CBC News Online - North Digest - 2015-02-03

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New Yukon tourism ad gets a mixed reaction at home Tue, 3 Feb 2015 18:49:54 EST New Yukon tourism ad gets a mixed reaction at home Tue, 3 Feb 2015 18:49:54 EST A new tourism commercial released this week by the Yukon Government targeted at winter visitors and featuring northern lights is getting some criticism. Read More Whitehorse's Ramada Inn sold for $8.2M, to rebrand as Days Inn Tue, 3 Feb 2015 19:36:29 EST The Ramada Inn in Whitehorse has been sold to Holloway Lodging and will now operate as a Days Inn. Read More 2 employees charged with stealing $60K from Yellowknife Legion Tue, 3 Feb 2015 12:37:40 EST Mary Charles, 42, and Hellen Leaman, 49 have been charged with theft over $5,000. They're accused of taking alcohol and money over a six-month period from the Royal Canadian Legion branch in Yellowknife Read More Third dog attacked by wolves in Whitehorse subdivision Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:44:44 EST Wildlife officials in Yukon are warning pet owners to be particularly careful with their animals during cold spells as wild animals may be foraging for food. A third dog has been attacked in a Whitehorse neighbourhood. Read More Arviat man faces 9 charges, including assault, uttering threats Tue, 3 Feb 2015 12:17:10 EST Police say that in the early morning hours of January 27, officers responded to a complaint of a woman being forcibly removed from her home. A man is now facing nine charges. Read More More Headlines Whitehorse residents want defined snowmobile trails Deline chief says hunters should harvest caribou like ancestors Yukon Zinc sues Procon Mining for defamation over miners lien N.W.T. proposes creating list of French-speaking jurors Yellowknife RCMP seize crack, handgun in motel drug bust Kativik gov't backs report critical of Nunavik's justice system Racism against aboriginal people in health-care system 'pervasive': study Iqaluit to vote on opening beer and wine store Moose still loose in Whitehorse near Two Mile Hill Surprise baby delivered in Colville Lake health centre