Northern News Updates

Little mosque from the Canadian prairie goes to Inuvik - Alaska Dispatch

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 11:36

Alaska Dispatch

Little mosque from the Canadian prairie goes to Inuvik
Alaska Dispatch
Winnipeg's Muslim community set out in April to build a mosque to ship to the village of Inuvik in the Northwest Territories, Canada, to serve about a dozen ...

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Hunter's Canadian caribou may set record - Alaska Dispatch

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 22:32

Hunter's Canadian caribou may set record
Alaska Dispatch
A Montana bow hunter may have claimed the largest recorded mountain caribou in the Northwest Territories, Canada, which could make it one of the largest in ...

New U of A chair explores issues of aboriginal health worldwide - Edmonton Journal

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 02:22

New U of A chair explores issues of aboriginal health worldwide
Edmonton Journal
Sharma spent four years working in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, eating raw caribou, studying the nutritional content of bannock and working with ...

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Nunavut camp keeps Yk caribou outfitter afloat - Northern News Services (subscription)

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 17:22

Northern News Services (subscription)

Nunavut camp keeps Yk caribou outfitter afloat
Northern News Services (subscription)
Before they ban it," added Hayes, who noted that caribou outfitter camps in the Northwest territories are closed for the foreseeable future. ...
Nunavut camp keeps Yk caribou outfitter afloatNorthern News Services (subscription)

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Edmonton's U of A names aboriginal health chair - Edmonton Journal

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:48

Edmonton's U of A names aboriginal health chair
Edmonton Journal
Sharma has already spent four years working in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, eating raw caribou, studying the nutritional content of bannock and ...

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US hunter's caribou may be record size - CBC.ca

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:57

CBC.ca

US hunter's caribou may be record size
CBC.ca
(Tom & Adam Foss/Foss Creative Photography) A Montana bow hunter may have claimed the largest recorded mountain caribou in the Northwest Territories, ...

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Calls for Arctic university revived by PM's tour - CBC.ca

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:13

Calls for Arctic university revived by PM's tour
CBC.ca
Canada is the only circumpolar nation that does not have its own Arctic-based university, said Frances Abele, a professor of public policy and ...

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CanNor Helps Extend Research Season and Create Jobs on Herschel Island - Marketwire (press release)

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:32

CanNor Helps Extend Research Season and Create Jobs on Herschel Island
Marketwire (press release)
CAF is part of a suite of economic development programs that fall under the mandate of CanNor in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. ...

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CANOL Trail awaits federal clean-up - Northern News Services (subscription)

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 22:40

Northern News Services (subscription)

CANOL Trail awaits federal clean-up
Northern News Services (subscription)
Since it was abandoned in 1945, the Northwest Territories' portion of CANOL Trail has sat idle, left to the elements and overgrowth, with few signs of ...

Inuit women preserve unique tradition - The Guardian

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 02:27

The Guardian

Inuit women preserve unique tradition
The Guardian
I was taken away from a hospital in the Northwest Territories, where I was born, because there was a government programme in the 1960s and 70s to put native ...

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A future quest without a future - Northern News Services (subscription)

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 18:40

A future quest without a future
Northern News Services (subscription)
I've seen the future of the Northwest Territories and it apparently has something to do with refinancing villas in Hawaii. That was the only obvious ...

Harper announces protected area to conserve Belugas - Vancouver Sun

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 14:20

Globe and Mail

Harper announces protected area to conserve Belugas
Vancouver Sun
Mr. Harper said the whale is as much a part of the northern Canadian character as the polar bear, the kayak, the caribou, the igloo and the dogsled. ...
Stephen Harper's northern renaissanceGlobe and Mail
Harper announces protected area to conserve BelugasNational Post (registration) (blog)

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Stephen Harper's northern renaissance - Globe and Mail

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 19:57

Globe and Mail

Stephen Harper's northern renaissance
Globe and Mail
Diamonds have made the Northwest Territories so wealthy – though the wealth is not evenly spread – that if the territory were made a province it would be ...

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PM announces Beaufort Sea haven for beluga whales - Montreal Gazette

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 18:15

Globe and Mail

PM announces Beaufort Sea haven for beluga whales
Montreal Gazette
Harper said the whale is as much a part of the northern Canadian character as the polar bear, the kayak, the caribou, the igloo and the dogsled. ...
Harper announces protected area to conserve BelugasNational Post (registration) (blog)

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Alberta government wants input on land conservation for oilsands region - Winnipeg Free Press

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 12:06

Alberta government wants input on land conservation for oilsands region
Winnipeg Free Press
New industrial facilities could also be built in such protected areas, the plan says. "It's a step in the right direction, but it falls short of what's ...

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Harper announces protected area to conserve Belugas - Montreal Gazette

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 09:34

Harper announces protected area to conserve Belugas
Montreal Gazette
TUKTOYAKTUK, NWT — Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Thursday his government will establish a "marine protected area" in the Arctic in an effort to ...

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Ground sub-zero - NOW Toronto

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 19:06

Ground sub-zero
NOW Toronto
Dill is popular with wild trout, and potatoes and carrots are added to moose or caribou stews. The leading gardener in Hay River is Jackie Kennedy. ...

Seacat Live Callin 8.25 - Outdoor Life Magazine (blog)

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 14:34

Seacat Live Callin 8.25
Outdoor Life Magazine (blog)
Here's the latest update from Mark Seacat's caribou and Dall sheep hunt in the Northwest Territories. Just as they were ready to head to a ...

Critics cautiously support federal Arctic foreign policy - Slave River Journal

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 14:23

Critics cautiously support federal Arctic foreign policy
Slave River Journal
Northwest Territories Premier Floyd Roland, federal NDP foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar and Western Arctic NDP MP Dennis Bevington say the new policy is a ...

Diamonds to bolster NWT growth - Northern News Services (subscription)

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 03:07

Diamonds to bolster NWT growth
Northern News Services (subscription)
At the age of 12, Curtis Taylor watched his father carve sculptures out of caribou antler. After observing his father for a year, Taylor picked up tools and ...

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