Northwestel promises ‘detailed investigation’ into weekend outage
By Tori Fitzpatrick ‘I have no doubt in my mind that Northwestel will go down again,’ says Whitehorse restaurant owner
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Premier encourages Yukoners to file CRTC complaints over phone service disruptions
By Tessa Vikander · Residents have faced frequently dropped calls, intermittent service and spotty coverage Frustration in the Yukon over Bell
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Yukoners frustrated by months of shoddy cell and internet service
By Asad Chishti ‘It should be embarrassing,’ says Premier Ranj Pillai in an email to Bell’s CEO Frustration in the Yukon
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Space takes centre stage in U.S. Department of Defense Arctic strategy
Facing new threats and growing challenges in the Arctic, the U.S. Department of Defense spotlighted improving space-based capabilities in its
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Why starlink is being called a ‘game-changer- in many N.W.T. communities
When Andrea Keogak was asked how many people in her community of Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., use Starlink, she guessed it
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Could Ulukhaktok’s community network be an internet model for other communities?
A free internet option is now available in Ulukhaktok, one of Canada’s most remote Arctic villages, something those involved in
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$88-million broadband grant will be a game changer for northwest Alaska, say senators
The U.S. body responsible for advising on telecommunications has announced an $88-million broadband grant for rural Alaska, something that will
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Inuit gov in Arctic Quebec welcomes federal internet announcement
The Kativik Regional Government (KRG) in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, is welcoming this week’s promise from the
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Canadian PM promises to connect 98% of Canadians, including in North, to high-speed internet by 2026
The Liberal government is promising to spend more than a billion dollars to connect most Canadians to high-speed internet by
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Nunavut government in Arctic Canada reformatting 2,000 computers after ransomware attack
The government of Canada’s Nunavut territory is checking every individual computer in the city of Iqaluit for the ransomware virus.
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Non-profit to set up local, community-run internet service provider in Arctic Canada
The days of the internet monopoly in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., in Arctic Canada, are numbered. A $20,000 investment by a non-profit
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Canada’s Nunavut government hit by ransomware attack
The government of Nunavut’s communications system was the victim of a ransomware attack early Saturday morning, and as of Sunday
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Canada’s Northwest Territories launching 911 emergency service Monday
Starting on Monday, people in the Northwest Territories, Northern Canada who find themselves in an emergency will be able to
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Canadian eastern Arctic: Nunavut-Greenland fibre cable to cost $80M more than planned
The GN’s plan to boost internet in the Qikiqtaaluk region, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, through an undersea fibre link between
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Northwestel looking to build fibre line under Great Slave Lake in Northern Canada
Northwestel Inc. is looking to build a fibre line under Great Slave Lake, following several telecommunication outages that left Yellowknife
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