CBC News Online - North Digest - 2015-03-02

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Mon, 2 Mar 2015 20:43:39 EST Yukon woodcutter Romeo Leduc loses appeal in bear case Mon, 2 Mar 2015 20:43:39 EST A Yukon man fined for pouring water into a bear den has lost his appeal. Romeo Leduc admits he poured water into a bear den, in order to rouse the animal and chase it away. Read More Yukon jury deliberating in Mark McDiarmid attempted murder trial Mon, 2 Mar 2015 19:39:49 EST Jury deliberations are underway in the Dawson City trial of Mark McDiarmid on seven charges, including attempted murder of two RCMP officers. Read More 2 charged, RCMP seek 3rd suspect in robbery of taxi driver Mon, 2 Mar 2015 17:36:15 EST A man and a woman have been charged and police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a second man in connection with the assault and robbery of a taxi driver in Yellowknife last Wednesday. Read More Winter road could supply Yukon's Casino mine project Mon, 2 Mar 2015 15:43:39 EST A convoy of bulldozers could soon be headed to the proposed site of the Casino mine. The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board has recommended approval for plans to build a temporary winter road near Carmacks. Read More Final hearings to begin for Kiggavik uranium mine near Baker Lake Mon, 2 Mar 2015 15:08:46 EST Areva Resources is proposing to build one underground and four open-pit mines just west of Baker Lake, Nunavut. Read More More Headlines Pregnancy test dispensers to be installed in two Whitehorse washrooms Forest fire expert says N.W.T. may be in for lots more smoke and flame 'Made-in-the-North' changes coming to food subsidy program: AANDC David Button goes on trial in N.W.T. for alleged '70s assaults Specialist says diabetes tracking would help Yukoners Power restored to most homes in Tuktoyaktuk Ottawa extends 15% tax credit for mining sector by 1 more year Polar ice loss 'painful to see' for photographer Camille Seaman Nunavut students to tell their stories in song at festival Missing and murdered: What it will take for indigenous women to feel safe