CBC News Online - North Digest - 2015-02-18

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Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:22:51 EST Yukoner who poured water down bear den appeals ruling Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:22:51 EST Romeo Leduc was convicted last year, after dumping water on a hibernating bear. He's appealing the case but the judge says he cannot introduce new evidence. Read More Richard Deleeuw found not criminally responsible for mother's murder Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:35:49 EST Supreme Court Justice Karen Shaner found that Richard Deleeuw did stab his mother to death but is not criminally responsible because of mental illness. Read More Funding not renewed, Yukon Council on Disability could close Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:15:02 EST Staff at the Yukon Council on Disability say their offices could soon be locked as the territorial government has not renewed their funding. 'Essentially, two weeks from now — we're packing furniture' Read More Arctic marine emissions to increase vastly over next decade: report Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:18:52 EST A U.S. study has found that emissions from ships that cause both climate change and acid rain could increase in the Western Arctic by almost 600 per cent over the next decade. Read More Japanese cyclist heading for Sahtu road has setback in Wrigley Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:44:16 EST A Japanese cyclist who is trying to ride to Norman Wells, N.W.T., on the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road says he's not giving up after his bicycle broke near Wrigley. Read More More Headlines Man charged in Iqaluit convenience store robbery Nunavut RCMP order review into use of force on Eetooloo Ejetsiak Yukon Quest: Ed Hopkins, Damon Tedford 1st Canadian finishers Northwestel to launch CraveTV streaming video service Arctic Ventures Marketplace robbed, RCMP investigating Yukon government to regulate pharmacies N.W.T. rent supplement program underused, says minister Richard Deleeuw has schizophrenia, Alberta doctor testifies Nunavut begins two-week celebration of traditional language Bluenose-East caribou hunt tags divided among First Nations, Métis