Ani,…

embarrassment provokes pumping

On Tuesday, Mike Stack awoke to the sound of water pumps.Stack had expressed outrage to the News just a day earlier concerning a 120-metre long,…

the questionable business of banning a bulb

Hurray for Nunavut for being the first in Canada to ban the incandescent light bulb.Ontario, good for you too, but you could do more.
Trapper Dan leads listeners on an audio escapade

Trapper Dan leads listeners on an audio escapade

On his latest CD cover, Dan Halen clutches a guitar and a hunk of wood while wearing nothing but a Stetson and a pair of slush-covered bunny boots.

City could crack down on drug house landlords

Whitehorse may soon be holding drug-house landlords financially responsible for damage to city infrastructure caused by their tenants.
Former addict proposes treatment home

Former addict proposes treatment home

John has spent more than $20,000 on alcohol and cocaine in the past year.He’s on social assistance and spends his days hanging out with…

Man accused of dragging dog pleads not guilty

A man accused of driving down Hamilton Boulevard with his dog tethered to the vehicle’s bumper pleaded not guilty in Yukon court on Tuesday.

Mayo Dawson line dispute will land in court

Yukon Energy Corporation has won its day in court.In what Justice Leigh Gower deemed a “close and difficult case,” Yukon Energy Corp.

Sooner or later the city must look up, civic leaders say

This week council nixed the possibility of highrises in downtown Whitehorse.Monday, politicians voted to retain a citywide restriction on the…