Futuristic ‘airships’ to be built for North
A British manufacturer will build a fleet of airships for Discovery Air, a company based Canada’s Norwest Terriotires, to supply remote communities
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Diamond promotion centre in the works in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Crossworks Manufacturing Ltd., a company that polishes diamonds from Canada’s Northwest Territories, says it is building a “diamond promotion centre” where
Read moreCairn Energy optimistic about Greenland drilling prospects
Cairn Energy says it is convinced it will find oil and gas in the Arctic waters off Greenland’s western coast,
Read moreNorthern mining boom prompts airline to add flights to Mayo, Yukon
Air North is planning to offer regular flights to Mayo, a village of around 250 people in central Yukon, where
Read moreSmall town enjoys big exploration boom in Canadian North
Faro, a small community in Canada’s Yukon, is enjoying the economic benefits of the territory’s mineral exploration boom, with some
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Sweden’s Lundin Petroleum doubles profits
Swedish oil explorer and producer Lundin Petroleum raised its production guidance for the year Wednesday, reporting doubled second-quarter core profits
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Finland’s Arctic yields country’s biggest gold find of the summer
The sands of the Lemmenjoki River in Finnish Lapland, the northernmost region of the country, have yielded up the largest
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Is space tourism coming to Sweden’s Arctic?
NASA’s space shuttle program officially ended with two highly publicized final flights in July. And with that, human beings moved
Read moreNorthern mining exploration creates job boom in Canada’s Yukon
The mineral exploration boom Canada’s northern Yukon territory is translating into jobs, with a record number of people working in
Read moreAsian investment in Canada’s Yukon tops $1B: former minister
Asian companies’ investment in Yukon’s mineral and gas industries is believed to have topped $1 billion, says the territory’s former
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Finland to replace aging icebreakers
Finland’s icebreaker fleet is approaching retirement age. The oldest icebreaker in regular operation, the Voima, has been in service for
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Shell wants out of Mackenzie pipeline project in Canadian North
Shell Canada is planning to pull out of the Mackenzie Valley pipeline project and sell its assets in the region.
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Arctic cruise company sues Canadian government over stranded ship
The Canadian government is facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit from the owner of a cruise ship that became stranded in the
Read moreNTCL Drops Arctic Sealift Route from B.C.
The Northern Transportation Company Ltd. is cancelling its barge shipping route from Richmond, B.C., to western Arctic communities, due to
Read moreCairn Energy Wins Greenland Drilling Injunction
Greenpeace to be fined when protesters disrupt drilling Cairn Energy has won a court injunction to keep Greenpeace activists from
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