Oil production returns after two-year pause in Norman Wells, northern Canada
A natural gas line flows above ground through the downtown core of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. A mural celebrates the
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Remote community in Arctic Canada struggles to cope with barge cancellation
The community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic, received its first freighter flight of goods on Saturday from the
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Children in northern Canadian territory waiting over a year to see hearing specialist
The average wait time for children to see an audiologist in the Northwest Territories is 70 weeks, a number Frame
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Northern Canadian city’s retail store for legal cannabis runs out of product on first day
Stores across Canada’s Northwest Territories began selling legal cannabis for the first time Wednesday, and the demand was high, with
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Fearing issues at U.S. border, Canada’s western Inuit put stop to cannabis sales in Arctic town
Cannabis becomes legal across Canada on Wednesday, but unlike other large communities in the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), residents in Inuvik
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What you need to know about legal cannabis in Canada’s three northern territories
Canadians are waking up Wednesday morning to a country where cannabis is legal for the first time. We’ve broken down
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Rebecca Alty elected mayor of city of Yellowknife, in Northern Canada
Rebecca Alty will be the next mayor of Yellowknife. Voters cast their ballots in municipal elections across the N.W.T. on
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Judge balks at plea deal for man who flew drone in airspace in Northern Canada
A judge signalled that a plea bargain agreed to by the Crown may be too lenient for a man who
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With 1 week to spare, Canada’s Northwest Territories finalizes plan for cannabis legalization
With one week left until pot legalization, the Northwest Territories government released its final plan for cannabis at a public committee meeting
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Ottawa signals it’s open to talks on offshore Arctic oil and gas development
The Canadian government says it is open to talks with territorial governments, industry, and Indigenous governments and communities on the
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Elder in Arctic Canada wants to teach about cannabis using simple language
Ellen Smith says Fort McPherson, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, isn’t ready for cannabis. That’s not to say it’s bad or
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Territorial government and western Inuit want to develop their own gas resources in Arctic Canada
The Northwest Territories government is supporting the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation’s future plans to develop gas resources in the Beaufort Delta
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Communities in Arctic Canada left without supplies after barge service stopped
The Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) government, in Northern Canada, has cancelled barge service for a number of remote Northern communities, leaving
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Issues with 2018 Arctic Winter Games in Northern Canada include lack of board, arena delays, says report
A report from the Arctic Winter Games Host Society says that their 2018 games in the Northwest Territories’ South Slave
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Thawing permafrost in Canada’s Northwest Territories releasing acid that’s breaking down minerals: study
Mineral weathering likely increasing carbon dioxide released into the air and water, says study. Rapidly thawing permafrost on the N.W.T.’s
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