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Rookie roller from Yukon scores perfect game in duckpin bowling at Canada 55+ games
Helen Dewellof Dawson City, Yukon, was on a rollthis week at the Canada 55 Plus Games in Quebec City, when she scored a perfect game in duckpin bowling.
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86 year-old pool shark in the making among record number of Yukoners off to Canada 55+ games
Over 160 Yukoners will be attending the Canada 55 Plus Games in Quebec City next week, where they will face off with other seniors from around the country in sports including pickleball, track and field, and billiards.
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Nominee program pause could be 'big trouble,' says Whitehorse business owner
Doug Terry, who owns both Tim Hortons franchises in Whitehorse, says the territorial government's pause to the Yukon Nominee Program is shortsighted, and came without warning.
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Rotisserie mystery: Yukoner's dog finds pile of cooked chickens dumped in woods
Linda Lamers's dog Ossie was delighted to find more than 40 rotisserie chickens dumped in the bush near her Ibex Valley home but Lamers herself was less enthused.
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Two stars align: Yukon Star launches as Whitehorse Star closes its doors
Five former staff of the Whitehorse Star have been hired including its longtime editor Jim Butler and photographer Vince Federoff, who started with the paper in 1973.
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Gavin 'Klondike Gold' McKenna back home in Yukon after winning U18 world hockey gold
It was quite the coming out party for Gavin McKenna at the under-18 men's world hockey championships in Finland, which wrapped up last week.
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56 teams, a metric ton of potatoes and one unforgettable hockey weekend in Whitehorse
The Yukon Native Hockey tournament, happening this weekend in Whitehorse,is the largest hockey event of the year in the territory. Over the course of the weekend, 56 teams will play 99 games of hockey across eight divisions.
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Winter accessibility in Whitehorse should be higher priority, say advocates
Whitehorse doesnt have a policy that specifically deals with the clearing requirements for on-road accessible parking stalls. But its snow and ice control policy is up for review meaning city officials will look at the issue and how its prioritized.
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Opinions mixed on Whitehorse's town square pilot project
Whitehorse's Main Street town square, launched as a pilot project this summer, will close on Tuesdayand its future remains unknown. Some local merchants say business was good, others say they suffered.
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Big BMX dreams: Whitehorse teen hopes to ride in Olympics one day
Three years ago,Aiden Kye Naultof Whitehorse had never ridden a BMXbike.Now, the 15-year-old is off to the Nationals witha goalof one day riding for Canada at the Summer Olympics.
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