Northern Affairs minister approves Baffinland’s temporary production increase — with conditions
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. can officially increase its production until the end of this year at the Mary River Mine in Nunavut’s
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Business (Canada)
Community leaders hope to be consulted after Imperial Oil pulls dump application
When Edwin Erutse found out Imperial Oil had withdrawn a pair of applications for a waste management facility in Norman
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Air Canada to stop flying from Yellowknife to Edmonton and Calgary
Air Canada has decided to stop flying between Yellowknife and Edmonton and Yellowknife and Calgary. As of Oct. 1, Air
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‘Milestone’ hit as wind turbine arrives in Inuvik, but project now more than $20M over budget
It wasn’t easy delivering a single 3.5-megawatt wind turbine — with blades that at 67 metres span more than the width
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‘We must do better,’ says head of power corp after weekend outages in Yellowknife area
The head of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation says the corporation failed to meet its own expectations on the weekend
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Sabina says yes to building a gold mine in western Nunavut
Nunavut is set to see a third operating gold mine in 2025 with Sabina Gold and Silver Corp.’s recent decision
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Agreement in principle reached between Raglan Mine and United Steelworkers
An agreement in principle has been reached in the three-month long strike at Raglan Mine in Nunavik, the Arctic region
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N.W.T. has the highest tobacco tax in Canada again
If you buy cigarettes in the N.W.T., you’ll once again be paying the highest rate of taxes in the country on
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Baffinland promotes proposed production increase at Nunavut regulator meeting
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. says it will stop production at its Mary River iron mine, end shipping and cut jobs
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Fuel shortage affects flights in some High Arctic communities
A shortage of fuel in some Nunavut communities is affecting flights in the High Arctic. In a statement on Tuesday
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Canadian North’s direct flight between Iqaluit and Toronto ending after Labour Day, a month early
Canadian North’s direct flight between Iqaluit and Toronto will be ending after the September long weekend, about a month earlier
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Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security
Water board ordered company to post $104.9M in security after review, up from $30.7M The Victoria Gold Corp. is taking
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Nunavut communities weigh in on production increase at Arctic mine
Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet register support for temporary increase again this year at mine Baffinland Iron Mines’ request to boost
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Termination notices sent to over 1,100 employees at Arctic Canadian mine on Sunday
In the event of terminations, there will be 2 rounds; Sept. 25 and Oct. 11 Baffinland Iron Mines sent termination notices
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Tourists return to Yukon, Canada, but season isn’t without challenges
Staff shortages, inflation hard on business owners Yukon’s tourism industry is coming back to life, but for operators getting back
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