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Dawson City to gussy up downtown 27 Aug 2013 | 03:04 am
The City of Dawson is looking for a downtown makeover, and it’s recruiting local citizens to help. A walk-about planned for Monday afternoon will be hosted by Urban Systems’ Zoe Morrison and Dawson he...
National level runners win Pre-Skagway 10 Miler 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
Four seconds is a close finish for a 10-kilometre race. It’s even closer for a 10-mile race. The tiny span of four seconds was all that separated the top-two finishers of the Chocolate Claim Pre-Skagw...
Telus announces move into North 27 Aug 2013 | 02:59 am
Telus is coming. The telecommunications giant announced its entry into Whitehorse and Yellowknife wireless markets this morning.
Woman charged for running over cat 27 Aug 2013 | 02:56 am
Whitehorse’s bylaw officers have charged a local woman after she allegedly ran over her cat with her truck. The woman, whose identity is not being disclosed by city officials, has been charged with th...
Whistle Bend lots on track for fall lottery 23 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
The next phase of Whistle Bend lots are on schedule to go to lottery this fall. Nearly 130 lots, most of them single-family, will be up for grabs.
Robert Service remembered in alpine expedition 23 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who seek adventure and fame. But perhaps none stranger than a group of American adventurers climbing a lonely Canadian mountain...
First Nation opposes Atlin campground 23 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
A First Nation isn't cheering like happy campers over the proposed Atlin campground. Construction has not yet begun, but the campground will open May 2015, according to the Environment Department's we...
Yukoner leads Mounties in Saskatchewan 23 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
The new top cop in Saskatchewan hails from the Yukon. Brenda Butterworth-Carr, a member of the Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation, grew up in Dawson City. She joined the RCMP in 1987 as a native special c...
Yukon could see legal trouble over Peel 23 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Numbers exposed by the News this week show that many Yukoners feel that the government is disrespecting agreements with First Nations regarding the Peel watershed land use plan.
Paddlers riding high at Whitewater Rodeo 23 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
The annual Whitewater Rodeo is the Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club's premier competition. It's also not very competitive. Paddlers flock to the event to ride big waves and have good times with friends, rat...
