Company aims to revive diamond industry in Canada’s Northwest Territories
N.W.T. licenses polar bear trademark to Deepak International The government of Canada’s Northwest Territories signed a deal Monday to give
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Yukon government surprised by Alaska Highway repair cuts
Funding for Shakwak Project disappeared from US annual budget A United States budget cut has taken the Yukon Government by
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Alaska Shell drill rig finds safe home for now, crews check for damage
Royal Dutch Shell’s troubled drill rig Kulluk found its way back into deeper waters Sunday night, after nearly a week
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Q&A: Commissioner Sullivan notes new Asian interest after Alaska LNG sales trip
Alaska’s effort to develop the largest natural gas field in North America is basking in a burst of sudden attention
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Alaska rig grounding refuels Arctic drilling debate
The grounding of a petroleum drilling rig on a remote Alaska island has refuelled the debate over oil exploration in
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Weather lull allows salvage crew to board, evaluate grounded Shell drill rig in Alaska
After mariners spent nearly a week battling and waiting out wicked winter seas, a salvage team has successfully boarded Royal
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Will Shell’s grounded drilling ship impact US energy policy in Arctic?
As Royal Dutch Shell struggled Tuesday to salvage a fuel-laden drilling ship grounded on a remote Alaska island, the incident
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A plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
For the first time ever, the entire expanse of the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska will fall under a
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TransCanada shutters Yukon office supporting Alaska gasline project
There’s been no funeral for the Alaska-through-Canada gasline, a project once held up by oil companies as the shining salvation
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Regulators hammering out final details of Arctic Canadian mine
Once a final project certificate is issued, the mine can get licences and permits Baffinland Iron Mines says it is
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Analyst criticizes inconsistent shipping costs to North
A business analyst says retailers could do more to lower the cost of shipping some merchandise to the North. The
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Mines fall short on northern workforce targets in Canada’s Northwest Territories
All 3 diamond mines are well below 60% target The three diamond mines in Canada’s Northwest Territories are not meeting
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Inuit organization to consult public on development plan in northern Quebec, Canada
Plan is Makivik’s response to Quebec government’s Plan Nord Makivik Corporation, the organization representing Inuit in northern Quebec, Canada, wants
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Will Shell Oil’s Arctic ‘beer can’ hold up better in second-chance containment trial?
The containment dome Royal Dutch Shell hopes never to use has been transformed, following an accident this September that left
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Qiviut: Luxury Arctic yarn that almost went extinct
The musk ox, an ancient creature that was nearly wiped out of existence a century ago, has made a comeback
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