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Arsonist died in Iqaluit townhouse fire, say RCMP

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 21:45

RCMP say a fire that killed two people at the Creekside Village in Iqaluit in 2012 was arson.

Canada ranks 3rd last in paid vacations

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 21:35

Canada ranks third last among economically advanced countries in the amount of paid vacation time it guarantees its workers, a new U.S. study indicates.

Inuvik taxi fares go up $1 today

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 21:21

Taxi fares went up $1 in Inuvik today, bringing the flat rate to $6.

Japanese 747 waits for maintenance crew in Whitehorse

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 18:08

A Nippon Cargo 747 airplane is still at the Whitehorse airport after making an emergency landing Thursday.

Selling caribou meat online may hasten herds' decline: biologist

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 17:55

Wildlife managers in Nunavut are worried the growing online market for caribou meat may put extra stress on some caribou populations.

Nunavut government spends millions on overtime

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 17:00

Numbers released in March of last year showed the Nunavut government paid out more than $16 million on overtime in 10 months.

Police deem N.W.T. woman's death suspicious

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 16:21

The RCMP in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., are treating the death of 23-year-old Melissa Payne as suspicious.

Japanese plane makes unscheduled landing in Whitehorse

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 16:09

A large Nippon Cargo Airlines plane made an unscheduled landing Thursday morning at the Whitehorse airport.

Yukon WCB premiums drop for 5th year in a row

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 15:42

Yukon's workers compensation premiums will go down again next year for the fifth year in a row, but officials caution those rates aren't likely to go any lower.

Yukon senator says expense rules to be tightened

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 14:38

Yukon Senator Dan Lang is joining his colleagues in expressing disappointment over revelations about other senators abusing expense claims.

Fever medicine for infants, children under recall

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 11:40

Quality concerns with a Chinese producer of acetaminophen have prompted a recall of four fever medications meant for infants and children.

Survivors of day schools share stories of abuse, pain

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 11:37

Hundreds of people who say they suffered abuse at the hands of their teachers gathered at Winnipeg's Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Thursday. They call themselves day school survivors.

Cree election not publicized enough, says youth chief

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 02:41

One James Bay Cree Youth Chief says the nominations for regional Cree leadership are low because of a lack of publicity.

Federal Court won't remove MPs over election robocalls

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 01:56

The Federal Court didn't throw six MPs out of their seats over allegations of widespread vote suppression through automated robocalls in the 2011 federal election. But Judge Richard Mosley did find that fraud occurred, linked to the Conservative Party's database.

Boats collide, killing 77-year-old woman

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:49

A 77-year-old woman is dead after two boats collided outside Trout Lake, N.W.T., Wednesday afternoon.

Charges laid in worker's fall at N.W.T. hydro site

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:23

The Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission has laid 14 charges related to the fall of an employee of a construction company working at N.W.T.'s Bluefish Hydro site.

Man charged in Pond Inlet sexual assault

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:05

A 21-year-old man has been charged in a case of sexual assault reported six months ago in Pond Inlet, Nunavut.

Duffy expense claims reveal more about campaign travel

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 20:45

Election spending records show additional days Senator Mike Duffy spent on the campaign trail in the 2011 election, including days he told the Senate he was on business, and days on which Deloitte auditors couldn't track him.

Iqaluit cab driver not guilty in dispute with laundromat owner

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 19:09

An Iqaluit taxi driver has been found not guilty of five charges against him.

Self-harm hospitalizations higher in poorer areas

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 18:57

People living in poorer neighbourhoods are at higher risk of being hospitalized for incidents of suicide and self-harm compared with those in the wealthiest neighbourhoods.