Public roundtables begin on Baffinland’s latest request to ship more ore from Nunavut
Public roundtable meetings begin Thursday in Iqaluit on Baffinland’s latest proposal to ship more ore from its Mary River mine in
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Northern Affairs
N.W.T. MLAs get glimpse of future remediation work, and question how northerners will benefit
What will life look like in the Northwest Territories, after the mines? There are more than 500 sites in the
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Canadian government says it can’t approve emergency request from Arctic mine
The mining company threatened last week to lay off over 1,300 employees if its emergency order is not approved The
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Minister responsible for Canada’s northern affairs steps away from cabinet for cancer treatment
Dominic LeBlanc, the federal minister of intergovernmental affairs and northern affairs, announced on Friday afternoon that he is temporarily stepping
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Canada’s territorial leaders discuss northern issues at meeting of premiers
Canada’s territorial premiers discussed northern priorities at the Council of Federation talks (a congress comprising of Canada’s provincial and territorial
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Cabinet shuffle offers ‘better setup’ for Canada’s North, says Northern MP
The federal government’s recent cabinet shuffle is drawing praise from Northwest Territories MP Michael McLeod, who says he expects the
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