Canadian Telecom businesses say recent federal funding solidifies Northwestel monopoly
Smaller players in the Northwest Territories’ telecom industry say the money given to Northwestel to help improve internet speeds only
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Canada’s Northwest Territory offers tourism-related businesses a new financial boost
Tourism operators and related businesses in the Northwest Territories can now apply for a piece of $1.5 million in funding
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Canada announces $72M in broadband internet improvements for northern communities
Five northern community broadband projects in the Northwest Territories, Yukon and northern Manitoba will share in $72 million of Canadian
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Fortune Minerals switches focus to gold, gets $144K from Canada’s Northwest government
A Northwest Territories mining company is turning its project focus to gold. Fortune Minerals Ltd. announced it received $144,000 from the territory’s Mining
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Even amid pandemic, the northern housing market is hotter than ever, say realtors
When Vanessa Thorson bought her duplex in Whitehorse’s Takhini neighbourhood in 2015, it cost her just $285,000. Three years later,
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Canada outlines which Indigenous businesses benefit from $5M funding in the North
The federal government has announced how $5 million in federal funding from its regional fund for Indigenous business in the
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Canada Energy Regulator announces members of 1st Indigenous advisory committee
The Canada Energy Regulator has announced the members of a new Indigenous advisory committee which is expected to play a
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Quebec shipyard sets up an Arctic icebreaking research centre in Eastern Canada
Describing itself as Canada’s polar partner, the Chantier Davie Shipyard in Quebec plans to announce the creation of a national
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Chinese barges headed for Canadian Northwest Territories on cross-continental delivery mission
The COVID-19 pandemic may be delaying deliveries across Canada, but it’s not stopping four new barges from travelling from China
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Gold Terra set to begin summer drilling in Northwestern Canada
Junior mining exploration company Gold Terra Resource Corp. says it plans to start a 10,000-metre summer drilling program at its
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Canadian First Nation waiting to flip the switch on new solar array in Yukon
Building a solar farm 127 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle is a challenge; building an array of solar panels
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Northwestern Canadian territory to increase local food production
The COVID-19 pandemic is cause for Yukon to increase its local food supply, says the minister responsible overseeing agriculture policy
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Company promises $2.1M solar project in Canada’s Yukon territory
A private company is pledging to build Yukon’s biggest solar project to date. Solvest Inc. has announced plans to build a
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Canadian Indigenous community benefit agreement worth $1B over life of Mary River Mine in Nunavut
Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association have a new agreement for Inuit oversight of the Mary River Mine.
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Rio Tinto not interested in any part of Dominion Diamond Mines in Northern Canada
The company thought to be the most logical to partner with or purchase Dominion Diamond Mines is not interested in
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