CBC News Online - North Digest - 2015-02-16

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Husky Oil's frac sand proposal sent to environmental assessment Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:20:01 EST Husky Oil's frac sand proposal sent to environmental assessment Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:20:01 EST The Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board has decided that Husky Oil's proposal to explore the North Arm area of Great Slave Lake for a type of sand used in fracking must undergo an environmental assessment. Read More 'Greenies' or street fentanyl prompts health alert in Yellowknife Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:32:54 EST The N.W.T.'s chief public health officer has issued a public warning about 'greenies,' a type of street fentanyl that can kill even in small quantities. Read More Yukon biathlete wins first medal for territories at Canada Winter Games Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:06:00 EST Team Yukon biathlete Nadia Moser won a silver medal yesterday in the 12.5 km event, becoming the first athlete from the territories to medal at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C. Read More Italy's Enrico Ghidoni wins Yukon Arctic Ultra by mountain bike Mon, 16 Feb 2015 15:19:34 EST Enrico Ghidoni, 61, was the first person to cross the finish line in Dawson City just before 5 p.m. PT Sunday, after leaving Whitehorse a week earlier. Read More Nunavut gov't officials to help with Pond Inlet sewage woes Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:41:15 EST The Nunavut government is sending officials to assist Pond Inlet with its water and sewage issues after the hamlet declared a state of emergency last week, but some are saying that's not enough. Read More More Headlines Yukon Quest: Racers neck and neck at final checkpoint Infrastructure needs fixing: Iqaluit city councillor Richard Deleeuw murder trial begins today in Hay River School built in Nepal with help from Yukon mother, daughter Man suing N.W.T. government following assault at correctional centre Cambridge Bay camps get kids excited about science N.W.T. plans to revive wilderness camps for jail inmates No northern team at Scotties for first time in decades Iqaluit experiencing colder than normal temperatures Northern athletes off to B.C. for Canada Winter Games