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Yukoners win at Commonwealth Games

Whitehorse weightlifter Jeane Lassen has won a gold medal for Canada at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Marsh Lake recycling shacks reduced to rubble

MARSH LAKEEarly Sunday morning, a fire leveled two recycling buildings at the Marsh Lake dump.Built by community volunteers, the two metal-clad…
McRobb abandons orange for red

McRobb abandons orange for red

For Kluane MLA Gary McRobb, all that’s missing is a little Ella Fitzgerald.It’s nothing but blue skies and sunshine ahead, he said…

Bad news for the Porcupine caribou

Thursday evening, things took a turn for the worse for the Porcupine caribou herd.The US Senate voted to pass the 2007 budget, which includes…
From squatting to staking, frustration with land policies widespread in Yukon

From squatting to staking, frustration with land policies widespread in Yukon

Policy, process and planning are becoming dirty words to some Yukoners frustrated by the “outdated,” lengthy process of acquiring,…

Yukon lynx fill a predator gap in Colorado

She likes her raw rabbits skinned.And she is particularly fond of squirrels.Unfortunately, she was flying Air North and squirrel is not one of…

Jazz series lures more musicians north

Scott Wilson likes jazz so much, he was willing to commute to Whitehorse from Watson Lake once a week just to practise.

Fentie misusing emergency measure, says opposition

The Yukon Party is taking advantage of the system by shying from public accountability and scrutiny of government spending, said NDP leader Todd…

Teacher’s wages drop

Average wages for workers in education have dropped by as much as $150 per week in recent years, according to a Statistics Canada Study.

Feds don’t support rail link

For more than 400 years, explorers, merchants and governments have sought a navigable sea route to Asia through the Canadian North.