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NEWS: Fuel tanker runs aground near Gjoa Haven
No oil is leaking from a fuel tanker that ran aground near Gjoa Haven, Coast Guard officials said Sept. 2. The vessel, the Nanny, operated by Woodward's Oil, is stuck about 30 kilometres from Gjoa Haven, said Larry Trigatti, the Coast Guard's superintendent of environmental response for th ... more »
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NEWS: Mine training program cancelled because of low enrollment
The Government of Nunavut and Nunavut organizations say they want to a build home-grown workforce to benefit from the territory's mining boom. Nunavut Arctic College's campus in Rankin Inlet planned to launch a new program called Mine Industry Access this month, to coincide with the openin ... more »
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NEWS: Greenland's premier slams Greenpeace over rig occupation
Kuupik Kleist, Greenland's premier, slammed Greenpeace today for “an illegal attack on Greenland's constitutional rights” after four activists from the environmental organization scaled the sides of Cairn Energy's rig on Aug. 31 and set up housekeeping there. The climbers ha ... more »
Nunatsiaq Online | Sep 1, 2010 10:46 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
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NEWS: Canada lags on Arctic infrastructure, report says
Canada needs a concerted effort to help Arctic communities build infrastructure, adapt to climate change and improve living standards, says a new report from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The report, released in Iqaluit Tuesday, calls on Ottawa to piggyback Northern infrastructure spend ... more »
Nunatsiaq Online | Aug 31, 2010 7:22 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
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NEWS: Bomb threat snarls air traffic in Kuujjuaq
Flights in Kuujjuaq reportedly came to a halt for a time on Aug. 30 after an individual called Air Inuit, warning that a friend — a passenger travelling with the airline that day — was carrying a bomb. “Hoax” is a good word to use to describe the call, said Air Inuit spokesman Ch ... more »
Nunatsiaq Online | Aug 31, 2010 6:16 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
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NEWS: Palliser pleads guilty in fatal car surfing incident
Tommy Palliser, the Inukjuak man involved in a 2009 car-surfing incident in Montreal, that left another man dead, has pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal negligence causing death. Palliser entered his plea in Inukjuak on Aug.30 before Judge Claude Biguë, said Roger Picard, one of the t ... more »
Nunatsiaq Online | Aug 31, 2010 4:50 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
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NEWS: Million-dollar project to document Inuit leadership
The federal government is putting $1 million into documenting the history of leadership among Inuit communities. Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, made the announcement at Nunavut Arctic College's Nunatta Campus in Iqaluit Aug. 30. “As has been demonstrated over ... more »
Nunatsiaq Online | Aug 31, 2010 3:05 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
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NEWS: Cruise ship grounding in Nunavut waters reveals security holes
Now that the Clipper Adventurer passengers have returned safely back south, the incident which saw them forced to evacuate their 90-metre cruise ship, which grounded Aug. 27 near Kugluktuk, raises many questions. A Transportation Safety Board investigation will eventually reveal the circumstances wh ... more »
Nunatsiaq Online | Aug 31, 2010 2:10 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
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NEWS: Stranded cruise ship passengers, crew find warm welcome in Kugluktuk
People in Kugluktuk opened their arms to a tired group of unexpected visitors who arrived in the wee hours of Aug. 30. More than 120 passengers and crew, taken off their cruise ship, the Clipper Adventurer, Aug. 29 by the Coast Guard icebreaker, the Amundsen, arrived in Kugluktuk after midnight on A ... more »
Nunatsiaq Online | Aug 30, 2010 7:19 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
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NEWS: Photo: Clipper Adventure passengers arrive in Kugluktuk
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Nunatsiaq Online | Aug 30, 2010 5:25 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
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