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RCMP murder trial jurors deliberate a 3rd day

March 10, 2010

Posted from the CBC North
Jurors deciding the fate of Pingoatuk Kolola, a Nunavut man accused of killing an RCMP officer in 2007, remain sequestered for a third day at the Iqaluit courthouse.
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Tuberculosis 185 times more common among Inuit

March 10, 2010

Posted from the CBC North
A national analysis of health data suggests tuberculosis is 185 times more common among Canada’s Inuit than it is among others born in Canada.
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Indian status coming for thousands of Canadians

March 10, 2010

Posted from the CBC North
More than 45,000 Canadians could be recognized as status Indians under changes the federal government plans to make to the Indian Act, CBC News has learned.
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Alaska leads Arctic Games medal count

March 10, 2010

Posted from the CBC North
Young athletes from Alaska have taken an early lead in the number of medals won in the first two days of competition at the Arctic Winter Games in Grande Prairie, Alta.
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Canada to map central Arctic seabed

March 10, 2010

Posted from the CBC North
Federal scientists are set to map the ocean seabed in the central Arctic this month, as Canada continues to gather data to help claim more Arctic territory under an international treaty.
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Nunavut jury rests in RCMP murder trial

March 9, 2010

Posted from the CBC North
Jurors in Iqaluit have ended a second day of deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of Pingoatuk Kolola, who is accused of shooting an RCMP officer in Kimmirut, Nunavut.
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Inuit art promoter Ryan honoured

March 9, 2010

Posted from the CBC North
Terry Ryan, who managed the Cape Dorset artists’ co-op in Nunavut and is now director of Dorset Fine Arts in Toronto, has been honoured for his 50 years of work in promoting Inuit art.
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Husband regretted not attending party

March 9, 2010

Posted from the Whitehorse Star
The husband of the woman accusing two RCMP officers of sexually assaulting her after a party in Watson Lake took the stand this morning in the trial of constables Graham Belak and Shawn McLaughlin.

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Energy research should be revealed: NDP

March 9, 2010

Posted from the Whitehorse Star
The NDP wants to see the results of research into the potential for wind and geothermal energy in the territory but Yukon Energy is refusing to share the material, says the parties energy critic.

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