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Inquest to be held for Nunavut man's death

49 min 48 sec ago

A coroner's inquest into the 2009 death of Adamie Nuturalak will take place in Iqaluit next month. Nuturalak died while in police custody.

Inuit company buys controlling stake in Air Labrador

2 hours 8 min ago

The Inuit goverment in Labrador has bought a controlling stake in an airline that provides many of the flights in the region.

Astronauts to photograph northern lights

2 hours 24 min ago

Starting Thursday, two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will photograph the aurora borealis and beam the images back to Earth as part of the AuroraMAX project.

Dead Labrador boy's family slams DND search 'failure'

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 22:50

The family of a 14-year-old boy found dead off the coast of northern Labarador are asking why the Canadian Forces waited to look for their son due to weather when a private helicopter was able to land on the scene in the same conditions.

Arctic explorer's photos on display in Iqaluit

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 22:00

An exhibit of photos taken by Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen opened at the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum in Iqaluit this week.

Yukon Quest begins in Fairbanks

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 19:39

Twenty four mushers depart Fairbanks, Alaska, Saturday at noon PT for this year's Yukon Quest International sled dog race.

Military vehicle turns over near Behchoko, N.W.T.

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 18:42

A military vehicle involved with Exercise Arctic Ram, taking place later this month in the Northwest Territories, turned over on Highway 3 Friday near Behchoko.

Whitehorse RCMP look for missing boy

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 16:13

Whitehorse RCMP are looking for 12-year-old Brady Ford, who left a group home Monday and has not returned.

Alberta, Canada launch joint oilsands monitoring system

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 03:30

Monthly water testing is part of a new $50 million 'world class' federal-provincial environmental monitoring plan for the Alberta oilsands.

Memorial service held for Whitehorse family

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 01:09

Hundreds gathered in Whitehorse Saturday to remember five people who died of what is believed to be carbon monoxide poisoning.

Paulatuk man jailed for assaulting stepdaughter

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 23:35

A Paulatuk, N.W.T., man was sentenced in Yellowknife Thursday to nearly one year in jail for sexually assaulting his common-law wife's daughter.

Iqaluit RCMP seize marijuana at airport

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 22:33

On Sunday Iqaluit RCMP seized more than seven kilograms of marijuana hidden in empty boxes of snacks in a passenger's luggage.

Roads close in Yukon due to weather

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:38

The South Klondike highway and the Haines road are closed and portions of the Mayo road are treacherous due to freezing rain mixed with snow in Yukon.

Three dead in Taloyoak house fire

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 18:21

A mother and two children died in a house fire in Taloyoak, Nunavut, Thursday night.

N.W.T. premier not surprised by devolution lawsuit

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:10

N.W.T. Premier Bob McLeod says the Gwich'in Tribal Council's lawsuit over the territory's devolution agreement-in-principle came as no surprise to him.

MPs urged to wear pins to support seal industry

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:47

The federal fisheries minister is encouraging all members of parliament to show their support for Canada's embattled sealing industry by wearing a lapel pin made from seal fur.

Lawyers exploiting native school survivors, says group

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 03:49

Former students of native residential schools say they are being mistreated by some lawyers who are supposed to help them claim federal compensation.

DND probes alleged delays in search for Labrador boy

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 02:45

A top defence department official says the federal government has launched an investigation into a search that recovered the body of a 14-year-old Labrador snowmobiler who was missing since Sunday.

Government punishing ombudsman, says NDP

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 23:49

Opposition leader, Liz Hanson from the Yukon NDP, said the ruling Yukon Party government is punishing the territory's ombudsman for doing her job.

Crime bill will hurt Nunavut, territorial minister says

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:42

Nunavut's justice minister warns of the potential impacts the federal government's tough-on-crime bill might have in the territory.