CBC News Online - North Digest - 2015-02-09

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Mon, 9 Feb 2015 20:10:49 EST Striking town workers picket recreation centre in Hay River Mon, 9 Feb 2015 20:10:49 EST Thirty unionized workers for the Town of Hay River have walked off the job and set up a picket line at the recreation centre this morning. Read More Bernard Valcourt, Kellie Leitch to attend roundtable on murdered, missing aboriginal women Mon, 9 Feb 2015 16:00:11 EST Federal ministers Kellie Leitch and Bernard Valcourt will attend a national roundtable later this month to discuss the issue of murdered and missing aboriginal women, the government confirmed today, despite its refusal to heed growing calls for a national inquiry. Read More Yukon Quest front-runners Brent Sass, Hugh Neff head for Dawson City Mon, 9 Feb 2015 17:51:23 EST The two front-runners in the Yukon Quest are close as they head to the halfway point in Dawson City. So far, four teams have scratched citing the well-being of their dog teams. Read More Fort Providence school gets $460K to help youth in justice system Mon, 9 Feb 2015 19:26:06 EST The Deh Gah School in Fort Providence, N.W.T., will receive $460,000 over four years in federal funding for in-class assistance, job-skills training and counselling for youth who have been in trouble with the law. Read More Roy Erasmus Jr. leaves Det'on Cho Corporation Mon, 9 Feb 2015 16:48:18 EST The Det'on Cho Corporation's CEO and President Roy Erasmus Jr. and vice-president Rick Miller have has left the Yellowknives Dene First Nation's business. Read More More Headlines Elder unknowingly carried alcohol, drugs to Paulatuk: RCMP 70 crashes in 6 years on Fourth Avenue in Whitehorse QIA President PJ Akeeagok looks to Baffin Inuit for mandate Fatal Alaska Highway crash investigation still not complete 6 months later Woman charged after 5 stabbed at Whitehorse home Saturday Byelection today for Uqqummiut seat in Nunavut legislature Don Cherry's seal burger comment shrugged off by chef Todd Perrin Yukon snow carvers honour hockey coach Jim Fowler N.W.T.'s Mikey McBryan to film documentary on NHL '94 video game 2015 Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race underway after chilly start in Whitehorse