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A three-day hearing came to a close Thursday with lawyers for the territorial government arguing the environment minister did not breach the land claim agreement in upholding caribou harvest limits in Colville Lake, N.W.T.
N.W.T. Supreme Court Justice Andrew Mahar will decide whether to overturn a territorial government decision to issue hunting tags and set limits on the number of caribou that can be harvested from the Bluenose West herd.