Dawson City, Yukon, residents look to create local ambulance service to fill EMS gaps
“There’s a number of people out there who want to volunteer,” said co-founder of new group. For months, residents in
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Firefighters shouldn’t have to fill gaps in ambulance service: Dawson City fire chief
‘Our guys signed up as firefighters not paramedics,’ said fire chief Mike Massery The fire chief in Dawson City, Yukon,
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Yukon ‘looking into other options’ for river crossing at Dawson City, as ferry ages
‘Nothing is not on the table to discuss,’ says highway official — including a bridge It’s been a topic of
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Flood warning issued for Klondike River near Dawson City, Yukon
High water levels expected to last into Tuesday evening The Yukon government has issued a flood warning for the Klondike
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Flood risk drops near Dawson City, Yukon
But water levels on Yukon and Klondike rivers still expected to be higher than usual The risk of flooding around
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‘Brown blob’ found in Yukon is a well-preserved Ice Age squirrel
It’s a debut that’s been about 30,000 years in the making. Yukon paleontologists have this week unveiled another unusual find
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Yukon Energy to improve communications, in case of another deep-freeze power outage
Yukon Energy held another briefing with officials on Wednesday morning, about a series of power outages during a December cold snap
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Canada Revenue Agency’s new tool for simplifying travel deduction puzzles some Northerners
A new online tool meant to simplify the process of claiming the Northern Residents Travel Deduction is causing more confusion
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First Nation in Dawson hits the airwaves to get community updates out faster
Karen Blake went from calling dozens of elders a day to broadcasting live each Monday Monday may not be the
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‘Ice profiling’ underway in preparation to build Dawson City’s ice road in Yukon
Road construction is just days away, some ice on the Yukon River is still only about 4 inches thick If
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Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin soldiers honoured at Nov.8 event in Dawson City
“Acknowledging the stories of our people who participated in the war is important to carry on,” says chief About 30
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No sport fishing for salmon on Yukon River again this year, as numbers stay low
It’s become the norm in recent years — the closure of the once-popular recreational and commercial salmon fishery on the
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COVID-19 outbreak declared in capital of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
Yukon’s case count climbs to 104, with 18 are active Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health has declared a COVID-19
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Residents in northern Canada prepare to watch annular solar eclipse
Residents of Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec and Nunavut will see the sun become a ‘ring of fire’ Sky watchers in
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Yukon gov’t announces eight affordable housing projects
Money is on the table for eight affordable housing projects across Yukon, according to Yukon government officials. The projects, which are
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