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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian eastern Arctic: Nunavut-Greenland fibre cable to cost $80M more than planned

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 25, 2019 at 10:43
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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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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Police continue investigation into fibre line cut in Canada’s Northwest Territories

Laura Busch, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 16:37 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 16:41
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RCMP, Canada’s federal police, are asking for the public’s help as they investigate two incidents of suspected vandalism that disrupted

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

From wolves to ‘idiots’ with backhoes, threats to fibre lines in Northern Canada are many

Randi Beers, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 09:49 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 15:51
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Residents of Yellowknife, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, are learning how fragile their internet connection can be after suffering two major

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Major step towards a Europe-Asia Arctic cable link

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 13:54 — Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 14:37
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Japanese and Nordic partners team up with Russia’s telecom giant MegaFon taking the proposed Arctic fiber optic project a major

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Fibre optic network to connect Alaska with rest of United States

Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 13:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 13:43
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Alaska-based communications company MTA announced Wednesday it is constructing a terrestrial fiber optic network that would connect Alaska to the

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) News Politics Russia 

Russian military to get fast, secure internet through trans-Arctic cable

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 11:15
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A several thousand-kilometer-long fiber optic cable is to be laid along the Russian Arctic coast as part of the Armed

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General News 

Northwestel wants to improve broadband to small communities in northwestern Canada

Mike Rudyk, CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 1, 2019 at 14:57
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Northwestel is promising better phone service and faster internet for communities along the north Alaska Highway, in northwestern Canada, as

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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

New fibre optic line to ensure reliable internet access in Northern Canada

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 22, 2018 at 14:02 — Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2018 at 14:12
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A nearly 800-kilometre fibre optic network will be built to connect Inuvik, N.W.T. and Dawson City, Yukon, which the federal

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