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Mosha Michael died Tuesday after a decades-long battle with alcoholism. (Courtesy of Doug Johnson Hatlem)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 9:23 PM

Innu filmmaker mourned

Friends, family and well-wishers are set to pay tribute to the memory of a man who some call Canada's first Innu filmmaker.

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A rope lasso was secured around this buck`s antlers before two conservation officers pulled it out of the Takhini River on Thursday. (Environment Yukon)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:09 PM

Patient deer rescued from Yukon river

Conservation officers outside Whitehorse lassoed a deer out of the Takhini River in a dramatic rescue effort Thursday night.

Yukon medical officer Dr. Brendan Hanley said a woman who died Thursday of swine flu was otherwise healthy. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:04 PM

Yukon confirms 2nd swine flu death

A middle-aged woman in the Yukon has died of swine flu.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 2:55 PM

RCMP to revamp internal investigation policy

The RCMP plans to change the way it investigates its own officers across Canada, including in Nunavut, where two Mounties were recently accused of inappropriate behaviour.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:03 PM

Whitehorse tries anti-vandalism surveillance

The City of Whitehorse is expanding its video surveillance system to tighten security at public facilities most vulnerable to vandalism.

Emrah Bulatci, seen entering the Yellowknife courthouse this week, was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder in the 2007 shooting death of Const. Chris Worden. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 11:40 AM

Hay River residents continue tackling drug issues

The murder conviction handed down this week to an Alberta drug dealer who killed an RCMP officer in Hay River, N.W.T., comes as residents in that community continue to confront the drug trade.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 10:23 AM

Nunavut Tunngavik projects $4.4M deficit

Nunavut's Inuit land claim organization plans to cut back on spending as the result of a $4.4-million deficit it is projecting this year.

Innu hunters have been killing caribou in an area of central Labrador this week that has been closed permanently to hunters to protect the endangered Red Wine caribou. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 8:21 AM

Caribou killing continues in closed hunting zone

Innu hunters continued to kill caribou in a closed hunting zone in central Labrador Thursday, with some of the hunters shooting at the animals from the middle of the Trans Labrador Highway as the animals wandered down the road.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 6:49 PM

Nunavut housing survey rolls out slowly

The Nunavut Housing Corp. is launching its first comprehensive survey of the territory's housing needs, but not all communities are being surveyed right away.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 6:22 PM

Yellowknife man faces child porn charge

A Yellowknife man will appear in court next month on a charge of possessing child pornography.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 6:14 PM

2 Yukon mine deaths blamed on faulty brakes

Workplace safety investigators in the Yukon are blaming two recent mining deaths on faulty equipment brakes and a disregard for safety procedures.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 6:14 PM

2 Yukon mine deaths blamed on faulty brakes

Workplace safety investigators in the Yukon are blaming two recent mining deaths on faulty equipment brakes and a disregard for safety procedures.

Willard Phelps, seen in a CBC-TV interview from Nov. 10, held a public meeting Wednesday about his proposed political party, which he has tenatively named the `United Party.` (CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 5:59 PM

Yukoners check out emerging political party

More than 100 Yukoners ventured out Wednesday night to hear Willard Phelps's proposal for a new political party, which hopes to offer a non-partisan alternative to the territory's politics.

A scene from The Soul Menders, a play by Patti Flather that opens Thursday in Whitehorse. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 3:27 PM

Whitehorse playwright offers fresh take on Christmas

The world premiere of a play by a Yukon playwright opens Thursday in Whitehorse.

Const. Christopher Worden`s widow, Jodie Worden, left, stands with his brother, Michael Worden, and parents, John and Mary Ann Worden, after Thursday`s verdict was announced. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 1:43 PM

'Justice has been served,' says slain Mountie's father

The father of an RCMP officer slain in Hay River, N.W.T., in 2007 says he is pleased a jury has found his son's killer guilty of first-degree murder.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 11:49 AM

N.W.T. diamond mine to hire 150 new workers

The Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories is on the verge of hiring 150 new employees as it starts moving its operations underground in the new year.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 10:37 AM

Nunavut vaccine blitz could 'wave H1N1 goodbye': medical officer

Nunavut might avoid a second wave of the swine flu pandemic now that 60 per cent of its population has been vaccinated, according to the territory's top health officials.

Emrah Bulatci, centre, is escorted into the Yellowknife courthouse on Wednesday. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 11:52 PM

Still no verdict in N.W.T. Mountie murder trial

A jury in Yellowknife was sequestered for the night Wednesday after their deliberations failed to reach a verdict in the trial of an Alberta man accused of killing an RCMP officer in Hay River, N.W.T.

H1N1 mass vaccination programs began in the N.W.T. and Yukon on Oct. 26 and in Nunavut on Nov. 1. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 5:03 PM

Nunavut, N.W.T. H1N1 vaccine campaigns successful

Many people across northern Canada got their swine flu shots over the past few weeks, to the relief of health officials who have encouraged everyone to be vaccinated.

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 4:35 PM

Iqaluit to host G7 finance meeting

Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, will host a major meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors in early February.

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 4:25 PM

Yukon health minister wishes 'accident' on MLA

The Yukon's health minister has startled the legislature by saying he hopes an opposition MLA "has an accident."

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 4:10 PM

Baffin Bay polar bear hunt quota faces new delay

An announcement on how many polar bears can be hunted in Nunavut's Baffin Bay region is still weeks away, following a month-long extension.

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 3:15 PM

President won't shed light on Pauktuutit shakeup

The new president of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada says she won't go into details about why the national organization removed Rhoda Innuksuk as its president this week.

The first-degree murder trial of Pingoatuk Kolola, seen being escorted into court on November 2007, will begin in late February in Iqaluit. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 12:20 PM

Nunavut Mountie murder trial date set

The murder trial of a man accused of gunning down an RCMP officer in Kimmirut, Nunavut, will begin in late February.

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 8:36 PM

Yukon woman gets life for waterfront murder

A Whitehorse woman found guilty of killing another woman last year will have to serve at least 14 years of a life sentence before she can be eligible for parole.

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 8:03 PM

N.W.T. teacher shot at with BB or pellet gun

A teacher in Lutselk'e, N.W.T., is recovering at home after she was shot at with either a BB or pellet gun last week.

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 7:37 PM

Final arguments heard in N.W.T. Mountie slaying

A Yellowknife jury is expected to start deliberating Wednesday on whether to convict an Alberta man in the shooting death of an RCMP officer two years ago in the Northwest Territories.

Elisapee Sheutiapik, who was re-elected mayor of Iqaluit last month, was acclaimed on Monday as president of Pauktuutit Inuit Women Canada, a news release said. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 7:34 PM

Iqaluit mayor replaces ousted Pauktuutit president

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada has chosen Iqaluit Mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik as its new president, replacing Rhoda Innuksuk, who says she was wrongly ousted from the national organization.

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 5:41 PM

Police violated rights of Dawson City man: judge

A Yukon judge has found a Dawson City man not guilty of drunk driving because a police officer had no valid reason to stop him.

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 5:09 PM

Supreme Court hears Yukon legal aid case

Lawyers from the Yukon and across the country argue before the Supreme Court of Canada about whether defence lawyers can be ordered to continue representing a client who can't pay.

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 12:14 PM

Nunavut premier has climate commitment hope

Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak says she is not giving up hope that Canada will make a strong commitment to dealing with climate change at a United Nations conference next month.

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 11:09 AM

N.W.T., ex-teacher sued over sex assaults

Eleven ex-students of Maurice Cloughley, a former teacher who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting several pupils between the 1960s and '80s in the North, are suing him and the N.W.T. government for damages.

Last Updated: November 16 2009, 7:35 PM

Recruitment modest for N.W.T. army reserve

Recruits have not been lining up to join the North's first military reserve unit, three months after it was launched with fanfare.

Last Updated: November 16 2009, 6:39 PM

Yellowknife hotel shortage delays murder trial

A shortage of hotel space in Yellowknife this week is responsible for a one-day delay Monday in the murder trial of Emrah Bulatci, an Alberta man accused of killing an RCMP officer two years ago.

Last Updated: November 16 2009, 6:06 PM

Demand rising at Whitehorse food bank

Whitehorse's first full-time food bank is helping more than 1,000 people each month, meaning as many as one in 20 Whitehorse residents are in need of regular food aid.

Last Updated: November 16 2009, 5:59 PM

Paralyzed snowmobiler: 'I want to ride again'

A 19-year-old snowmobile jumper who permanently lost the use of his legs in a crash last month in the eastern U.S said he refuses to allow his injury to end his active life.

Last Updated: November 16 2009, 5:11 PM

Nunavut to review decentralization

Nunavut MLAs will review the territory's decentralization program, which promised to spread jobs and wealth outside the capital when the territorial government was formed 10 years ago.

It`s the first time in at least 30 years that Whitehorse General Hospital has had to transfer patients to another community because of overcrowding. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 16 2009, 4:37 PM

Bed shortage at Whitehorse hospital

Some patients from Whitehorse General Hospital have been transferred to another Yukon town because of a bed shortage.

Last Updated: November 16 2009, 4:02 PM

Yellowknife 'earthquake' really a mine blast

A loud boom heard and felt in Yellowknife on Saturday was a scheduled explosion at a local mine site, not an earthquake as federal seismologists had thought.

Last Updated: November 16 2009, 9:37 AM

Inuit leaders demand action at climate-change conference

Inuit leaders are calling on Canada's three northern territories to be more vocal about the need to address climate change, as the United Nations conference comes up in Copenhagen next month.