CBC News Online - North Digest - 2015-02-27

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Tlicho win injunction to temporarily save land and water board Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:27:40 EST The injunction will remain in place until the court can hear and rule on the Tlicho Government's argument that doing away with the boards violates the Tlicho Agreement. Read More Policy for notifying public of high-risk offenders tweaked: RCMP Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:51:56 EST The N.W.T. Department of Justice will now be notifying RCMP of the early release of all high-risk offenders, the RCMP announced Friday. Read More Jail cell video shows Nunavut RCMP hitting naked prisoner Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:13:07 EST CBC News has obtained a video shown in a Nunavut courtroom earlier this month that shows a police officer striking a naked prisoner in an RCMP cell. Read More Lotteries Yukon hands out 2nd big cheque in 2 months Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:25:15 EST Lotteries Yukon handed over a $1 million cheque to the latest big winners today. In December, a Yukon resident took home a cheque for $3.5 million. Read More Fort Smith Housing Authority workers vote to ratify new contract Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:07:11 EST Striking housing authority workers in Fort Smith, N.W.T., will be back at work Monday after they voted to ratify a new collective agreement Friday afternoon. Read More More Headlines Missing man Edward Gon found dead in Gameti, N.W.T. Parents of Makibi Timilak angry at scope of external review Politicians, First Nations agree to another roundtable before end of 2016 Iqaluit vet warns dog owners of parvovirus outbreak Miner sues Yukon Government over Mount Lorne claims Days are numbered for landmarks of Yellowknife's gold mining past Program helps Whitehorse grads find perfect dress Betsina ends N.W.T. Canada Games medal drought, Yukon's Pettitt golden Sahtu Secretariat files lawsuit against feds over N.W.T. superboard Stanton hospital staff pleased with beefed-up security