Whitehorse Star to close permanently after 124 years

The owners of the Whitehorse Star newspaper announced in the Friday edition of the paper that it will cease publication later this spring. The news follows a passionate effort to save the paper. In January, co-owner Michele Pierce and former Star reporter Max Fraser launched a new strategy in an effort to keep the business afloat. In a public letter shared Friday, Star owners said the decision to close came after the latest effort to sell the business fell through — and following years of financ