Fire in Naujaat, Nunavut, burns materials intended for public housing
Nunavut Housing Corporation says it’s not yet clear whether damaged materials will affect project timeline A fire in Naujaat, Nunavut,
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Murmansk governor announces construction start for Kola NPP-2
By Denis Zagore However, project operator Rosenergoatom has yet to announce the start of construction of the new nuclear power plant.
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Why is Canada spending tens of billions on new submarines?
Canada is looking to spend tens of billions of dollars on a contract with German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS)
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Underwater images reveal 1st look at Quest, the final ship of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton
Peter Cowan · CBC News Antarctic explorer’s ship that sank in 1962 tangled in fishing nets some 400 metres below the Labrador
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911 caller fears cellular ‘dead zones’ in Yukon’s capital city could lead to tragedy
Bell says complex and costly mobile network upgrades ‘unfeasible’ without gov’t help When Whitehorse resident Trevor Mead-Robins needed help for
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Why the Nunavut land use plan was rejected, again
Samuel Wat · CBC News Decision released Friday outlines reasons for rejecting 4th draft in nearly 20 years The Nunavut Planning Commission
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‘Missed the mark’: N.W.T advocates react to Carney’s departure from earlier climate plan
Northern climate advocates say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to delay Canada’s climate targets ignores the immediate realities facing the
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Yukon clinics are embracing AI — too quickly, some say
Artificial intelligence has been in use in some Yukon clinics for months — and according to the territory’s health department,
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Ottawa gives $2M to replace emergency vehicle at Whitehorse airport
Aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle will replace 20-year-old machine that’s at end of life The federal government is giving the
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Q&A: Why this expert says 2 Arctic megaprojects are ‘lower-hanging fruit’
Chris Windeyer · CBC News Referring N.W.T. projects to the Major Projects Office may not be as big a deal as it
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Carney promises Arctic investment will benefit Inuit during meeting with leadership
Carney is 1st PM to visit northern Quebec community since Harper in 2008 Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Inuit
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Arctic security top of mind as 3 premiers sign Northern Cooperation Accord
By Tamara Merritt The North’s three premiers re-committed to working together on issues of shared interest, through the signing of
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Ottawa Invests $55 Million in Arctic Infrastructure
The federal government is providing over $55 million in funding for two major projects in Nunavut. Sourced from the Spring
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Nunavut: Green light for construction at Hope Bay gold mine
The federal government and senior executives from Agnico Eagle have officially broken ground on the redevelopment of the Hope Bay
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Square dances and cell signal dead zones: Rangers confront Canada’s Arctic reality
By Murray Brewster It’s safe to say learning to square dance with strangers was not on the list of expectations
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