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First Nations could benefit from Alaska Highway pipeline
A Canadian company that's in the running to build a natural gas pipeline along the Alaska Highway says it won't get involved with land claims with First Nations along the proposed route, but will offer commercial benefits instead.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 2, 2008 9:35 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Kivalliq polar bear quota won't increase: Nunavut government
Nunavut government officials say they can't change the number of polar bears that can be hunted in the Kivalliq region this year just because the region's wildlife board doesn't like it.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 2, 2008 8:39 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Major changes proposed for Yukon's human rights law
An all-party committee of Yukon MLAs wants people's feedback on major changes proposed for the territory's human rights law.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 2, 2008 2:44 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Nothing personal about Yakeleya's removal from cabinet: N.W.T. MLAs
Northwest Territories MLAs who voted unanimously to kick Sahtu MLA Norman Yakeleya out of cabinet said they did so to bring cabinet back to full strength, not in response to his recent sexual assault charge.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 2, 2008 2:31 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
RCMP seek 'man in black' for assaults of Iqaluit women
Police in Iqaluit say they are looking into two incidents this week, including a sexual assault, both of which involved a man dressed in black.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 2, 2008 1:40 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Market instability cools Nunavut's mining developments
The financial meltdown in the United States is poised to slow Nunavut's growing mining industry as beleagured investors hold their purse strings close and companies have a harder time getting the financing they need.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 2, 2008 1:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
N.W.T. MLAs vote to boot Yakeleya from cabinet
Northwest Territories MLA Norman Yakeleya, who faces a charge of sexual assault, has been removed from cabinet by fellow MLAs in a unanimous vote Wednesday.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 1, 2008 10:48 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Assessors extend deadline for Yukon Queen comments
Territorial assessors have extended the deadline for comments on the Yukon Queen II tourist boat, citing high public interest in the controversial vessel.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 1, 2008 10:43 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Inuvik father, daughter co-pilot northern passenger flight
A father-daughter team from Inuvik, N.W.T., made a Canadian North passenger flight rather memorable Tuesday by flying the Boeing 737 jet together to their hometown.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 1, 2008 9:58 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
'People move on,' Simailak says of Baker Lake re-election bid
Former Nunavut cabinet minister David Simailak, who violated Nunavut's Integrity Act when he was in office, said he's apologized for his mistakes and wants to represent Baker Lake again in the territory's legislative assembly.
CBC.ca  –  Oct 1, 2008 8:56 PM [GMT]  –  comment?