40 homes a year, 40 full-time staff, Arviat housing factory opens to fanfare
Leaders praise facility as Inuit-led solution to some of territory’s largest issues It’s been years since Sakku Innovative Building Solutions
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Q&A | Years in the making: Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in chief weighs in on proposed Dawson regional land use plan
Darren Taylor hopes to see a final agreement on the plan in place next year Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Hahke (chief) Darren
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N.W.T. industry minister makes case for new federal mining incentives
By Niles Niemuth Focus on exploration credit top-up and clean energy expansion for zinc While in Ottawa last week, N.W.T.
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South Korean president says Arctic trial run is first step toward regular commercial service
South Korea’s president pledged Tuesday to press ahead with plans to develop Arctic shipping routes after a South Korean container
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South Korean shipbuilder eyes Arctic opportunities, including Canada, as northern shipping grows
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries expects demand for icebreakers and other polar vessels to grow as governments expand
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Gov’t consultations underway on shutdown of N.W.T.’s Ekati diamond mine watchdog
By Niles Niemuth Territorial, federal officials say oversight board for closed mine could be dissolved The N.W.T. and federal governments
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Baffinland asks judge to allow sale of assets to avoid mine closure
By Arty Sarkisian As of May, company owed $2.6 billion to 231 creditors Debt-stricken Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. is asking
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Increased gas subsidy for Nunavik Inuit beneficiaries comes into effect Oct. 1
Inuit beneficiaries of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement will see an increased gas subsidy as of Oct. 1
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North Nunavut pitches major infrastructure projects at Canada’s Investment Summit
By Bianca McKeown ‘It’s the first of its kind and we’re really happy to be here,’ Nunavut Premier said Inuit
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Pause on N.W.T.’s Tibbitt to Contwoyto road a shock for truckers but hunter hopes it’ll help caribou
As mines wind down, owners agreed there wouldn’t be a need for the road this winter Scott Yuill remembers his
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N.W.T., Yukon mining and energy projects get boost at Canada Investment Summit
By Niles Niemuth N.W.T. premier says his territory ‘has the critical minerals Canada and its allies need’ Mining and energy
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N.W.T residents feeling strain of rising home heating oil costs
By Tamara Merritt Some Norman Wells residents don’t know how they’ll cover their heating bill this winter As winter quickly
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Tariff relief out of reach for impacted Whitehorse businesses, lobby group says
By Dana Hatherly Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce says federal rules sideline smaller enterprises A Whitehorse business lobby group is concerned
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Manitoba offers to waive sales tax on major Port of Churchill investments
The Manitoba government is offering to waive the provincial sales tax on major capital spending for the Port of Churchill
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The N.W.T. is slowly closing the infrastructure gap for EVs
By Francis Tessier-Burns ‘I wish the N.W.T. would have as good of an infrastructure as their neighbour,’ says EV driver
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