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July 26, 2016
- Hepatitis C: Canada鈥檚 鈥榰nnecessary鈥� epidemic Ed. note: this item was submitted by Laurie Edmiston, the executive director of Toronto-based CATIE, Canada鈥檚 source for HIV and hepatitis C information.
July 22, 2016
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鈥榃e celebrate a life well-lived鈥� Ed. note: well-known geologist Charlie Roots, the subject of a profile in the Star on Aug. 29, 2014, succumbed to ALS several weeks ago.
- Solving our health care challenges 鈥� together ( Comment ) Increasing access to vital health services and improving care for Yukoners have always been priorities for our government.
- With the apology rendered, MLAs have work to do ( Editorial ) It鈥檚 fortunate that the Yukon legislature鈥檚 Members鈥� Services Board will likely enjoy some reinvigoration in personnel after the territorial election.
July 21, 2016
- There鈥檚 still a willingness to invest in bonds Conventional wisdom among Wall Street experts stated that the two assets classes to avoid were those that were interest-sensitive as bonds and commodities, primarily gold.
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B.C. talks stall CPP deal, but hopes remain high Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hoped to crash the annual premiers conference
- Futuristic visions of Trump in power Let us suppose that it is July 2017.
July 18, 2016
- Turkey鈥檚 鈥榗oup鈥� was a spectacular failure ( Comment ) Turkey鈥檚 democracy is dead.
July 15, 2016
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鈥楻olf stands as an iconic community member鈥� ( Comment ) Ed. note: Rich Thompson, chair of the Yukon Chamber of Commerce, made these remarks last month in presenting Whitehorse resident Rolf Hougen with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Working together to showcase our mining potential This week, our government co-hosted the annual Investment Forum and Property Tour with the Yukon Mining Alliance (YMA).
- Let鈥檚 make Whitehorse a milestone for reform ( Comment ) Canada鈥檚 13 provincial and territorial premiers will be talking about everything from internal trade to indigenous disparity when they meet July 20-22 in Whitehorse.
- The emergence of a top campaign issue ( Editorial ) City council鈥檚 decision to kibosh a proposed curbside pickup program for recyclables is pivotal, but resolves few problems.
July 14, 2016
- Small wonder that governments seem clueless It seems almost forgotten that economic growth comes from two principal sources: having more people at work and ensuring that those workers are operating as efficiently as possible.
- Are we in for a South China Sea showdown? The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has ruled China has 鈥渘o historical rights鈥� to support its claim to practically all of the South China Sea.