Dawson City
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| Weather | 6°C, Wind NE at 2 km/h, 98% Humidity |
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| Population | 1,410 (2017) |
| Town | 1980 |
| City | 1902 |
| Climate | Dfc |
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| ID | 734464 |
About Dawson City
Dawson City is a town on the Yukon River in the Yukon, in northwest Canada. A base during the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush, the town has several preserved frontier-style buildings. Many of these are found in the Dawson Historical Complex. The Dawson City Museum outlines the history of the Gold Rush, as well as the area's geology and original settlers, through interactive exhibits and gold-pouring demonstrations.
Frozen baby mammoth discovered in Yukon excites Canada
... CBC News says Nun cho ga was unearthed after a miner called his boss over to examine something that was hit by his bulldozer in the mud at Eureka Creek, south of Dawson City...
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... Mr Griffiths has now sent it to the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City - home of the Sourtoe Cocktail...
UK man donates frostbitten toe to Yukon bar
... Nick Griffiths had his big toe posted to the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City after he lost it to frostbite competing in an extreme winter marathon in 2018...
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Candidates need at least 17 votes to stay in the race. Boris Johnson , Michael Gove , Sajid Javid , Dominic Raab and Jeremy Hunt are expected to make it. Matt Hancock , Rory Stewart , Andrea Leadsom , Mark Harper and Esther Mcvey have less support - for now, at least. The result will be announced around 13:00. Next week, MPs will vote again until two candidates remain. Then, Conservative Party members will have The Final say.
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British man gives frostbitten toe to barA former British commando has to a remote Canadian hotel. Nick Griffiths lost his Big Toe to frostbite while competing in an extreme winter marathon in 2018. Mr Griffiths has now sent it to the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City - Home of the Sourtoe Cocktail. The cocktail's famed ingredient is another mummified human toe. A local saying goes: "You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips must touch the toe. "
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The reason why Boris Johnson is, at the moment, clearly out front in this race is because although you might love to hate him, or hate To Love him, he is almost impossible to ignore.
When he spoke on Wednesday, The Room was full of Conservative politicians from a party that has spent The Last three years knocking lumps out of each other and strikingly, they were from both wings.
There were hard-core Eurosceptics and properly convinced Remainers, all there supporting Mr Johnson.
It was notable too that he was plain that leaving with no deal was not his desired outcome, even though he has suggested to some of the Brexiteer parts of his party that he would pursue that course of action gladly.
Does trying to square off former Remainers who are desperate to avoid the turmoil of no deal, and Eurosceptics who are resolute that it must be a genuine option remind you of anyone?
Read more from Laura.
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