What Happened to the Kids?
I have Marie write out her full name for me. ‘Achtymichuk.’ It’s Ukrainian, where her dad is from. I compliment her on her beautiful handwriting. […]
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The dance craze with a kick!
In her book “DANCING” Lilly Grove describes the invention of the chahut which evolved into the cancan. “About 1830, a stage dancer called Mazarie
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It’s not you, It’s the Yukon
This is part 4 of a four part series, chronicling one woman’s Tinder dating experience (or lack therof) in the North. I heard a
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The Dead Man’s Gold Pan: Fiction
There is a crack at the base of the Yukon River, a portal to the the underworld. It lays just above Miles Canyon at the
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Lonely Nights in an Old House
If you live all by yourself downtown Whitehorse, the last thing you want is somebody knocking at your door in the middle of the night
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A Good Read for Halloween Night
Do ghosts exist? For some they do. The main character in Marcelle Dubé´s novel, Shelter, moves into a haunted house in a small town in
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Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
The eye of Hurricane Matthew hit the Tiburon Peninsula, the southwest tip of Haiti, on October 4th. With winds that blew 230 kilometres an hour
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Bison Bao
Steamed buns filled with a variety of meat and vegetables are a dim sum classic. This version is bison filled and spiced with ginger, garlic
Banging on the sofa
Willie Jones III isn’t shy about crediting his late father, a renowned pianist from Los Angeles, with sparking his interest in jazz. “Even before I
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The Life and Times of Teenage Metalheads, WaRRmAuth
WaRRmAuth is one of the most intriguing bands at the forefront of the Whitehorse metal scene revivalt. These teenage stars rock hard.
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All Kinds of Bargains
It’s autumn and time for the thrift shop in Haines Junction to ramp up again for winter. Dozens and dozens of bags of used clothing
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Yukon Visitors
Everyone has a list of family and close friends that they feel the need to make an effort to visit every decade or so. If