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Fort Simpson man recovers forgotten Treaty Day cash

Fri, 06/14/2013 - 16:26

A group of groundskeepers cleaning up a park in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., found and turned in a forgotten bag of Treaty Day cash this week.

Father, son die in plane crash at North Battleford, Sask.

Fri, 06/14/2013 - 03:15

A father and son are dead after a small plane crashed Thursday close to the airport at North Battleford, Sask.

N.W.T. town's water not at risk from spill, say Alberta officials

Fri, 06/14/2013 - 02:39

Alberta officials have told Hay River, N.W.T., its drinking water is not at risk from an oil company's massive waste water spill near Zama City.

Massive Alberta waste water spill will kill plants, says ecologist

Fri, 06/14/2013 - 02:29

An ecologist says affected land will be a 'big dead-looking area' after a pipeline operated by a Texas-based oil company leaked 9.5 million litres of industrial waste water.

Yarn-bombed wooly mammoth's pyjamas stolen

Fri, 06/14/2013 - 02:12

A yarn-bombed wooly mammoth statue in Whitehorse had its knitted pyjamas stolen last Friday night.

Skagway seeks advice on customs rules affecting Yukon boaters

Fri, 06/14/2013 - 00:36

The mayor of Skagway, Alaska, says the municipality is seeking legal opinions on new boating regulations that affect Canadians.

Forest fire near Mayo, Yukon, grows

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 21:02

A forest fire in Yukon has grown significantly since Wednesday, but officials say for now nearby cabins and the community of Mayo are safe.

Dawson City's mining heritage in peril

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 19:29

Budget cuts led to layoffs of Parks Canada staff who maintain most of the artifacts and old buildings in Dawson City, home of the historic Klondike gold rush.

Yukon officials defend charging inmates for local calls

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 17:03

Yukon justice officials are defending the new phone system that charges inmates for local calls.

Car-tracking devices spark privacy concerns

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 16:27

Privacy advocates are sounding alarm bells over a new device that can record certain driving habits of Canadian motorists, but one of the auto insurance companies offering the product says those fears are misplaced.

GG applauds Inuit government during Labrador visit

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 16:25

Gov. Gen. David Johnston addresses the Nunatsiavut Assembly, making him the first vice-regal representative to do so since the Inuit government was established.

Chief candidates dispute results in 2 N.W.T. elections

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 16:15

The former chief of Gameti, N.W.T., says he may challenge the outcome of Monday's election; and a candidate in Tuesday's Ndilo election is writing council with her concerns.

Nunavut law society hopes to revive law school

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 16:14

The Akitsiraq Law Society in Iqaluit hopes to re-start a law program in the territory.

The politics behind Quebec's soccer turban ban

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 15:17

The Quebec Soccer Federation's ban on turbans had already been roundly criticized in the province for being insensitive and not well thought out, Michelle Gagnon writes. But once Premier Pauline Marois stepped into the fray, a new, more politicized game was afoot.

Sahtu fracking approval draws praise and criticism

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 12:46

ConocoPhillips Canada is planning to drill this winter after its exploratory fracking project was approved Tuesday by the Sahtu Land and Water Board.

Baker Lake man gets 18 months for pointing gun at police

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 01:01

A 21-year-old Baker Lake, Nunavut, man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for pointing a firearm at a police officer.

Ross River, Yukon, gets reconstructed arena instead of new one

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 00:59

Reconstruction is under way at the arena in Ross River, Yukon, but it's not a new building, despite promises from the Yukon government.

Alcohol, drug concerns dominate Fort Resolution meeting

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 00:52

A heated meeting in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., Tuesday night took aim at the issue of drugs and alcohol.

Tornado warnings end in Alberta

Wed, 06/12/2013 - 23:14

Tornado warnings have ended in Alberta, including ones issued for Edmonton and areas south and east of the city.

Alberta pipeline leaks 9.5 million litres of waste water

Wed, 06/12/2013 - 22:53

A pipeline operated by a Texas-based oil company has leaked 9.5 million litres of industrial waste water about 20 kilometres northeast of Zama City, Alta., a remote community near the Northwest Territories boundary.