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Massive helpings of federal money continue to pour into the Yukon government’s coffers as election fever mounts in Ottawa. Canada’s minister of Transportation, Omar Alghabra, along with Yukon MP Larry Bagnell and Highways and Public Works Minister Nils Clarke, announced approximately $180 million for work on the North Klondike Highway from Whitehorse to Dawson City. “We are enhancing the northern transportation system, and we are increasing its resilience to climate change, and we are ensuring greater connectivity to Canada,” Alghabra said as he made the announcement. “I am excited ...

According to the Watson Lake Healthcare News Facebook site, nearly 30 new active cases were reported Monday. Meanwhile, a resident’s count has the number of active cases at 56. In an interview with the Star Tuesday, Michael Gagnon said he has counted the known cases in the village, and has arrived at 56. “Twenty-two of my family alone have COVID,” he said. Gagnon said he is frustrated and angry about the disparity of numbers being reported by official sources such as the Yukon government – and what residents see happening in the town. There are at least 150 more tests still pending, s...

As Yukon medical officials continue to report new COVID-19 cases daily, some First Nations are expressing serious anxieties about the pending relaxations in rules. Officials reported nine new confirmed cases on Friday. With recoveries, that brought the active case count to 77.  The locations are split between Whitehorse and communities, with one of the hardest-hit being Watson Lake. There are 11 confirmed cases there, according to reports from the Watson Lake Wellness Healthcare News Facebook page. “There is NO need to panic, but… we have been seeing an alarming increase in positive C...

The Yukon and federal governments are forming a partnership that will be child’s play. Ottawa announced Friday it will provide $42.6 million to the territory over five years to help pump up its newly-minted universal child care and early childhood education programs. “Every child deserves the best possible start in life, and all parents should have the ability to build both a family and career,” reads a news release that accompanied the announcement. “Yet, too many families across Canada lack access to affordable, inclusive, and high-quality child care. “The global COVID-19 pandemi...

Currie Dixon, the leader of the Yukon Party, was quick to pay tribute to Jack Cable on Thursday morning. The longtime Liberal politician and former Commissioner died Wednesday. “My colleagues and I are saddened to hear of the passing of former Yukon Liberal Party leader Jack Cable,” Dixon said. “Known as ‘Gentleman Jack,’ he was respected by members of all parties during his tenure as a member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Riverside from 1992 to 2000. “His conduct and demeanor in the assembly were a reminder of what we should aspire to and enabled him to work constructiv...