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  1. Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaRead the original story w/Photo

    31 min ago | Whitehorse Star

    ... may not be reproduced or republished. For more information regarding photo usage rights, please contact us . A Whitehorse Star staff member will contact you via phone or email for payment details. Prices are in Canadian (CAD) dollars and subject to ...

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    Related Topix: Yukon, Canada, Science, Oceanography

  2. Ancient horse roamed Canada's North with mammoths, camelsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Ottawa Citizen

    ... finest intact specimen of "a mummified, extinct large mammal ever found in Canada." At an unveiling last month in Whitehorse - the aptly named new home of the light-coloured, pony-sized equus lambei - Yukon Culture Minister Elaine Taylor hailed the ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Yukon, Canada

  3. Creation of a supplementary Canada Pension Plan would allow Canadians ...Read the original story

    18 hrs ago | Investment Executive

    ... timed to stir debate in advance of the Dec. 17-18 pension summit of federal and provincial finance ministers in Whitehorse. The Liberals are proposing a three-pronged approach: * Creation of a supplementary Canada Pension Plan, to enable Canadians ...

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Yukon, Canada

  4. Funds urge caution over possible pension shakeupRead the original story

    Oct 19, 2009 | The Globe and Mail

    ... is expected to discuss this and other pension reform proposals with the provinces at a summit this month in Whitehorse. At a news conference in Ottawa, federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff threw his support behind the idea of a "supplemental" ...

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    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, North America, Canada, World News, Retirement, Yukon, Canada

  5. Liberal pension reforms would include 'supplementary' CPPRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... 25 per cent. Flaherty is scheduled to meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts later this month in Whitehorse to discuss further reforms. The government has commissioned a study by University of Calgary economist Jack Mintz on the ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, North America, Canada, World News, Economics News, Bankruptcy

  6. Liberals in two places jump on pension reformRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Ottawa Citizen

    With federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty days away from a meeting in Whitehorse with his provincial counterparts to examine the country's pension system, the Liberals have moved first - at Queen's Park and in Ottawa.

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    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, Yukon, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Ontario, North America, Canada, World News, Nortel Network, Telecom, British Columbia, Duncan, BC

  7. How Your Canadian Pension Benefit Could DoubleRead the original story w/Photo

    22 hrs ago | The Tyee.ca

    ... Plan is the one thing that's held solid," says CLC economist Joel Harden. a When finance ministers meet in Whitehorse on December 17, the CLC plan will be vying with other ideas for strengthening Canadian pension policy. CLC's selling points ...

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    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, North America, Canada, World News, Retirement, Yukon, Canada

  8. Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Whitehorse Star

    ... may not be reproduced or republished. For more information regarding photo usage rights, please contact us . A Whitehorse Star staff member will contact you via phone or email for payment details. Prices are in Canadian (CAD) dollars and subject to ...

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    Related Topix: Yukon, Canada

  9. Two-tier Canada PensionRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | The Globe and Mail

    ... proposals for a new pension system will be discussed next week at a summit of provincial finance ministers in Whitehorse, so the issue will be high on the political agenda at least for two days this month. But it remains unclear what if any solution ...

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    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, North America, Canada, World News, Retirement, Yukon, Canada, Opinion

  10. Mutual-fund industry urges caution over possible pension shakeupRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Globe and Mail

    ... is expected to discuss this and other pension reform proposals with the provinces at a summit this month in Whitehorse. At a news conference in Ottawa, federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff threw his support behind the idea of a "supplemental" ...

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    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, North America, Canada, World News, Retirement, Yukon, Canada

  11. Ignatieff unveils reforms to address pension crisisRead the original story

    Yesterday | CTV.ca

    ... timed to stir debate in advance of the Dec. 17-18 pension summit of federal and provincial finance ministers in Whitehorse. The Liberals are proposing a three-pronged approach: Creation of a supplementary Canada Pension Plan, to enable Canadians to ...

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News

  12. National agency could address pension system woesRead the original story

    Tuesday | The Globe and Mail

    ... Last updated on Tuesday, Dec. 08, 2009 4:16PM EST P rovincial and federal finance ministers are set to meet in Whitehorse on Dec. 17 and 18 to tackle what is threatening to become one of the thorniest social and financial problems of our generation: ...

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    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, Yukon, North America, Canada, World News

  13. Ignatieff to call for Canada Pension Plan shakeupRead the original story

    Tuesday | Globeinvestor.com

    ... to give the pension issue some added political profile in advance of this month's so-called pension summit in Whitehorse. The informal "summit" title has been slapped on the regular meeting between Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and his provincial ...

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    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, North America, Canada, World News, Retirement, Yukon, Canada, Calgary, AB, Alberta

  14. The RRSP MirageRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | The Tyee.ca

    ... net citizens count on when we stop working? On Dec. 17, federal and provincial finance ministers will meet in Whitehorse for talks focussing on retirement and pension reform. Hopes are high for an historic moment -- the dawn of "Pensioncare." Fears ...

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Pension, Personal Finance, Yukon, Canada

  15. Arctic Edge skaters have busy weekend at home and awayRead the original story

    Monday | Whitehorse Star

    " Whitehorse's Rachel Pettitt skates with visiting dance instructor Graham Casey on Sunday.

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    Related Topix: Ice Skating, Winter Sports

  16. Canadian Creek, Yukon Gold Mineralization Discovered in New TargetsRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | BayStreet.ca

    Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. and Alder Resources Ltd. are pleased to report the results of the drilling program on the Canadian Creek Property, located in the Whitehorse Mining District of the Yukon Territory 160 km south of Dawson City.

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    Related Topix: Yukon, Canada, North America, Canada, World News

  17. UPS Freight Expanding in CanadaRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | The Journal of Commerce Online

    ... improved its cross-border operations, the company said. It operates a 18 facilities in a network stretching from Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory to St. John's, Newfoundland. In London, Ontario, UPS Freight is expanding its service hours. Starting ...

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    Related Topix: Yukon, Canada, St. John's, NL, Newfoundland, London, ON, Ontario

  18. Celebrating an artist's dazzling vision of northern paradiseRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Edmonton Journal

    ... of Alberta Art Collection. The events commemorate the 40th anniversary of Harrison's first exhibition in Whitehorse. The renowned artist, author and teacher has been recognized with countless honours over the years, including the Order of Canada, ...

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    Related Topix: Painting, Arts, North America, Canada, World News, Yukon, Canada, Durham, England, United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom, Durham County, England

  19. B.C. welcomes all provinces to join western-led pension upgrade

    Sunday Dec 6 | Canada.com

    ... and the provinces cannot agree on a national approach at a meeting of finance ministers later this month in Whitehorse. The prospect of western provinces rallying around a supplementary pension plan has sparked worries in some quarters that Canada ...

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    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, North America, Canada, World News, Yukon, Canada

  20. Attacking tension over pensionsRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Recorder & Times

    ... to address some of the less controversial aspects of Arthurs' report next week. Two weeks from now, he'll head to Whitehorse for a pension summit with finance ministers from across the country. Duncan met this week with his counterparts from B.C. ...

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    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, Retirement, North America, Canada, World News, British Columbia, Duncan, BC, Canada, Yukon