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Narwhals pictured above in the Canadian Arctic. Their tusks can sell for several thousand dollars. (Kristin Laidre/NOAA/AP)
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Conservation group calls for more research into effects of mine shipping noise on narwhal in Arctic Canada

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, April 8, 2019 at 16:28 — Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2019 at 16:31
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A Canadian conservation group says more research into the impact of vessel traffic on narwhal and other marine life is

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Ships carry ore from Canadian Arctic through Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 12:39 — Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 12:42
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Two ships loaded with iron ore from Baffinland’s mine in Nunavut, Northern Canada, have taken a shortcut to the Russian

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Nunavut, Canada iron mine gets federal OK to up production with regional Inuit support

Sara Frizzell, CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 5, 2018 at 10:59 — Last Updated: Friday, October 5, 2018 at 11:03
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The Canadian government has approved Baffinland increasing its iron ore production against the advice of the Nunavut impact review board

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Business Business (Canada) Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Baffinland mine ships record amount of iron ore in 2017

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017 at 12:39
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Baffinland’s Mary River iron mine shipped a record 4.1 million tonnes of iron ore during its 75-day open-water shipping season, which

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Environmental group welcomes Canadian mine’s decision to abandon icebreaking plans

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, December 9, 2016 at 01:46
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A giant iron mining operation in the Canadian Arctic is getting rare praise from environmental groups and local communities after

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‘When they were going to go through Steensby, they did all kinds of environmental testing on walrus, baseline data, and all that kind of stuff… but they haven't done that in Milne Inlet,’ says Clyde River mayor, Jerry Natanine. (Courtesy Baffinland )
Business Business (Canada) Canada 

Arctic Canadian mayor worried about mine’s shipping route

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 10:21
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Hearings are scheduled to begin in the Arctic Canadian community of Clyde River today into Baffinland’s Mary River mine project.

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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