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How Germany's 'Deal With the Devil' Backfired and Changed History Just six months after arriving in Petrograd with the help of Germany, the Russian communist Vladimir Lenin had engineered the October Revolution. The story does not end there, however. Friday, April 16, 2021 On this date—April 16—in the fateful year of 1917, the Russian communist Vladimir Lenin arrived in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) from exile in Switzerland. The Germans, with whom Russia had been at war since the summer of 1914, secretly arranged his return, granted him safe passage through Germany, and even gave him m...

Collision Investigated Whitehorse firefighters work at the scene of a two-vehicle collision at about 8:50 Tuesday morning at the intersection of the Alaska Highway and Robert Service Way. By March 16, 2021 To read this article, you must create an account and buy a subscription OR log in to your existing account with an up-to-date paid subscription.

Column: The things we find in the attic of our mind Will Lange. Copyright (c) Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Modified: 2/16/2021 10:10:14 PM It’s a late winter morning, almost a year into the enforced isolation dictated by the pandemic. The alarm clock beeps in the twilight at 6 on the dot. Reaching my arm out from under the covers to shut it off reminds me how cold the room is. Wide awake, but still torpid, I hear running through my head the line, “It would have been in vain for Scrooge to plead that the weather...

It was cold this week, and it reminded me of the poem by Robert Service about the prospector in the Yukon who “hated the cold, but the land of gold seemed

Whitehorse taxes stifle green energy, say three companies Three companies who deal in renewable energy say the City of Whitehorse should cut them a break on taxes. Yukon Energy estimates that city taxes on a new battery storage project could reach $297,000 a year. Social Sharing Yukon Energy CEO describes "punitive" taxes, says bill for one project could reach $279,000 a year CBC News · Posted: Jan 29, 2021 8:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 29 Yukon Energy uses diesel and liquefied natural gas in addition to hydroelectric power. It's developing a $30 million battery storage project and ta...