CBC News Online - North Digest - 2015-03-04

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Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:13:29 EST CRTC rules Northwestel must reduce DSL internet rates 10-30% Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:13:29 EST The CRTC has ruled that telecom provider Northwestel must reduce household low-speed Internet rates by between 10 and 30 per cent depending on the rate plan. Northwestel will not be allowed to raise Internet rates until the end of 2017, and only with CRTC approval. Read More Arctic Council leaders want more indigenous representation Wed, 4 Mar 2015 21:20:33 EST Housing, mental health and high costs of living are a few items on the agenda of Arctic Council meetings underway in Whitehorse. Read More Winning photo from Yukon hair freezing contest goes global Wed, 4 Mar 2015 18:14:05 EST The contest has been running for years, but this year's winning submission has attracted attention like never before. Read More Unlocked doors, security blind spots at N.W.T. women's facility: report Wed, 4 Mar 2015 14:18:39 EST The Fort Smith correctional centre from which two women escaped six years ago still had a number of safety and security gaps in recent years, according to Tuesday's Auditor General of Canada report on the territory's corrections system. Read More Dsquared2 under fire for #Dsquaw women's fashion collection Wed, 4 Mar 2015 15:46:38 EST Canadian designers Dean and Dan Caten, the brothers behind Dsquared2​, unveiled ​their latest work Monday at Milan Fashion Week, and have since come under fire for their designs and for dubbing their collection #Dsquaw. Read More More Headlines Yukon board asks gov't to shelve roadside grizzly hunting restrictions 10 changes to tax rules that could affect your return this year No street names, but Street View for Sanikiluaq, Nunavut Nunavut players need $55-60K for Wickenheiser hockey festival Ross River school still closed, students adjusting to temporary classrooms Repairs at Snare Falls hydro plant to take longer: NWT Power Corp Arctic naval facility at Nanisivik completion delayed to 2018 Qulliq Energy Corp workers vote to strike Christy's weather: light flurries forecast for Whitehorse Former Inuvik politician Tom Butters dies at 89