Northern Canada: Telecom outages cost Yellowknife economy $10M, chamber says
Two telecommunications outages in Yellowknife, Northern Canada over the summer have cost the local economy close to $10 million, estimates
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Elections in Canada’s Northwest Territories officially underway
The N.W.T.’s territorial election campaign is officially underway, after 19 writs — one for each electoral district — were signed
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After 4 years, Canada’s Liberal government hasn’t released its plan for the Arctic
After four years in power, the Liberal government still hasn’t delivered on a promise of a detailed plan for developing
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Canadian eastern Arctic: Iqaluit mayor won’t seek re-election
Iqaluit, Nunavut Mayor Madeleine Redfern will not run in the upcoming municipal election. Redfern made the announcement at a city
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MLAs in Canada’s Northwest Territories expect ‘hectic’ sitting ahead of territorial election
Northwest Territories MLAs, in Northern Canada, have a jam-packed agenda as they head into their last scheduled sitting before the
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Canadian elections: Muskrat Falls inuk protester Beatrice Hunter to seek centre-left NDP nomination for Labrador
Beatrice Hunter, who was jailed for 10 days for refusing to promise to stay away from the Muskrat Falls construction
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Megan Pizzo-Lyall announced as Liberal candidate for Nunavut in upcoming Canadian election
Megan Pizzo-Lyall will run in the 2019 federal election under the Liberal party banner, she announced Thursday night in Iqaluit
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Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo won’t seek re-election in Canadian election
Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo will not seek re-election in the upcoming Canadian federal election. “I appreciate very much the encouragement
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Democratic presidential candidates take to Twitter to weigh in on Alaska politics
The leading Democratic contenders for the White House are weighing in on Alaska politics and the ferry strike — at
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Online security experts warn against online voting in territorial elections in Northern Canada
Security experts have a message for election officials in the Northwest Territories: don’t use online voting. Officials recently announced online
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Conservative Party leader travels to Yukon, outlines vision for Northern Canada
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer outlined his vision for the North on Wednesday in Whitehorse, speaking at a luncheon organized by
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Canada’s Northwest Territories to use online voting in general election
In a move to increase voter turnout, the Northwest Territories will soon become the first jurisdiction in Canada to use
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Former Nunavut, Arctic Canada PM says residents should elect their premier
Aggu MLA and former Nunavut (Canadian eastern Arctic) premier Paul Quassa says its time for Nunavummiut to elect their own
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Thousands of Swedes take part in climate strike
The school strike for climate movement, now in its 40th week, took centre stage again in downtown Stockholm on Friday.
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Outgoing Finnish PM Sipilä to step down as Centre Party chair following poor election results
Centre Party chair and outgoing prime minister Juha Sipilä announced on Tuesday that he would not seek re-election as party
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