Competition Bureau to review First Air, Canadian North merger
The federal Competition Bureau says it will undertake a review of the proposed merger between northern airlines First Air and
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Shipping company using drones in the Arctic
Shipping in the Arctic is no easy task. Distances from southern Canada to the country’s High Arctic is long. Trips
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Two of Canada’s northern airlines plan merger
The owners of Canadian North and First Air have confirmed they are proposing to merge the two northern airlines. NorTerra
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MV Nunavik the newest icebreaker to hit Arctic waters
There will be a new icebreaker sailing in Arctic waters this week. The MV Nunavik is owned by Fednav, an
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Mine training program in Canada’s Northwest Territories accepted unqualified students
A course with a price tag of over half a million dollars of federal money began with participants the Mine
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Benefits of mine training program in Canada’s N.W.T. questioned
Three participants remain in in half-million dollar drilling training program in Hay River in Canada’s Northwest Territories Some members of
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New strategy to increase Inuit workforce in Quebec mines
Mining has become an increasing important part of the economy in Nunavik, the Inuit self-governing region of northern Quebec. But
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Average weekly earnings up in Nunavut, Northwest Territories
Employment was up in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut and the neighbouring Northwest Territories in December 2013, according to
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Winter road restrictions criticized in Canada’s N.W.T.
It’s an annual precaution on the Sahtu winter road, which runs through the heart of Canada’s Northwest Territories. When warmer
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Winter road to open this week in Yukon’s Arctic
The opening of the winter road to Old Crow, in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory, is a few days behind schedule
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Exploration not new to reindeer reserve in North Canada: Arctic mayor
The Mayor of Inuvik, a town in Canada’s Northwest Territories says he’s puzzled by all the attention a recent story
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Nunavut should turn growth into prosperity according to economic outlook
According to the executive director of the Nunavut Economic Forum, the territory is attempting to turn growth into prosperity. The
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Arviat, Nunavut ecotourism nominated for international award
The Arviat Community Ecotourism program has been nominated for an award by the World Travel and Tourism Council based in
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Airbus’s new A350 in Iqaluit, Nunavut for cold weather testing
The new Airbus A350 XWB landed in Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, on Friday
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Feature Interview: What Arctic highway project tells us about Canada’s plans for North
Construction on Canada’s long planned Arctic highway project in the western Arctic got underway this month. The project will connect
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