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

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Former Inuvik politician Tom Butters dies at 89 Tue, 3 Mar 2015 21:06:16 EST Tom Butters, an Order of Canada recipient who founded the Inuvik Drum newspaper and served as an MLA for 21 years, died March 2 in Duncan, B.C. Read More Short-term inmates have less access to treatment: auditor general Tue, 3 Mar 2015 19:42:46 EST Inmates in N.W.T. serving shorter sentences aren't receiving treatment targeted at the offence they had committed, according to a report by Canada's auditor general. Read More Missing Yellowknife girl Saidee Gosselin, 14, says she's safe Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:32:04 EST Missing Yellowknife teen Saidee Gosselin says she's safe and is in Edmonton, after she was reported missing in Yellowknife March 2 by her family. Read More Whitehorse author looks to tell squatters' histories Tue, 3 Mar 2015 18:20:13 EST It was a different time — with far fewer bylaws. A Whitehorse author is researching the history of famous Whitehorse squatter neighbourhoods built of shacks and shelters. Pat Ellis is documenting squatters' pioneering lifestyle in the 1940s and 1950s. Read More Sir John Franklin High School evacuated due to bomb threat Tue, 3 Mar 2015 17:50:34 EST Staff and students were evacuated from Yellowknife's Sir John Franklin High School this afternoon after a bomb threat. Read More More Headlines Yukon government to review safety of Takhini River bridge Yukon Energy talks water mitigation with Southern Lakes residents N.W.T. launches new medevac co-ordination system for communities Sharp decline expected for spending on N.W.T. mining projects Will Nunavut’s baby death probe heal feelings of mistrust? Mark McDiarmid found not guilty of attempted murder Delay to N.W.T. land and water superboard brings mixed reactions Computer expert warns Canadians: Watch out for 'Superfish' Northern pickers ready for mushroom boom Nunavut to lose 4 jobs due to CARS stations takeover