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Posted: May 08, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 10 Joseph Novak has donated more than $1 million to the Yukon Hospital Foundation. He calls it payback for the care that was given to him and his family.(CBC/George Maratos) Joseph Novak calls his million-dollar donation payback. "What else was I supposed to do with the money," said the 97-year-old. The World War II veteran speaks casually about the record donation he's made to the Yukon Hospital Foundation. "The money couldn't go to a better location than to the people who care for people," said Novak. "The hospital was very good to me and...

It appears as if the Baby Yoda craze has people stooping to unexpected means to get one. The Christmas tree at the CIBC in downtown Whitehorse was the site of a most Grinch-like snatch-and-grab sometime last week. The tree, which was auctioned off as part of a fundraising silent auction for the Yukon Hospital Foundation over the weekend, was two gifts lighter after a minor but very Scrooge-like theft. Someone took a small Baby Yoda figurine that was tied to the tree, along with a Christmas bear. Lany Marshall, a spokesperson for the CIBC branch, said Friday the value of the toys was approxima...