Photos Cones abound after veterinary visit to Resolute Bay, Nunavut

Anyone visiting Resolute Bay, Nunavut, last week would have wondered what exactly was going on. Most of the community’s dogs — about two-thirds — were running around in cones. The community of 200 people had more pups being born than homes to take care of them. Yellowknife veterinary doctor Michelle Tuma and veterinary technician Jesse Olson were invited to the community to give veterinary care and spay and neuter the dogs.

Q & A | Author Eva Holland on Fascist Italy's Arctic airship

Holland's new e-book explores a largely forgotten tale of adventure, tragedy and international ambition from the golden age of polar exploration.

'It can have a new life again': Historic 1935 building being restored in Paulatuk

The Catholic Mission House in Paulatuk, N.W.T., was used as a home for the local priest and community gatherings.

Unique 1960s North Baffin-area art collection goes on display in Iqaluit

by Walter Strong

Unique images created by Inuit in 1964 will go on display Saturday in Iqaluit as part of an exhibit called Picturing Arctic Modernity: North Baffin Drawings from 1964.

Photos Mmm! Clam diggers take advantage of low tide in Iqaluit

Summer may be almost over, but with the low tide in Iqaluit this week, it's the perfect time for clam digging. CBC Iqalaaq host Madeleine Allakariallak went out to get in on the action.

Five days of risk and reward at Yellowknife Dangerous Camp

by Katherine Barton

Building weapons, lighting fires, using power tools — it sounds like the perfect disaster for a bunch of children out in the N.W.T. wilderness — but parents, and now adults, are signing up for a unique opportunity in Yellowknife: Dangerous Camp.

75 years on, Alaska Highway still an adventure for truckers

by Liam Harrap

The road's in better shape and the trucks are bigger, but experienced drivers always prepare. "If you break down, or if the highway is closed due to a washout or an accident, you could sit for a couple days."

18 students spend 1st week of Nunavik Sivunitsavut's pilot year team-building

Eighteen students between the ages of 17 and 38 have arrived in Montreal for the pilot year of the Inuit-culture focused post-secondary program, Nunavik Sivunitsavut.

Reality TV star fined $31k for filmed stunt in Yukon

by Dave Croft

Tony Beets of 'Gold Rush' was found guilty in Yukon court of allowing employees to pour gas into a dredge pond and then setting it on fire in 2014.

Ottawa ceremony marks awarding of Order of Canada to 3 Northerners

A investiture ceremony in Ottawa on Friday marked the appointments of Yellowknife’s Marie Wilson; Tanya Tagaq, originally from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut; and Iqaluit artist Mathew Nuqingaq, to the Order of Canada.

An end to water advisories? Whale Cove to receive $500K to upgrade water treatment system

Whale Cove, Nunavut will soon have another tool in the community's fight for clean drinking water, as it's set to be the recipient of $500,000 in funding for their emergency water supply project.

Photos Tlicho elders, hunters return from 2nd year of on-the-land Bathurst caribou monitoring

Tlicho hunters and elders have returned from six weeks of observing caribou at Contwoyto Lake, Nunavut, in the second year of a program designed to use traditional knowledge to monitor the diminishing barrenland population.

Iqaluit restaurant closes amid legal battle to stay in Hotel Arctic building

by Sara Frizzell

The Waters' Edge Seafood and Steakhouse and Kickin' Caribou Pub are closing on Friday, after its owners lost the right to stay in the Hotel Arctic building while they wait for an appeal of their case to be heard.

Vancouver company taking another crack at freeing barge stuck near Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.

by Marc Winkler

Fathom Marine is planning to make another attempt next week to free a fuel barge that's been stuck near Tuktoyaktuk for almost a year. In September last year, the company's "Investigator" barge came loose from its tugboat and ran aground at Toker Point, near the N.W.T. community.

Eggs-ellent news for Yukon 'locavores', as farm hatches new business

A Yukon farm is about to get cracking on a new business venture that will excite local food enthusiasts, or, 'locavores' — a large-scale egg operation.

N.W.T. gov't says petroleum issues to blame as it apologizes for barge delays

An assistant deputy minister with the N.W.T. government says a supply barge delayed by nearly a month should arrive in Tulita within the next day or two, and that logistical issues and fuel delays are to blame for the long wait.

Residents concerned after wolves kill 2 dogs in Tsiigehtchic

by Jamie Malbeuf

A growing number of wolves around the N.W.T. community of Tsiigehtchic have led to the death of two dogs, and community members are calling on the government to help control the situation.

Norman Wells RCMP charge 3 after seizing liquor, firearm, boat

Norman Wells RCMP have charged three men from Tulita under the territory's liquor act, after seizing liquor, a firearm, and a boat earlier this week.

'I'm deeply sorry': Court hears apology from man convicted of threatening RCMP, children

by Alex Brockman

A 26-year-old will serve a one-day sentence for threatening three RCMP officers and children in Norman Wells, N.W.T., with the judge ruling he’d served enough time in custody as the case worked through the courts.

Former U.S. Interior Secretary who helped conserve Alaska land dies

Former Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus, who engineered the conservation of millions of acres of Alaska land during the Carter administration, has died. He was 85.

Historic Klondike gold nuggets return to Yukon

by Paul Tukker

The nuggets were once owned by 'Skookum Jim' Mason, one of the original discoverers of gold in the Klondike in 1896. Evan Nelson even has the papers to prove it.

Yellowknife RCMP investigating swastikas and racist graffiti in underpass

RCMP are seeking information from the public about swastikas and other 'racially insensitive symbols and remarks' in the Old Airport Road pedestrian underpass.

Fires in 2 uninhabited homes in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, deemed suspicious by RCMP

Both homes were severely damaged on the inside.

Man charged after hitting two 9-year-old kids with ATV in Taloyoak, Nunavut

Both children are in medical care in stable condition.

Sales of abandoned properties in Faro better than expected, says councillor

by Cheryl Kawaja

The Town of Faro, Yukon, has sold 11 of the community's 37 abandoned properties — buildings that have sat vacant since the nearby Faro mine closed two decades ago.

Sanikiluaq man charged with 2nd degree murder in death of common-law spouse

Nunavut RCMP say they have charged Archie Kattuk with second degree murder in the death of his common-law partner in Sanikiluaq.

Competition Bureau 'failed to protect the public' in Northern airlines investigation, says advocate

by Nick Murray

An airline passenger rights advocate says the federal Competition Bureau 'failed to protect the public' in its acquittal of northern airlines amid allegations of predatory pricing.

Yellowknife RCMP investigating after pedestrian hit by vehicle downtown

Yellowknife RCMP are investigating after a man was struck by a vehicle downtown in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Hay River highrise owner admits he failed to ensure balconies safe

The company that owns Hay River, N.W.T.'s highrise apartment building will be sentenced on a fire safety charge next month, after the owner admitted that he failed to do work to ensure the building's balconies were safe.

Man pleads not guilty in wife's death during Alaska cruise

A Utah man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife on a cruise to Alaska pleaded not guilty during a Wednesday hearing in which he appeared to become emotional at times.

Repeat sex offender receives 5-year sentence for 2015 assault in Yellowknife

A three-time sex offender was sentenced to a five-year prison term for a 2015 sex assault against a Yellowknife woman in her own home.

Nunavut could pull in $1.4M a year in tax revenue from legal weed, expert says

by Sara Frizzell

Nunavut has the most expensive black market weed in the country, which an expert says gives the territorial government an opportunity for significant tax revenue when marijuana becomes legal.

U.S. Air Force says nothing special about VIP jet at Whitehorse airport

Lt. Col. Tisha Wright says the crew was looking for an unfamiliar airport at Whitehorse's latitude to test satellite communications gear.

Nunavut RCMP worries for woman who might be with David Mikkigak, officers and community

Police say the waiting game they are playing with David Mikkigak is the only way to keep everyone safe.

N.W.T. gov't dismisses complaint alleging it improperly awarded A New Day contract

by Walter Strong

The territorial government has dismissed a formal complaint filed by the executive director of Behchoko's friendship centre. The complaint alleged the territorial government acted improperly when awarding a sole-source contract to run the A New Day men's healing program.

Store shelves getting bare in Tulita, as communities await late government barges

by Jamie Malbeuf

Tulita, Fort Good Hope, Inuvik and Aklavik will get their shipment close to four weeks later than expected because the government barges are running behind schedule.

Roman Bourque denied parole after serving 1 year for manslaughter in house party death

by Katherine Barton

Roman Bourque killed a 20-year-old man at a drunken house party in Yellowknife in 2013. At his parole hearing, he admitted that he might drink again after he's released from prison.

As ice recedes, Arctic researchers study wind effects on marine life

An American research team is heading to the Beaufort Sea to study the impact of winds that once flew over sea ice, and now fly over open water.

'There had to be over 1,000': Dead geese wash up on Cambridge Bay shore

Hundreds of dead snow geese have washed up on the shores near Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, and it may be some time before officials figure out what caused them to die.

U.S. reviews annual bowhead whale quotas for Alaska Native hunters

by Rachel D'Oro

Federal officials are reviewing annual catch limits for 11 Alaska Native communities whose subsistence hunters are authorized to harvest bowhead whales.

'They're not going to win': Yukoners rally against racism in Whitehorse

Yukon Commissioner Doug Phillips joined dozens of other Yukoners at a demonstration against racism and intolerance in Whitehorse Tuesday and called on all Canadians to work towards a peaceful society.

U.S. Air Force jet used to shuttle vice-president makes overnight stop in Whitehorse

Whitehorse's airport played host to a United States Air Force Boeing 757 on Tuesday. The plane is commonly used to shuttle the vice-president, but no VIPs were on board, the airport's manager was told.

Family of Cape Dorset man evading police say RCMP has not consulted them

Family of Davik Mikkigak, who's been evading police on outstanding charges for seven weeks, are critical of RCMP and say they're worried about his mental state.

2 schools in Chisasibi, Que., closed due to mould, asbestos

School officials in the James Bay Cree community of Chisasibi have ordered the temporary closure and cleanup of two schools, after tests revealed the presence of mould and asbestos.

'Community is still in shock': Man in custody after woman's death in Sanikiluaq

The man, 26, is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to RCMP.

Nunavut launches survey asking residents' opinion on cannabis policy

The government of Nunavut has launched a survey asking residents' opinion on cannabis policy.

Newly-formed Inuvik group aims to bring back old-time dances, Delta Daze

by Mackenzie Scott

A lack of family events in Inuvik has led to the formation of a new society aiming to bring back traditional gatherings.

Two 9-year-olds hit by ATV medevaced from Taloyoak, driver in custody

RCMP say a 27-year-old man is in custody and it's expected he’ll be charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

Human remains found near Ivujivik, Que., may be from 2005, police say

by Nick Murray

A group of geologists found the remains and an abandoned snowmobile by helicopter last week while on a survey.

Researchers stunned by rapid rate of erosion on Herschel Island

by Alexandra Byers

The team from the University of Edinburgh has been monitoring effects of climate change on Yukon's north coast since 2008.