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• The end of one Star sparks the birth of another

  Legacy newspaper Whitehorse Star to publish its last edition while the Yukon Star ramps up for its first.

• UPDATE: Missing First Nations Haines Junction residents located

  Alexander and Shyann Williams were last seen in Whitehorse early Saturday morning.

• Minister's home vandalized with threats and profanity

  Party leaders denounce political violence in the territory.

• Whitehorse Community Thrift Store donates $100K to community organizations.

  The store's largest single donation of $75,000 went to the Yukon Hospital Foundation to purchase a new ultrasound machine for the Maternity Unit at Whitehorse General Hospital.

• Whitehorse residential school ground searches completed

  WARNING: This article contains information that could be distressing to some readers.

• Arrested parent accuses department of Education of escalating matters at Holy Family School

  Kenechukwu says her child is being targeted rather than being taught.

• Government of Canada announce over $45M to protect Whitehorse Escarpment and Robert Service Way

  Funding announcement comes just days after the first landslide of 2024.

• Yukon government passes Health Authority Act

  Initial health authority board to be appointed by 2025.

• Regalia workshop for special traditional occasions holds in Whitehorse

  The regalia are often used by First Nations Citizens for special traditional occasions.

• Unity in the Community Walk for four Yukon women who died at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter held in Whitehorse

  Let the anger go, regardless of all that was seen during the inquest.

• Testimony hearing into the deaths of four Yukon women comes to an end.

  The jurors are tasked with determining the identity of the deceased individuals, the time and place of their deaths, and the causes of death.

• Ground searches at two former Whitehorse residential school sites begin this week

  WARNING: This article contains information that could be distressing to some readers.

• Coroner's Inquest sees footage of lifeless body ignored for more than 12 hours

  The on-site paramedic called the incident of Darla Skookum's death “bizarre” because she had obviously passed away many hours earlier.

• How We Walk with the Land and Water holds two open houses

  The open houses gave citizens and relations an opportunity to share their vision for the Southern Lakes Region

• Whitehorse Emergency Shelter staff not trained for emergencies, inquest hears

  Last week inquest heard Whitehorse emergency shelter staff members testifying that they were not trained for the emergencies that caused the deaths of four Yukon women. 

• Premier pledges to meet with Yukoners living in tents to help them find housing

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  Yukon NDP House Leader Lane Tredger describes Premier Ranj Pillai's commitment as a bluff; says Pillai is "out of touch."

• Whitehorse Emergency Shelter saw a higher presence of drugs after the Connective took over

  One staff member while testifying, said things changed for the worse when Connective took over, as they saw a higher presence of drugs.

• Whitehorse Shelter has recorded 144 overdoses between 2020 and 2022

  144 overdoses has happened at the shelter between 2020 and 2022. Three were at least fatal, including Cassandra Warville and Myranda Tizya-Charlie, on Jan. 19, 2022. 

• Whitehorse Emergency Shelter understaffed and staff lacked training - inquest reveals

  They said at the time of the incident, there was no clear policy or training available to staff on how to deal with overdose incidents nether were they trained on how to monitor intoxicated guests.

• Coroner’s Inquest into Whitehorse Emergency Shelter deaths begins in Whitehorse

  Loud screaming was heard and many broke into tears in painful disbelief when the CCTV footage showed shelter staff dragging the women's lifeless bodies from the shower room.