Northwest Territories News
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Baffinland reports 3 fuel spills at Nunavut site
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. has reported three fuel spills at its Mary River mining project on Baffin Island, but officials say none of the spilled fuel has leaked onto the land or into the ocean.
CBC.ca – Aug 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. has reported three fuel spills at its Mary River mining project on Baffin Island, but officials say none of the spilled fuel has leaked onto the land or into the ocean.
CBC.ca – Aug 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Day 9 roundup: What the Canadians did
After failing to win a medal through the first seven days of competition, Canada finally ended its drought with three medals on Day 8, and more medals followed Sunday, with Canadian athletes reaching the medal podium another four times.
CBC.ca – Aug 17, 2008 4:37 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
After failing to win a medal through the first seven days of competition, Canada finally ended its drought with three medals on Day 8, and more medals followed Sunday, with Canadian athletes reaching the medal podium another four times.
CBC.ca – Aug 17, 2008 4:37 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Llaneras win gold in men's cycling point race, Yukon's Bell 7th
Joan Llaneras of Spain won cycling gold in the men's points race at the Beijing Games on Saturday, winning his third straight Olympic medal in the event.
CBC.ca – Aug 16, 2008 11:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Joan Llaneras of Spain won cycling gold in the men's points race at the Beijing Games on Saturday, winning his third straight Olympic medal in the event.
CBC.ca – Aug 16, 2008 11:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Inuvik run of Ice Road Truckers attracts U.S. fans to Arctic roads
The latest season of the hit U.S. television show Ice Road Truckers has hundreds of American viewers eager to pack their bags and haul their rigs to Inuvik, N.W.T., where this season's episodes were shot.
CBC.ca – Aug 16, 2008 12:42 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The latest season of the hit U.S. television show Ice Road Truckers has hundreds of American viewers eager to pack their bags and haul their rigs to Inuvik, N.W.T., where this season's episodes were shot.
CBC.ca – Aug 16, 2008 12:42 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
'Ticking bomb' Yukon sex offender turns himself in
A Yukon man convicted in the vicious rape of a Whitehorse woman in 2001 is back in police custody after he turned himself in to RCMP in North Vancouver, B.C.
CBC.ca – Aug 16, 2008 12:04 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A Yukon man convicted in the vicious rape of a Whitehorse woman in 2001 is back in police custody after he turned himself in to RCMP in North Vancouver, B.C.
CBC.ca – Aug 16, 2008 12:04 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Yukon weightlifter meets 'crazy intense competition' at Beijing Olympics
One of the Yukon's two Olympians said she has no regrets with her performance Friday in Beijing, despite those efforts not getting her onto the podium.
CBC.ca – Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
One of the Yukon's two Olympians said she has no regrets with her performance Friday in Beijing, despite those efforts not getting her onto the podium.
CBC.ca – Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Drownings of 2 N.W.T. youth an accident: coroner
The drowning deaths of two young men in Great Slave Lake last year has been ruled an accident by the chief coroner's office in the Northwest Territories.
CBC.ca – Aug 15, 2008 10:39 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The drowning deaths of two young men in Great Slave Lake last year has been ruled an accident by the chief coroner's office in the Northwest Territories.
CBC.ca – Aug 15, 2008 10:39 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Yellowknife historic post office building for sale
A "For Sale" sign stands outside a downtown Yellowknife landmark this week now that federal officials have apparently decided to sell the local post office building. The asking price is $1.6 million.
CBC.ca – Aug 15, 2008 7:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A "For Sale" sign stands outside a downtown Yellowknife landmark this week now that federal officials have apparently decided to sell the local post office building. The asking price is $1.6 million.
CBC.ca – Aug 15, 2008 7:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
China's Cao lifts to gold, sets 3 Olympic records
Chinese weightlifter Cao Lei broke three Olympic records en route to a gold medal victory in the women's 75 kg weight class on Day 7 of the Beijing Games.
CBC.ca – Aug 15, 2008 11:16 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Chinese weightlifter Cao Lei broke three Olympic records en route to a gold medal victory in the women's 75 kg weight class on Day 7 of the Beijing Games.
CBC.ca – Aug 15, 2008 11:16 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Yukoners cheer on homegrown Olympians Lassen, Bell
Yukoners will have to stay up late Thursday if they want to watch a homegrown Olympian vie for a medal at the Beijing Games.
CBC.ca – Aug 14, 2008 11:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Yukoners will have to stay up late Thursday if they want to watch a homegrown Olympian vie for a medal at the Beijing Games.
CBC.ca – Aug 14, 2008 11:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
