CBC News Online - North Digest - 2015-02-06

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Nurse appeals licence suspension for allegedly blocking patient's airway Fri, 6 Feb 2015 20:33:34 EST Nurse appeals licence suspension for allegedly blocking patient's airway Fri, 6 Feb 2015 20:33:34 EST A former Northwest Territories nurse whose licence was suspended for allegedly covering the mouth and nose of a combative patient is appealing her suspension. Read More Hay River town employees to strike Monday Fri, 6 Feb 2015 17:24:59 EST The union says it plans to set up a picket line outside the recreation centre Monday morning at 8 a.m. Town council is having a closed-door meeting to discuss the strike. Read More Sound advice: Whitehorse cultural centre hires acoustic engineer Fri, 6 Feb 2015 16:13:49 EST The Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre says $180,000 in renovations will make the acoustics better for live performances. Read More Tamara Lucas loses bid to ban her attacker from Yukon Fri, 6 Feb 2015 14:17:15 EST Tamara Lucas, who was kidnapped and assaulted by Mitchell Leblanc in 2006, was in territorial court this week hoping to have him banned from returning to the territory when his parole ends at the end of the month. Read More N.W.T. budget doesn't include new money to recruit more residents Fri, 6 Feb 2015 12:16:26 EST N.W.T. MLAs will begin debating the new operations budget this morning but people watching it say the government needs a better plan if it hopes to increase the population. Last year the population declined by 200 people. Read More More Headlines Iqaluit business community says proposed tax hikes unacceptable Housing project for youth to open in June in Yellowknife Fort Good Hope man gets 2 years, 4 months for threats with axe Former Nunavut nurse petitions gov't to start promised review Pee-coloured Nunavut glacier boosts NASA's hunt for life on Europa Death of Darren Johnny, 26, at Watson Lake hospital under investigation 2 overdue Arviat snowmobilers found safe: RCMP Whitehorse RCMP seize AK-47 from storage locker N.W.T. budget projects $146M surplus despite flat revenue growth Whitehorse pizzeria settles with woman denied job because of gender