Board recommends 60-day renewal as Imperial Oil’s water licence approaches expiry
Licence now needs approval of Canada’s northern affairs minister The Sahtu Land and Water Board is recommending a water licence for
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Norwegian gov. reshuffle puts electrification of Hammerfest LNG in jeopardy
Plans to substitute power at Equinor’s Barents Sea plant from the gas turbines currently in use with renewable electricity from
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House prices fall across Finland — except in Arctic city of Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi’s record tourism season is evident in the town’s property market. Real estate prices rose last year in only one
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Finland takes notice of US icebreaker plans
The United States plans to order 40 icebreakers, according to US President Donald Trump. Donald Trump has announced plans to order
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Yukon First Nations leaders call for meaningful partnerships at 2025 AME Roundup
Meaningful partnerships needed in order for projects to benefit everyone, leaders say The annual AME Roundup mining and exploration conference
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Americans close the door to Russia’s biggest lithium mine
The Polar Lithium project in the Kola Peninsula is included in the new US sanctions list. The Kolmozero lithium resources
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N.W.T. regulator to start process that could grant Imperial Oil emergency water licence
Public can give input on 60-day licence, and 3-year licence, until Jan. 27 An N.W.T. regulator is moving ahead with
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Only one new Barents Sea license to drill
The Norwegians’ loud voices for the Barents Sea to become a new big oil province seems to fade out before
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Paralysis looms over Russia’s Arctic oil
New US sanctions deal an unprecedented blow to the companies that over the past decade have developed major oil and
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Yukon gov’t reports potential leak at Eagle mine; chief raises groundwater concerns
By Julien Greene While the possibility of a new leak at the Eagle Gold mine is upsetting, what could be
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Mountain tourism in northern Sweden hindered by train disruptions
Train disruptions on the Malmbanan, or the “Iron Ore Line” in the mountains of Norrbotten, have led to a devastating
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Yellowknife’s Giant Mine underground sealed off
The underground workings of Giant Mine, blasted out of the rock during more than half a century of gold mining,
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Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling
By Becky Bohrer Gov. Mike Dunleavy pushes for ‘critical agency actions that would restore opportunity to Alaska’ Alaska Gov. Mike
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Nunavut energy corp. applies to increase power rates by 9.5 per cent
Qulliq Energy Corporation says adjustments are being proposed to recover costs The corporation responsible for energy in Nunavut is asking
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Canada and U.S. Department of Defence invest $35M in the Yukon’s Mactung mine
By Caitrin Pilkington Fireweed Metals will get money for roads, electrical infrastructure and feasibility studies The U.S. military’s missiles, bombs
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