Northwest Territories News
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Luxury yacht turns heads in Arctic
One of the world's most luxurious private yachts made an unexpected appearance recently in the High Arctic hamlet of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, on its way through the Northwest Passage.
CBC.ca | 14 hours, 56 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | 14 hours, 56 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
U.S. hunter's caribou may be record size
A Montana bow hunter may have claimed the largest recorded mountain caribou in the Northwest Territories, which could make it one of the largest in the world.
CBC.ca | 15 hours, 43 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | 15 hours, 43 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Whitehorse tank farm site deemed contaminated
The Yukon government has declared the former Whitehorse tank farm a contaminated site, but the property's owners say they will move ahead with plans to develop a major subdivision there.
CBC.ca | 20 hours, 6 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | 20 hours, 6 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Greenpeace activists arrested on Greenland rig
Four Greenpeace activists have been arrested after they climbed onto an oil rig off Greenland's western coast this week, trying to halt Arctic offshore drilling.
CBC.ca | 20 hours, 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | 20 hours, 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Health minister rejects MS therapy trial
The Canadian government will not fund a clinical trial of the so-called liberation therapy for multiple sclerosis at this time, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says.
CBC.ca | Sep 2, 2010 02:45 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Sep 2, 2010 02:45 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Calls for Arctic university revived by PM's tour
The Canadian government's recent effort to assert its sovereignty in the Arctic has reignited calls for a university to be created in the North.
CBC.ca | Sep 1, 2010 11:12 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Sep 1, 2010 11:12 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
NTI defends president's suspension
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. is refuting claims by its president that he was unfairly suspended from his job over problems with his credit card account.
CBC.ca | Sep 1, 2010 9:21 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Sep 1, 2010 9:21 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
'No evidence' gun registry effective: Toews
A new RCMP report on the Canadian Firearms Program contains no evidence on the effectiveness of the long-gun registry, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says.
CBC.ca | Sep 1, 2010 6:15 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Sep 1, 2010 6:15 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Whitehorse to host WHL game during Hockey Day
The WHL's Vancouver Giants and Kamloops Blazers will clash in Whitehorse to headline a busy day of festivities during CBC's Hockey Day in Canada on Feb. 12.
CBC.ca | Sep 1, 2010 5:27 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Sep 1, 2010 5:27 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
