Yellowknife
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Transport Canada slaps fines on Russians, airline for breaching airspace banTwo pilots and the Russian who chartered the plane each have been fined $3,000, while the Geneva-based aircraft operator has been fined $15,000.CanadaMar 7
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Yellowknife RCMP lay sexual assault, exploitation charges in historical investigationMounties in Yellowknife have been working with RCMP in Alberta in a cross-jurisdictional investigation, after receiving information about an alleged historical sexual assault.CrimeJun 18, 2021
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From bush pilot to international charter carrier: Aviation pioneer Max Ward dies at 98Max Ward, a northern bush pilot who built regional carrier Wardair into Canada's largest charter airline, died Monday in Edmonton — just 20 days shy of his 99th birthday.CanadaNov 3, 2020
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Yellowknife woman wins $55 million Lotto Max jackpot: ‘I’m just beside myself’She won the Northwest Territories' largest-ever jackpot in May.CanadaJun 11, 2020
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Dominion Diamond proposes transaction to exit CCAA status, reopen Ekati mineAccording to court documents, Dominion had revenue from diamond sales of about US$528 million in 2019 and employed 634 people at Ekati before the pandemic.CanadaMay 22, 2020
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Winning lottery ticket worth $1M purchased in PentictonWhoever purchased the ticket won $1,52,328.10 in Friday’s Lotto Max draw after matching six of seven numbers and the bonus number.May 2, 2020
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Coronavirus: Miners in Canada’s North say federal wage subsidy doesn’t help enoughTom Hoefer of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Chamber of Mines said Monday the program is a poor fit for the northern mining industry.CanadaApr 13, 2020
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2 charged with 1st-degree murder in Edmonton man’s deathTwo people have been charged with first-degree murder after human remains were discovered north of Edmonton last December.CrimeMar 9, 2020
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Yellowknife without phone and internet service after fibre damageA statement from telecommunications company Northwestel says its customers in Yellowknife and surrounding communities should be prepared to be without service for most of the day.CanadaJul 13, 2019
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Passengers on grounded Arctic cruise ship to be flown back to YellowknifeRCMP say passengers from an Arctic cruise ship that ran aground Friday morning will be flown back south.CanadaAug 25, 2018
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