Northwest Territories News
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Nunavut MLA's company aims to restructure debt
A company owned by Nunavut MLA Fred Schell is seeking to restructure its debt, as its creditors are scheduled to meet next week.
CBC.ca | 1 hour, 21 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | 1 hour, 21 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Canada-Russia Arctic tensions rise
Fresh tensions between Canada and Russia emerge after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev tells a session of his Security Council that his country must be prepared to defend its claims to Arctic mineral riches.
CBC.ca | 14 hours, 23 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | 14 hours, 23 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
West Point First Nation to elect own leaders
The West Point First Nation near Hay River, N.W.T., is set to choose its own chief and council again, after nearly three years of being run by a federally-appointed manager.
CBC.ca | 19 hours, 52 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | 19 hours, 52 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Iqaluit Mountie charged with assault
An RCMP officer based in Iqaluit has been charged with two counts of assault in connection to a weekend assault in Pond Inlet.
CBC.ca | Mar 17, 2010 3:02 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Mar 17, 2010 3:02 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Nunavut nixes pop tax proposal
The Nunavut government will not consider taxing sugary soft drinks in the territory, Finance Minister Keith Peterson says.
CBC.ca | Mar 17, 2010 2:38 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Mar 17, 2010 2:38 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Budget cuts will hinder native healing
Aboriginal women and children will bear the brunt of federal budget cuts to native abuse healing services, warned a Montreal shelter director.
CBC.ca | Mar 17, 2010 2:29 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Mar 17, 2010 2:29 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Three-time Iditarod champion to cross finish line
Three-time defending champion Lance Mackey of Alaska is in the driver's seat and headed for the finish line in the 1,770-kilometre Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in his home state.
CBC.ca | Mar 16, 2010 9:47 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Mar 16, 2010 9:47 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Native gangs spreading across Canada
Aboriginal gangs are proliferating across Canada as criminal organizations exploit the intense poverty and squalid conditions that many First Nations youth live in, says a top officer with the RCMP's aboriginal police division.
CBC.ca | Mar 16, 2010 5:04 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Mar 16, 2010 5:04 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Kinross reaches deal with Underworld in Yukon
Toronto-based company, Kinross Gold Corp., reached a definitive agreement Tuesday to buy the rest of Underworld Resources Inc.
CBC.ca | Mar 16, 2010 4:30 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Mar 16, 2010 4:30 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Mackenzie pipeline delayed again
The companies proposing to build the $16.2-billion Mackenzie Gas Project again delay its proposed startup date.
CBC.ca | Mar 15, 2010 10:14 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
CBC.ca | Mar 15, 2010 10:14 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

