Canada, the HFO ban & great power competition in the North – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mathieu Landriault
The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no
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Internet
Unlimited internet to come to seven Northern Canadian communities by Nov. 1
The North’s largest telecommunications provider says unlimited internet is coming to seven communities on Nov. 1, according to a press
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Canadian Telecom businesses say recent federal funding solidifies Northwestel monopoly
Smaller players in the Northwest Territories’ telecom industry say the money given to Northwestel to help improve internet speeds only
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Northern Canada celebrates Nunavut Day virtually
Nunavut Day will look different this year as the COVID-19 pandemic shifts the typically outdoor event to virtual activities. It’s also the
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Company completes 1st overland fibre-optic cable connecting Alaska to continental U.S.
An Alaska company has completed construction of the first overland fibre-optic cable connecting the state to the continental U.S. The
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Finland joins other Nordic countries in virtual tourism due to pandemic
Finnish tourism destinations are turning to virtual tourism to get around travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The first
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Canada’s Northern MPs say virtual parliament is opportunity to tackle broadband challenges
Some of Canada’s northernmost MPs are hoping the virtual House of Commons sessions starting Tuesday can lead to more discussions
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Publisher in Arctic Canada putting Inuit-language books online amidst COVID-19 closures
A publisher, in partnership with the organization that represents Inuit in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, are making Inuit-language
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Greta Thunberg look-alike in Yukon gold rush photo sparks online frenzy
No, Greta Thunberg is not a time traveller. But a historic photo from the Yukon Klondike Gold Rush in northwestern
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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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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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Internet now same speed across Canada’s Nunavut territory
Northwestel announced at the Nunavut Trade Show that all 25 of the territory’s communities are now connected with the same
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