News by Region

News by Province

News by Newspaper

Latest Canadian News - Northern Canada - News

Corvus hits more high-grade at new Bullfrog target VANCOUVER — The latest drill result from the Yellow Jacket target at Corvus Gold's (KOR-T) North Bullfrog project in Nevada has returned more evidence of a high-grade feeder zone. Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-24 08:12:26

Atna confirms longer mine life at Briggs Atna Resources (ATN-T, ATNAF-O) outlined in a new technical report this week that it has increased the lifespan of its Briggs gold mine in California by two years to 2017. Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-23 19:56:17

Forest fire threatens Kirkland Lake gold country VANCOUVER — A raging forest fire that ignited on May 20 near the town of Kirkland Lake in north-eastern Ontario has forced residents from their homes, and impacted two active gold operations, as fire crews and the Ministry of Natural... Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-23 19:56:16

Labrador Iron Mines: Canada's newest iron-ore producer VANCOUVER — Toronto-based Labrador Iron Mines (LIM-T) is first out of the gate as the race is on to cash-in on Canada’s reinvigorated iron-ore hotspot in the Labrador Trough district. Labrador Iron is one of a handful of Canadian... Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-23 19:56:16

City pushes zoning bylaw overhaul Bigger buildings, denser neighbourhoods and chickens in the backyard are just some of the many bylaw changes that city planners proposed Tuesday night. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-23 19:55:54

Leef tries to kibosh robocall case Ryan Leef is one of seven MPs trying to quash the court action against their victories in last year's federal election. The Conservative MPs filed their motions in the Federal Court on May 18. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-23 19:55:54

Arctic Edge skater at top of her game in Surrey Whitehorse's Rachel Pettitt had more than Queen Victoria's birthday to celebrate this past holiday weekend. The Arctic Edge club figure skater gave a personal best performance to win gold in pre-novice ladies. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-23 19:55:53

No end in sight for free-entry fracas Wade Carrell, who calls himself a "disgruntled ex-prospector," strapped mining stakes to lamp posts and trees from Rotary Park to the new Kwanlin Dun Culture Centre on May 18. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-23 19:55:52

Art aids struggle with addictions When meeting emerging artist Jenna Walchuk, one wouldn't think of her as being anyone other than the 27-year-old mother of two young boys she is today. She's warm, inviting and quick to smile. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-23 19:55:52

Venture hits new lows in May 14-18 period VANCOUVER — The tough markets took on a whole new level of decline in the May 14 to 18 period. The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index dropped no less than 118.45 points or 8.8% to end at 1227.88 points, its lowest level since October... Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-23 07:58:15

U.S. equities suffer worst week of year, May 14-18 Wall Street suffered its worst week this year with the Dow Jones Industrial index shedding 451.22 points or 3.52% to finish at 12,369.38 and the S&P 500 index shrinking 58.17 points or 4.30% to close at 1,295.22. The Nasdaq Composite... Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-22 19:55:52

Commentary: Canada's rise as an energy superpower Canada is rapidly becoming recognized as one of the world’s energy superpowers. Canada is now the leading foreign supplier of oil to the U.S., delivering nearly twice as much each year as Saudi Arabia, and 90% of natural gas imports to... Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-22 19:55:51

TSX spirals downward May 14-18 VANCOUVER — The Toronto Stock Exchange continued to gather downward momentum during the May 14-18 trading period as growing uncertainty in the Euro zone and lagging commodity prices drove the index to seven month lows. Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-22 19:55:50

Kluane research cuts are shortsighted Open letter to Ryan Leef, MP for Yukon: Once again the Harper Conservative government is reducing its support for northern science, and showing a lack of rational co-ordination among programs.  Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-22 19:55:35

End free-entry mining On May 9, Premier Darrell Pasloski pledged his continuing support for the free-entry mining system. From what I can discern, this system dates back more than 150 years to before the Klondike gold rush.  Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-22 19:55:33

Northern Novas swim to bronze at Calgary meet Three members of the Yukon's Northern Novas synchronized swimming team were doing great as solo performers at the 2012 MASY Challenge over the weekend in Calgary. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-22 19:55:32

Funding priorities foolish Open letter to Whitehorse City Council: Before giving any more money to Mt. Sima or any other organization, please put some money aside for some good quality paint and get our city streets lined! Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-22 19:55:32

City councillor recants rant Coun. Ranj Pillai apologized after lambasting a landscaping contractor for not completing its work. Adorna Landscaping had contracts to do the landscaping work on the new public safety building and Shipyards Park. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-22 19:55:31

ATAC launches Yukon drill program ATAC Resources (ATC-V) has kicked off the first phase of its two-phase drill campaign this year at its 100%-owned Rackla gold project 55 km northeast of Keno City in Central Yukon. Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-18 21:22:05

A weak quarter, but strong year for Silvercorp Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) reported a weak fourth-quarter profit, mainly due to resources spent fighting fraud allegations launched by a group of short sellers, but overall reported a strong fiscal 2012 and expects higher production from... Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-18 21:22:05

Gold bounces back on demand fundamentals VANCOUVER — The World Gold Council (WGC) released its first quarter 2012 Gold Demand Trends Report heading into the May long weekend, citing increased investment and jewellery demand in China, the rise of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and... Province: Northwest Territories Newspaper: Northern Miner Feed: Headline News Date: 2012-05-18 21:22:04

Granny suite gets go-ahead A Hillcrest couple are breathing a sigh of relief this week.  Monday, city council agreed to amend the zoning of their detached garage, which was built 18 inches too close to their property line. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-18 21:21:41

Miners seek compensation from Raven's Ridge Plans to expand the Raven's Ridge subdivision in Whitehorse are encountering some unexpected opposition. Jim Coyne, whose company H. Coyne and Sons Ltd. owns subsurface rights in the area. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-18 21:21:40

Four walk away from plane crash near Dawson The worst sound from the engine while flying is no sound at all. Three passengers and a pilot heard that dreadful silence while en route to Dawson City on May 8. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-18 21:21:39

Greed and grand visions on the Dalton Trail They don't make men like Jack Dalton anymore. Tough, resourceful, a born leader. And mean as a wolverine. People who got on his wrong side tended to end up dead. Province: Yukon Newspaper: Yukon News Feed: News News, Sports, Arts, Business, Life, Letters Date: 2012-05-18 21:21:38

News by Topic