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Dawson City, Yukon’s iconic tavern, the Westminster Hotel, aka “The Pit,” was destroyed in a fire on Sunday morning — just months after the bar survived a devastating flood. Fire crews battled the blaze burning at the beloved Dawson City community landmark for hours. But the building, which dated back …

WorkSafeBC says it has fined two companies a total of $48,000 after an explosion at an oil and gas facility in Dawson Creek, B.C., injured two workers.  According to WorkSafe inspection reports, on June 24, Key Energy was welding at a facility operated by Secure Energy Services that accepts oilfield waste. The work safety watchdog says both companies failed …

Foxwarren’s Dawson Barteaux will be bringing a little more local flavour to the Manitoba Moose next season. The blueliner recently signed a one-year contract for his second homecoming in the span of just three years. “I’m very lucky to have a very tight-knit family,” said Barteaux. “And it’ll be very …

Mounties in Dawson Creek are looking for a man who was last seen leaving a local hotel last Saturday. RCMP were first called to perform a wellness check on Ronald Pilgrim, who had left the Travelodge on foot earlier that day and who has not been seen since. In a …