Four projects receive CanNor funding to foster northern innovation
Canada’s Minister of Northern Affairs has announced federal funding of up to $2.4 million that he said will help promote
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Yukon judge fines Keno Hill mine company $100K over environmental risks
Lawyers representing Alexco Keno Hill Mining Corp. entered guilty pleas A Yukon judge has slapped a mining conglomerate with a $100,000
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‘Predatory monopoly’: Canadian North, feds criticized over new baggage fees
Cost of a bag weighing 51 pounds has now tripled — and is up 500% since April 2023 Canadian North
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Seal hunt advocate claims vindication, as Senate committee urges help for industry
By Samuel Wat · CBC News Committee report makes recommendations to better manage seal populations, build market for seal products When Aaju
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Norman Wells and Tulita, N.W.T., won’t get barge deliveries this year
Low water levels on Mackenzie River cited as reason for cancellation Two N.W.T. communities won’t receive barge deliveries this year
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Arviat, Nunavut airport reopens after major fuel spill
By Mah Noor Mubarik · CBC News The leak was caused by a fuel system failure, Nunavut government says Passengers are now
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Canada and U.S. make co-investment in Fortune Minerals N.W.T. project
Both countries are investing over $32 million The Canadian and U.S. governments say they’re co-investing in critical mineral producers for
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Shipments of liquefied gas from Russian Arctic could be stopped this summer
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer The upcoming EU sanctions force Russia to search for new markets, as Europe
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N.W.T. fisher says DFO officers are going overboard with enforcement tactics
By Carla Ulrich · CBC News A commercial fisherman in Hay River, N.W.T., is voicing concerns about what he views as harassing and
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Haines Junction, Yukon residents ask for better pay and support for postmaster
By Katie Todd · CBC Residents say months of short staffing problematic for those accessing medicine, cheques and other goods Some residents
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Norwegian company prepares for far northern drilling at disputed Wisting field
As sea-ice in the northern parts of the Barents Sea retreats, the Norwegian oil company AkerBP sends a drilling rig
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Swedish police rule out sabotage angle in derailing accidents
No one with bad intentions were involved when the empty iron ore train heading back to Kiruna from Narvik derailed
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Norwegian launches direct flights from Munich and London to Rovaniemi
The winter is hardly over before airliners start to announce next seasons flights to the most popular Arctic snow destination.
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Swedish developer GRANGEX buys iron ore mine on Norway’s border to Russia
The exit of Russian ore from the European market spurs a growing demand for companies such as Sydvaranger, GRANGEX leader
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New U.S sanctions take aim at Russian Arctic shipping
Companies and ships engaged in supplies of components to Novatek’s project Arctic LNG 2 are added to the U.S sanctions
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