Top story
-
'Good fences make good neighbours': N.W.T. justice minister gives update on Yellowknife jail upgrades
When asked about planned security upgrades at the North Slave Correctional Complex in Yellowknife, Minister Louis Sebert quoted poet Robert Frost: 'Good fences make good neighbours.' More read comments
More news
-
Homemade rhubarb vinegar and sunflower-seed soup? Yukon food experiments you have to try
by
Rhubarb vinegar fails to sunflower-seed soup successes — Yukon foodie and cookbook author shares local recipes to try.
-
Ice collapses on part of unofficial ice road to West Dawson City, Yukon
by
A break occurred Saturday in the unofficial ice road crossing the Yukon River to West Dawson City.
-
Profile Black History Month: How a Yukon miner's parents fled the KKK
by
Peter Risby, who died in 2011, was a respected Yukon miner and prospector. His family history was rich in drama - his dad was black, his mom was white, and not everybody in 1920s Kansas approved.
-
Your North: Best reader photos for week of Feb. 20
An airport proposal, a feisty lynx and a micro-masterpiece headline your best photos of the week sent to us from across Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Nunavik.
-
Finance Canada hiring pollsters to gauge Canadians' gut reactions to budget
by
When Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers his next televised budget speech, carefully selected people from across the country will be registering their approval or disapproval of each measure he announces in real time.
-
Canadian North's owner says airline is now free of NTCL debt
by
The owner of Canadian North says the Northern airline is now free of any debt amassed by its former sister company - and the now-dissolved - Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL).
-
'Luckiest 2 guys in the Arctic' rescued by military plane training for search and rescue
A Royal Canadian Air Force Twin Otter crew out for some search-and-rescue training accidentally found, and rescued, two Nunavut hunters.
-
10 years later: The lasting legacy of the Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse
by
The 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse marked the first time the Games were held north of 60; the first time, too, that every province and territory went home with a medal.
-
N.W.T.'s Foxfire diamond glows brightly on international stage
by
The Diavik diamond mine's 187.7-carat Foxfire diamond — the largest diamond ever found in North America — is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.
-
Another haul truck rolls off highway near Yellowknife
It's the third incident this week involving a haul truck in the Yellowknife area.
-
Iqaluit man sentenced to 2 and a half years for role in shack fire assault
by
Peter Sharky was sentenced Friday morning at the Nunavut Court of Justice after pleading guilty to aggravated assault.
-
'The barrenlands are not a friendly place,' says N.W.T. trapper after 2 searches in 1 month
by
Though searchers found Joe Black alive this week, he’s the second hunter to go missing near MacKay Lake in the past month and an Indigenous trapper warns more hunters could become lost as caribou winter further north each year and young hunters lack the training to survive.
-
Canada Games Centre reopens after bomb threat
The facility was closed early Friday afternoon, after what RCMP describe as a bomb threat. The building was inspected and police gave the all-clear a few hours later.
-
Doctor of pharmacy incorporates traditional ways of learning into classroom
He is thought to be the first Indigenous doctor of pharmacy but Jaris Swidrovich didn’t always want to go into pharmacy. He wanted to be an actor.
-
Ottawa's northern representative proposes 'Indigenous protected areas' for Arctic
by
Arctic environments should be conserved through a network of Indigenous protected areas that would give Inuit more control over their land, says an interim report from a high-profile northerner.
-
N.W.T. ends Cinderella run at Scotties with 6th place finish
by
A week and a half and 16 games after Kerry Galusha's rink threw their first rock at the 2017 Scotties, the N.W.T.'s skip is physically and mentally drained — but heading home with plenty to smile about.
-
'No criminal element' in fatal K'atl'odeeche house fire, say RCMP
RCMP say an investigation has found "no criminal element" to the death in a house fire at the K'atl'odeeche reserve last week.
-
Nunavut gov't issues reminder about 2014 Remington rifle recall
The recall, issued in 2014, is for Remington Model 700 and Model Seven rifles that were made between May 1, 2006 and April 9, 2014, and that have an X-Mark Pro (XMP) trigger.
-
Emergency crews search Yukon River in Whitehorse
Police say they received a report just after 11:30 a.m. of someone in the water.
-
Fuel spill at Old Crow airport costs Air North $180K
The Yukon airline has admitted to accidentally spilling an estimated 1,100 litres of diesel at the airport in 2014. It's avoided federal charges by agreeing to a list of conditions.
-
Meet Canada's only astronaut candidate who lives in the North
Doctor, pilot, teacher, military officer — Yellowknife woman Nathalie Sleno is a jack of all trades.
-
Mounties sure love skating in red serge and nice scenery
by
RCMP in Carcross, Yukon, helped build an outdoor rink in their scenic community, and the national Canadiana index went up several points.
-
Ottawa Hospital's new patient navigator makes life easier for Nunavut patients
by
A nurse who has spent decades in remote communities is now supporting Indigenous patients through cancer treatment here in Ottawa.
-
Close to 100 people helped in search for Joe Black, missing Tlicho hunter
RCMP say 80-90 would be a conservative estimate of the number of people involved with the search for a missing hunter who is recovering in hospital today.
-
First Nation wants inquest into Yukon woman's death, cites 'systemic racism' in health care
by
A coroner's investigation into Cynthia Blackjack's death in 2013 determined she died of liver failure. But Blackjack's family and the Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation still have questions.
-
Ongoing stomach infection study reaches Inuvik, N.W.T.
by
Ongoing research in the Mackenzie Delta is changing the way a common bacterial stomach infection is being treated, and now Inuvik residents are being recruited to help.
-
Ottawa high school classroom an oasis of Inuit culture
by
Every Wednesday, Inuit students at Rideau High School gather to learn about or re-connect with their culture. But the school's scheduled closure may mean the end of this unique program.
-
Gold miner Agnico Eagle warns against carbon tax in Nunavut
by
Agnico Eagle is warning the Government of Nunavut that a carbon tax would not only hurt the company's viability, but could also deter future mining investment in Nunavut.
-
Michael MacPherson sentenced to 7 years in prison for killing Tanner Sinclair
MacPherson pleaded guilty earlier this month to manslaughter in the 2014 stabbing death of Tanner Sinclair in Whitehorse. Sinclair was stabbed five times in a fight over a truck.
-
Police investigate suspected stabbing in downtown Whitehorse
RCMP responded to a call about an injured man on Wednesday afternoon. The 56-year-old man appeared to have suffered stab wounds to his leg.
-
Climate change doubles size of lakes in N.W.T. bison sanctuary, reducing habitat
New research suggests that climate change has mysteriously caused lakes near Fort Providence, N.W.T., to nearly double in size, forcing bison to stray from their preferred habitat.
-
TerraX winter drilling program gets underway near Yellowknife
by
TerraX Minerals holds nearly 400 square kilometres of exploration leases north and south of Yellowknife. It says exploration is likely to continue for three more years at a cost of about $40 million.
-
U.S. lawmakers renew push for drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
by
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is sponsoring legislation to open the refuge that takes up Alaska's northeast corner and is larger than West Virginia and Connecticut combined. With a Republican Congress and president, she's hopeful that the timing is right.
-
'Snow is our passion': Carvers get busy at international competition in Yukon
Snow sculptors have come from around the world to make art from snow. 'An adventure you can never experience in Mexico,' says one carver on Team Mexico.
-
N.W.T. gov't bill for trip to Vancouver mine show comes in at $193K
by
A trip to the Association for Mineral Exploration's annual Roundup gathering in Vancouver earlier this year cost the Northwest Territories government more than $193,000, according to the territory's premier.
-
Nunavut man sentenced for sexually assaulting woman 2 weeks after release from jail
by
A Yellowknife judge rejected a sentence suggested by lawyers Wednesday and imposed a longer one for a man convicted of raping a woman two weeks after he got out of jail for an assault on the same victim.
-
'Not going to make those mistakes again': Dempster fibre link proponents hold community meetings
by
The companies working on a fibre optic telecommunications line between Yukon and N.W.T. say they've learned from mistakes made in building the N.W.T.'s Mackenzie Valley fibre link.
-
Response to Nunavut's balanced budget calls for more funding from feds
Budget address attendees are echoing Nunavut's finance minister in his call for more federal funding for infrastructure in the territory.
-
Cab of tanker truck catches fire, closing N.W.T. Highway 4 for 2 hours
The cab of a tanker truck caught fire on N.W.T. Highway 4 Wednesday afternoon outside Yellowknife.
-
Mark McDiarmid sentenced to 10 months jail for assaulting lawyer
by
The Dawson City man was charged in 2014 after a scuffle in courthouse cells. On Wednesday, he was found guilty of threatening and assaulting a court appointed lawyer, but acquitted on several other charges.
-
'My dad's a survivor,' says son after Joe Black found near Murdock Lake
'I had a positive feeling. I knew he was going to pull through,' Chris Black told CBC News after his missing 65-year-old father was found by a helicopter.
-
N.W.T. minister confident in RCMP response to unfounded sex assault cases
by
The Northwest Territories' minister of justice says he's satisfied with the initial response by N.W.T. RCMP to a Globe and Mail investigation that suggested a third of all sexual assault complaints in the territory are dismissed as 'unfounded.'
-
Trudeau asks 6 ministers to review federal laws related to Indigenous peoples
by
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday his government has assembled a working group to review all federal laws and policies as they relate to Indigenous peoples.
-
Nunavut Finance Minister tables balanced $1.9B budget
Nunavut's finance minister used his budget speech to ask the federal government for more money to fund infrastructure projects.
-
Photos It's a hot spring thing in Yukon: Freeze your hair, win a prize
by
Hop in the hot springs, dunk your head, freeze your hair in the –20 C air, and snap a photo. That's how people can enter to win the annual International Hair Freezing Contest in Yukon.Don't worry. Your hair won't break or snap off.
-
Elizabeth Vittrekwa elected mayor of Fort McPherson, N.W.T.
by
Fort McPherson, N.W.T., has a new mayor and council after a long-awaited election Monday.
-
Audio Is Inuvik's Igloo Church the 'perfect studio'? Local N.W.T. artist thinks so
by
Abe Drennan is recording his next album "Igloo Sessions" in the Igloo Church in Inuvik, N.W.T.
read comments audio -
House swap: Faro, Yukon, makes unusual offer to mobile home owners
by
Some residents of Faro, Yukon, are standing their ground and saying they don't want to move from their mobile home park. Meanwhile, the town is still working on plans to turn it into an RV park for tourists.
-
'I don't feel reassured': N.W.T. MLAs take a ruler to class time reduction plan
by
The concerns, aired Tuesday night during a public committee meeting in Yellowknife, encompass everything from confusion over the project's real goal to exasperation over the lack of a unified plan for evaluating the proposed three-year pilot project.
-
'Incredible need' for men's shelter in Watson Lake, pop. 790, after mine closure
by
Two years after the Wolverine Mine unexpectedly closed, the 'Gateway to the Yukon' has hit a low point, according to many in the community. 'There's a whole lot of people living on welfare cheques,' says Mayor Justin Brown.
Weather
Severe weather warnings or watches in effect for:
Live Video
Don't Miss
-
Canadian North's owner says airline is now free of NTCL debt
-
'Luckiest 2 guys in the Arctic' rescued by military plane training for search and rescue
-
10 years later: The lasting legacy of the Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse
-
N.W.T.'s Foxfire diamond glows brightly on international stage
-
'The barrenlands are not a friendly place,' says N.W.T. trapper after 2 searches in 1 month
-
Yellowknife woman on the shortlist to become Canada's next astronaut
Most Viewed
- Ice collapses on part of unofficial ice road to West Dawson City, Yukon
- 'Luckiest 2 guys in the Arctic' rescued by military plane training for search and rescue
- N.W.T.'s Foxfire diamond glows brightly on international stage
- Black History Month: How a Yukon miner's parents fled the KKK
- 'The barrenlands are not a friendly place,' says N.W.T. trapper after 2 searches in 1 month
Did you see breaking news?
Schedule
The Radio/Television schedule requires JavaScript.
Marketsquare features local listings and deals from CBC partners
-
New Orleans police charge man after driver plows into Mardi Gras crowd
- Syrian Oscar nominee can't get to ceremony because of passport problem
- In famine-ravaged South Sudan, people eat weeds and water lilies to survive
- Swedes puzzled over Swedish 'security adviser' on Fox News
- Mississauga man sells SUV, travels to Turkey in bid to save family trapped in Libya
-
Canadian school boards question trips to U.S. as travel ban debate continues
- MDs under pressure: U.S. Navy SEAL training adapted to help Canadian doctors fight stress
- 'It's nerve-racking': Quiet life of Americans living on Quebec border upended by asylum seekers
- Montreal sound editor Sylvain Bellemare wins Oscar for Arrival
- High rent could make Toronto a 'generational ghost town'
-
Rotting rats, flies: Insurance repair disaster causes 'mega destruction' of dream home
- 'I just want my family': Woman says innocent paperwork error dashes immigration dreams
- Doctor who won't use 'monster' methadone loses right to treat opioid addicts
- 'I can't live like this anymore': B.C. woman requiring home support hasn't had bath in weeks
- Workers may have been exposed to Ebola, HIV and TB at Winnipeg lab, reports reveal
Analysis
-
Do Canada's Conservatives want to join the populism parade?
- Britain's opposition 'in deep trouble' as Conservatives take 1 of 2 byelection seats
- Plenty of budget remedies offered as Liberals prepare prescription for ailing economy: Chris Hall
- Liberal backbenchers, Tory leadership hopefuls among Parliament's biggest dissenters
- 'Feeling squeezed out': Will a move to save Vancouver's housing past compromise its future?
-
NDP leadership candidates ready to 'fight like hell,' despite slow start to race
- Finance Canada turning to dial-testing focus group for gut reactions to 2017 budget
- Do Canada's Conservatives want to join the populism parade?
- Goodale rejects former colleague's claim of long waits by Manitoba asylum seekers
- Want millennial voters? Conservatives must change, researchers say
-
MDs under pressure: U.S. Navy SEAL training adapted to help Canadian doctors fight stress
- 'Off-label' antidepressant use lacks evidence, and a link between math skills and your health
- What's in your chicken sandwich? DNA test shows Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken
- Publicly funding dental care could help ease the fentanyl crisis, and more
- 3D printer lets surgeons hold a child's heart before surgery starts
-
Finding life on 7 exoplanets will be a challenge: Bob McDonald
- New species of gigantic, toothy worm identified in Canadian fossil collection
- Even if scientists could make woolly mammoths de-extinct, should they?
- Radiation may prove more potent than pesticide against pepper pest
- Waymo accuses Uber of self-driving car theft
Interactives
-
'Everything was hurting so bad': How one Muslim man snuck across the U.S. border into Canada
- Obama wanted to improve U.S. image abroad — what went wrong?
- 'It's not such a secret anymore': Check out Episode 8 of Who Killed Alberta Williams?
- CBC goes to the front lines in the battle for Aleppo
- Kept in the dark: The story behind the kidnapping of Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall
-
Sudbury tries to win 2021 Canada Games with 'northern hospitality'
- Canada's 150-year celebration doesn't fly here
- 'The barrenlands are not a friendly place,' says N.W.T. trapper after 2 searches in 1 month
- Ottawa's northern representative proposes 'Indigenous protected areas' for Arctic
- OPP investigating death of a man from Mishkeegogamang First Nation