Mineral exploration slows in N.W.T

The RCMP are investigating the death of a 48-year-old Fort Resolution, N.W.T., woman who died in hospital Tuesday after being medevaced to Edmonton.

The Yukon government said it is reopening an investigation into the territory's foreign worker nominee program after an investigative report by CBC News.

Two Mounties in Nunavut were given bravery awards at a ceremony in Toronto for their work in saving a child from drowning in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

Worried parents in Hay River will soon get their way, as the town will replace a missing section of fence at a popular park.

Musk ox appear to be moving further south, and one was recently spotted near a tourist lodge in northern Alberta.

Drivers using snowmobiles, trucks and four-wheelers off-road within the boundaries of the city and Sylvia Grinnell park could face fines and seizure of the vehicle.

The N.W.T. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs estimates it will be another one to two weeks before Nahanni Butte residents can return to their homes following flooding earlier this month.

Several people from the Philippines working at Tags convenience store in Whitehorse under the nominee program say they're forced to give some of their paycheques back to their boss.

A wind turbine in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, suffered a catastrophic failure last week when its blades snapped off.

Environment Yukon has launched a new web-based map to show where conflicts have happened with bears in Whitehorse.

Some Canadians are waiting longer for medical treatments that federal and provincial governments agreed to provide more quickly, according to a new report.

The Canadian Coast Guard is seeking almost half a million dollars in damages from the cruise ship Clipper Adventurer and its owners.

The RCMP continues to search for a missing man in the Teslin, Yukon, area. Adelard Joseph Tremblay, from Thunder Bay, Ont., was last seen in a canoe 6 days ago.

More than 100 miners and mill workers are out of work while construction on the Nahanni Range Road gets underway in Yukon.

Health Canada is not sure when it will get more BCG vaccine for tuberculosis. It is working with international manufacturers to meet Canada's short-term needs for the vaccine.

The Harper government should be looking into a made-in-Canada solution to its search-and-rescue woes, especially when it comes to buying new fixed-wing planes, a new report suggests.