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DAWSON CITY, Yukon - Ask Sandy Silver about his path from being the only Liberal in the Yukon's legislature to the territory's premier and he will often pivot back to the community he represents, Dawson City, about 500 kilometres north of Whitehorse.
DAWSON CITY, Yukon — Ask Sandy Silver about his path from being the only Liberal in the Yukon's legislature to the territory's premier and he will often pivot back to the community he represents, Dawson City, about 500 kilometres north of Whitehorse.
Yukon's first premier from the Klondike, Sandy Silver, and only the second Liberal premier in the party's 45-year history is stepping down. The job will be handed to Ranj Pillai, who was acclaimed as party leader over the weekend.