CBC News Online - North Digest - 2015-02-11

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Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:00:00 EST Émile Petitot's 139-year-old Sahtu diary becomes Google Map Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:00:00 EST The Sahtu Renewable Resources Board and the Aurora Research Institute have used Google Maps to plot the observations and place names of the Sahtu region as described by a 19th century Oblate priest. Read More Couple found dead in Lutsel K'e ID'd as Tobie and Vanessa Marlowe Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:46:47 EST Family members have confirmed the two people found dead in a home in Lutsel K'e, N.W.T., Tuesday were Vanessa and Tobie Marlowe. Read More Yukon Arctic Ultra runner suffers severe frostbite Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:33:59 EST Michal Kielbasinski is at the Whitehorse General Hospital in intensive care where doctors are working to save his fingers. The Polish runner dropped out of the Yukon Arctic Ultra race after 24 hours because of severe frostbite. Read More Pond Inlet declares state of emergency over water, sewage crisis Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:40:10 EST The Hamlet of Pond Inlet has declared a state of emergency due to a broken water pump and two out-of-service sewage trucks. Read More Rehabilitated Yukon swans catch a lift south to Vancouver Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:14:20 EST After months at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve's Rehabilitation Centre, two swans got help migrating south to Vancouver Wednesday via a Boeing 737. Read More More Headlines Building boom makes Kitikmeot Trade Show more important than ever New Iqaluit convenience store on Plateau robbed Yellowknife's Explorer Hotel planning 75-room expansion Iqaluit council quarrels over spending, $10M deficit Curling rink next target of striking Hay River town workers Another mining company endorses Kaska resource law Arctic spy drones a defence concern as Russia expands reach Film starring Tatiana Maslany to hold auditions in Iqaluit Whitehorse mayor delighted with new Community Services minister Brent Sass 1st Yukon Quest musher into Dawson City