Victoria Gold directed to create, implement new water management plans for Eagle Mine
The first plan, related to groundwater interception, must be in place by Dec. 15 A Yukon mining officer has ordered
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GDP drop in N.W.T. last year shows territory’s economy ‘stagnating,’ researcher says
By Nadeer Hashmi N.W.T. was 1 of 2 jurisdictions in Canada to see its Gross Domestic Product drop between 2022
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Pine Point Mine Ltd. and Town of Hay River sign agreement in hopes of restarting mining project
By Carla Ulrich The Town of Hay River and Pine Point Mining Limited have signed an agreement with the goal
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Companies to pay $300K for training initiative after Nunavut mine worker death
Vincent Crowe died at western Nunavut mine site after falling through sea ice An agreement reached between the Workers’ Safety and
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Imperial Oil to slash fuel price for Norman Wells, N.W.T., as cost of living soars
Company plans to cut price by $1.69 per litre for heating oil Imperial Oil says it intends to temporarily slash
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As fuel prices soar in Norman Wells, N.W.T., locals demand answers from Imperial Oil
‘Somehow the numbers for us just aren’t adding up,’ said the president of North-Wright Air As Norman Wells, N.W.T., is
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Baffinland cuts 10% of workforce to focus on Steensby rail
By Samuel Wat Mining company will reduce amount of iron ore shipments out of Milne Inlet Baffinland Iron Mines is
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Yukon Water Board treated Victoria Gold unfairly over $74M security increase: judge
Judge acknowledges case largely moot since company was placed into receivership The Yukon Water Board acted unfairly when it raised
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N.W.T. gov’t to review impact benefit agreements between mines and Indigenous groups
By Nadeer Hashmi Indigenous groups will have say over whether agreements should be renegotiate The N.W.T. government says it’s aware
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MLAs probe remediation of contaminated sites during Nunavut Legislature hearing
By TJ Dhir No Inuit part of working group tasked with remediating contaminated sites The working group that deals with
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Chinese icebreaker makes port call in Murmansk
By Liam Baker, Paul Tukker · The Russian Arctic region actively seeks to strengthen ties with Beijing. This week, a Chinese icebreaker
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Business conference axed over NunatuKavut Community Council’s involvement
By Samuel Wat For 16 years, the Northern Lights Business and Cultural Showcase has brought together artists and businesses from
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Northwestel promises ‘detailed investigation’ into weekend outage
By Tori Fitzpatrick ‘I have no doubt in my mind that Northwestel will go down again,’ says Whitehorse restaurant owner
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Remote flight school for First Nations to open in Faro, Yukon
By Tessa Vikander Organizers say their goal is to offer the program in several communities A new flight school for
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Imitation Inuit artifacts are everywhere, but a new treaty is trying to change that
By Samuel Wat World Intellectual Property Organization passed treaty to protect some traditional knowledge Imitations of Inuit art and artifacts
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