Bring northern conferences north for once, delegates insist
Major conferences about Arctic issues should not be held in southern Canada, said one of 200 delegates who attended the 2030 North conference in Ottawa this week.
A Northwest Territories court ruling, in which a man was spared jail time for sexual assault, has been criticized by a women's rights advocate who says victims should be protected first.… Leer más
Conservation officers in Whitehorse are warning people of a grizzly bear roaming around the Porter Creek and Takhini neighbourhoods, feasting in compost and garbage carts.… Leer más
Dozens of people on Labrador's north coast are out of work because a Labradorite quarry near Nain and processing plant in Hopedale haven't been making enough money to operate this summer.… Leer más
The head of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad Company says he wants to bring back freight rail service to the Yukon, as the territory's mining industry is on the upswing.… Leer más
Canada's population now exceeds 34 million, with British Columbia showing the strongest growth rate of all provinces, according to Statistics Canada.… Leer más
Inuit from Canada and abroad are discussing the future of the Arctic and its people at the 11th general assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Council this week in Nuuk, Greenland.… Leer más
A Yukon Supreme Court judge has found a 39-year-old Whitehorse woman and her teenaged son not guilty of stabbing the woman's then-boyfriend in the back.… Leer más
Oilsands giant Syncrude was found guilty Friday on both environmental charges it was facing in connection with the April 2008 deaths of 1,600 ducks in one of its northern Alberta tailings ponds.… Leer más
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill was a big topic at this week's Inuvik Petroleum Show in the N.W.T., but some wondered if it could give the proposed Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline a boost.… Leer más
Yukoners living with cancer are demanding to know why the territorial government's cancer care navigator position is not being funded anymore.… Leer más
More confidential health-care records from Northwest Territories health authorities have been faxed in error to the CBC, a month after a similar gaffe raised privacy concerns.… Leer más
Sperm whales feeding even in the most remote reaches of Earth's oceans have built up stunningly high levels of toxic and heavy metals, U.S. scientists say.… Leer más
The Teslin Tlingit Council's annual assembly has been postponed by news that Tom Dickson, a member of its elders council, died earlier this week.… Leer más
An Iqaluit RCMP officer could face fines or dismissal from the police force, after he was sentenced Thursday to probation for attacking two men who were in custody last year.… Leer más
