Yukon

Patient deer rescued from Yukon river

Conservation officers outside Whitehorse lassoed a deer out of the Takhini River in a dramatic rescue effort Thursday night. Drivers on the Klondike Highway reported a large buck struggling in the river current below the...

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Whitehorse tries anti-vandalism surveillance

The City of Whitehorse is expanding its video surveillance system to tighten security at public facilities most vulnerable to vandalism. City staff are installing 18 video cameras, to be connected by a 20-kilometre-long...

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New Website Profiles Yukon's Mineral Industry Opportunities

WHITEHORSE, YUKON--(Marketwire - Nov. 20, 2009) - Senator Daniel Lang, on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), the Honourable Jim Kenyon, Yukon Minister...

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Whitehorse playwright offers fresh take on Christmas

The world premiere of a play by a Yukon playwright opens Thursday in Whitehorse. The Soul Menders is a contemporary Christmas story written by Whitehorse playwright Patti Flather. The story focuses on how people move through...

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Canadians need better crack at retirement nest egg

A supplementary pension plan is needed to give middle-income Canadians without workplace pensions a better crack at securing a comfortable retirement, says Keith Ambachtsheer, one of the country's leading authorities on pensions.

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Northern Freegold Intersects 9.68 g/t Gold over 4.47 m in Step-Out Drilling to the Southwest in...

Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. is pleased to provide results from 10 additional drill holes in the Nucleus Zone at the district scale road accessible Freegold Mountain Project, located in the Yukon. In 2009, a total of 10,440...

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Whitehorse Art - Yukon Territory, Canada

Explore the rich culture and history of Whitehorse, through its art scene. The Yukon Artists @ Work Co-operative Gallery and the Copper Moon Gallery both feature original artwork from some of the most celebrated artists in the...

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Yukon health minister wishes 'accident' on MLA

'Obviously the minister doesn't wish me well,' NDP member says The Yukon's health minister startled members of the legislature on Tuesday when he said he hopes an opposition MLA "has an accident." Health and Social Services...

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On the Trail of the Yukon's Black Pioneers (in Life)

A bit of sleuthing reveals a rich history of risk takers. But at the MacBride Museum in Whitehorse a few days later, I came face to face with another black pioneer: Lucille Hunter, photographed in her blind old age before she...

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Canada and Yukon Researching Climate Change Adaptation

WHITEHORSE, YUKON--(Marketwire - Nov. 18, 2009) - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians today announced funding to the...

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