Questions raised after Northern Canadian airline flies passenger 2,300 km in wrong direction
A northern airline that flew a Winnipeg man (south-central Canada) nearly 2,300 kilometres in the wrong direction over the weekend says it
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Organization representing Canada’s Inuit gathers for presidential election
Members of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) are in Inuvik, Northwest Territories (central Canadian Arctic) this week, for their annual general
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Canada’s marijuana consumption highest in Northern cities, stats show
With the legalization of marijuana only two months away, new Statistics Canada data shows urban northerners smoke pot more frequently
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Western science, traditional knowledge combine in Northern Canadian fish monitoring project
Cutting up fish, collecting mud samples and crunching data might sound like a messy, nerdy summer job to some high
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Jet fuel shortage disrupts flights in isolated region of Northern Canada
North-Wright Airways Ltd. has had to cancel flights and reschedule others due to a fuel shortage. The airline’s jet fuel
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Tracking beluga whales in the Beaufort Sea through Facebook
More than a dozen beluga whales in the Beaufort Sea (North of Alaska and Northwest Canada) and have been tagged
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Northern Canadian First Nations reject Ottawa’s land claim offer
The federal government’s latest land claim offer to the Dehcho First Nations (DFN) received an overwhelming thumbs down at the
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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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Canada’s PM splits up northern and Indigenous affairs in cabinet shuffle
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a major cabinet shuffle on Wednesday that saw northern affairs and Indigenous relations split
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River in northwestern Canada caused global cooling 13,000 years ago: study
A massive freshwater flood that caused a millennium-long global cooling event came from the Mackenzie River, according to a new
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How do insects survive the winter? Not the way we thought
A new study is revealing the science behind how some insects survive winters in harsh climates, and it goes against
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Canadian mining company hopes new structure will bring financing for northern project
The company behind the Prairie Creek Mine (Northwest Territories) has announced restructuring that it says will help secure financing for
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Drivers flock to Northern Canada’s new highway to Arctic Ocean
The Dempster Highway (in Canada’s Northwest Territories and Yukon) has long been a destination in and of itself — but
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Northern Canadian community adjusting to end of liquor ban
The chief of Behchoko (Indigenous community in the Northwest Territories) says there have been more public disturbances related to alcohol
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