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Yukon will spend more than $23 million on school buildings

The Yukon government will spend more than $23 million on school buildings in 2027-28. It shared the details on Tuesday. The biggest project is a new roof for École Émilie-Tremblay, a French-language school in Whitehorse. Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon. The old roof lets water in. The new roof will cost $5.35 million. The work will happen this summer. Yukon will also pay $1.35 million for a new roof at a school in Teslin. It will spend $4.8 million on four ready-built classrooms for busy schools. It will also spend $1.2 million to plan a new Whitehorse Elementary building.

100 wordsSource: Radio-Canada, by Marie-Soleil Desautels

Dawson City business says it will give public health care to 200 patients

A business in Dawson City, Yukon, says it will give basic health care to 200 patients, from December. Yukon is a territory in northwestern Canada. The business, Yukon Spa, says it has a contract with the Yukon government. The Yukon government will pay for the care. One owner, Mike Ellis, is a nurse practitioner. This is a nurse with extra training who can do much of a family doctor's work. He says anyone with a valid Yukon health card can sign up. Health Minister Brad Cathers called it a new model. But he said some details are not final yet.

100 wordsSource: CBC News, by Chris MacIntyre

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