Jet fuel shortage disrupts flights in isolated region of Northern Canada
North-Wright Airways Ltd. has had to cancel flights and reschedule others due to a fuel shortage. The airline’s jet fuel
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Canadian mining company hopes new structure will bring financing for northern project
The company behind the Prairie Creek Mine (Northwest Territories) has announced restructuring that it says will help secure financing for
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Residents concerned by Northern Canadian airline merger
Nunavummiut (Nunavut residents) have mixed feelings about plans for First Air and Canadian North to merge. The companies announced their
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Ottawa makes deal to buy three icebreakers for Canadian Coast Guard
Deal avoids major work slowdown, layoffs at the Davie shipyard ahead of Quebec provincial election The Liberal government has concluded
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Access to affordable housing a challenge in Northern Canadian cities
Two thirds of Iqaluit residents (Nunavut) get some sort of help paying their rent from either the territorial government or
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Canada ill-prepared for Arctic shipping boom, G7 sustainability summit hears
Canada is woefully unprepared for how Arctic shipping will transform the planet, heard the G7 Arctic Sustainability Summit in Montreal
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Blog – How Northwestern Inuit led construction of Canada’s highway to Arctic Ocean
Last November, Canada’s first highway to the Arctic Ocean opened. When shovels broke ground on the all-weather road in January
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Financial literacy must improve for Indigenous Canadians says government agency
A government agency will set up a working group to improve financial literacy amongst Indigenous Canadians, a population which they
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Blog – Who really built Canada’s first highway to the Arctic Ocean?
Canada’s first highway to the Arctic Ocean opened on Wednesday. This 138-kilometer road between Inuvik, the administrative hub and biggest
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Baffinland mine ships record amount of iron ore in 2017
Baffinland’s Mary River iron mine shipped a record 4.1 million tonnes of iron ore during its 75-day open-water shipping season, which
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China’s Arctic Road and Belt gambit
Strategic concerns over the vulnerability of China’s current trade routes and climate change are pushing Beijing to pay growing attention
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Blog – Trudeau’s Yukon plan: funding another road to nowhere
The past few years have been good for the Canadian road-building industry in the Arctic. In 2011, former Prime Minister
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How much does Inuit art contribute to the Canadian economy?
When it comes to economic development in the Canadian Arctic, resource development dominates the headlines. But a recent report lays out in detail, just how
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Nunavut gears up for increase in Arctic tourism
Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut is gearing up to receive a growing number of tourists drawn to visit the remote
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New Polar Code takes centre stage at Arctic Shipping summit in Montreal
About 50 shipping and marine industry representatives, experts and government officials gathered in Montreal this week to discuss recent changes in
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