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Verdict coming in Nunavut RCMP murder trial

2 hours 30 min ago
Jurors in Iqaluit will announce Thursday the fate of Pingoatuk Kolola, the man accused of killing an RCMP officer in 2007.

Mackenzie project gets energy board conditions

2 hours 49 min ago
The National Energy Board has issued draft conditions for its approval of the proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline in the Northwest Territories.

TB rate 185 times higher for Inuit than others

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 04:29
Tuberculosis remains a serious health problem in Canada's North, with the infection rate among Inuit 185 times greater than for others born in the country, a national analysis shows.

Seal-meat loin on MPs' lunch menu

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 02:51
MPs and senators from across the political spectrum enjoyed a special lunch Wednesday featuring Canada's best-known furry sea mammal - the seal.

Indian status coming for thousands of Canadians

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 02:42
More than 45,000 Canadians could be recognized as status Indians under changes the federal government plans to make to the Indian Act, CBC News has learned.

First Air drops Yellowknife-Whitehorse route

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 00:16
First Air will stop offering direct flights between Yellowknife and Whitehorse at the end of this month.

Alleged victim testifies in RCMP sex-assault trial

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 00:04
A Yukon Supreme Court judge has heard testimony from a woman who claims two off-duty RCMP officers raped her a year ago but defence lawyers argued it was the complainant who initiated sexual contact with the Mounties.

RCMP murder trial jurors deliberate a 3rd day

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 21:54
Jurors deciding the fate of Pingoatuk Kolola, a Nunavut man accused of killing an RCMP officer in 2007, remain sequestered for a third day at the Iqaluit courthouse.

Yukon towns report administrator shortage

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 20:14
Municipal managers are in high demand across the Yukon, where towns have been struggling to find new administrative officials.

Arctic games' ceremony was tiring: athletes

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:41
Some athletes at this week's Arctic Winter Games in Grande Prairie, Alta., are criticizing organizers for keeping them in a room, without any meals, for two hours at the opening ceremony.

Pay Inuit for polar bear quota cut: Nunavut MLA

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:17
A Nunavut MLA is the latest advocate of compensation for Inuit polar bear hunters whose livelihoods have been hurt by recent hunting quota cuts and trade bans on bear hides.

BLOG: Arctic Winter Games: Mush On!

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 07:02
Canine expletives were tossed around like an old tennis ball at the Arctic Winter Games' dog mushing competition in Grande Prairie, Alta., on Tuesday.

Alaska leads Arctic Games medal count

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:49
Young athletes from Alaska have taken an early lead in the number of medals won in the first two days of competition at the Arctic Winter Games in Grande Prairie, Alta.

Canada to map central Arctic seabed

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:24
Federal scientists are set to map the ocean seabed in the central Arctic this month, as Canada continues to gather data to help claim more Arctic territory under an international treaty.

Nunavut jury rests in RCMP murder trial

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:17
Jurors in Iqaluit have ended a second day of deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of Pingoatuk Kolola, who is accused of shooting an RCMP officer in Kimmirut, Nunavut.

Inuit art promoter Ryan honoured

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:10
Terry Ryan, who managed the Cape Dorset artists' co-op in Nunavut and is now director of Dorset Fine Arts in Toronto, has been honoured for his 50 years of work in promoting Inuit art.

Yukon RCMP sex-assault trial hears from husband

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:55
The husband of a woman who claims two off-duty RCMP officers sexually assaulted her has told a Yukon Supreme Court judge that he regrets not accompanying his wife to the party where she met the Mounties.

Yukon outreach agency could close

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:32
A Yukon outreach agency that provided counselling to hundreds of former Indian residential school students may have to shut down this month because its federal funding has been cut.

Syncrude duck pictures not seen by Stelmach

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:27
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach said Monday he has not seen pictures of oil-soaked ducks dying and struggling on a lake that have been shown at the trial into environmental charges against Syncrude.

Deh Cho Bridge focus of N.W.T. emergency session

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:04
The Northwest Territories' MLAs are being called back to the legislature, six weeks ahead of schedule, for an emergency session to discuss the controversial Deh Cho Bridge project's finances.