Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security
Water board ordered company to post $104.9M in security after review, up from $30.7M The Victoria Gold Corp. is taking
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Nunavut communities weigh in on production increase at Arctic mine
Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet register support for temporary increase again this year at mine Baffinland Iron Mines’ request to boost
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Termination notices sent to over 1,100 employees at Arctic Canadian mine on Sunday
In the event of terminations, there will be 2 rounds; Sept. 25 and Oct. 11 Baffinland Iron Mines sent termination notices
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Tourists return to Yukon, Canada, but season isn’t without challenges
Staff shortages, inflation hard on business owners Yukon’s tourism industry is coming back to life, but for operators getting back
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Deep crisis looms, but here comes Russia’s biggest ever Arctic oil project
The state company managed by Putin’s long-time ally Igor Sechin has spud the first wells and started construction of oil
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Russia taking over ownership stakes in Arctic oil field
Russia announced further moves Tuesday to take over foreign ownership stakes in energy projects, saying it would acquire the stock
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Alaskans are rethinking their spending habits as record inflation hits the state
On a grocery run to Carrs in South Anchorage, Natasha Price examined her options for ketchup. “My husband is very
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Nuclear subs sailing to St. Petersburg surfaced northwest of Haakonsvern naval base
While Norwegian officials are reluctant to give details, the British Royal Navy now tells how they shadowed the two Russian
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Air France launches flights to three destinations above the Arctic Circle
Tromsø in northern Norway will be the northernmost destination on the entire Air France – KLM network. Flights start on December
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No foreign companions as Gazprom prepares well drilling in Arctic waters
The semisubmersible rig on the 17th of July set out from Murmansk with course for one of Gazprom’s remote Arctic
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‘Crazy busy’ for business owners as tourists return to Tuktoyaktuk
Grandma’s Kitchen is run by grandma herself — Joanne Edwards-Steen — and her husband John Steen. With a guest book
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First Baltic Sea voyage for Russia’s 4th generation multi-purpose sub
Last autumn, the “Severodvinsk” test launched the submarine version of Russia’s new hypersonic Tsirkon cruise missile in the Barents Sea.
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Labour shortage has Fort Smith businesses struggling to keep doors open
Northwestern Air Lease, a Fort Smith, N.W.T. airline, has reduced flight schedules due to a shortage of pilots, engineers and
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Nickel-tycoon Vladimir Potanin has big plan for Arctic hub Dudinka
A significant expansion of capacities is underway in the far northern port town of Dudinka as shipping on the northern
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Regional carriers need protection, say northern airline experts
The federal government needs to mandate interline agreements with big carriers, experts say Cutbacks to flights in southern Canada could
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