1st confirmed COVID-19 case in Iqaluit, Canada
Nunavut officials hold press conference morning after case confirmed Canadian North has confirmed that one of its employees has tested
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Nunavut airlines get $24M governmental aid for COVID-19 in Arctic Canada
The government of Nunavut is spending over $24 million to support Canadian North and Calm Air during COVID-19. At a
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Air links between Canada, Alaska, Greenland & Siberia could be building blocks for economic development says Quebec Inuit leader
Direct air links between Arctic Canada and Inuit regions of Alaska, Greenland and Russia could be important building blocks for
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Arctic Canada : airline merger creating ‘dire’ situation for northwest communities, says MLA
The MLA for the Northwest Territories’ northernmost communities is calling on airlines in the Beaufort Delta to provide more frequent
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Ottawa approves merger between Canadian North and First Air
The Canadian government has approved the merger between northern airlines First Air and Canadian North. In a press release Wednesday
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Report saying airline merger would jack up prices in Arctic Canada ‘ignorant’ of northern realities, say Inuit orgs
The Inuit organizations behind two of the major airline companies serving the Canadian Arctic lambasted a report from Canada’s Competition
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Canada’s Competition Bureau says Arctic airline merger could bring higher prices, fewer flights
The Competition Bureau says if two Arctic airlines — Canadian North and First Air — merge, it’s likely that prices
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Residents concerned by Northern Canadian airline merger
Nunavummiut (Nunavut residents) have mixed feelings about plans for First Air and Canadian North to merge. The companies announced their
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Yukon MP defends Liberal budget
The new budget presented last week by Finance Minister Bill Morneau is another milestone in the development of Canada’s northern
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Two of Canada’s northern airlines plan merger
The owners of Canadian North and First Air have confirmed they are proposing to merge the two northern airlines. NorTerra
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