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Indigenous consortium enters deal to purchase Northwestel for $1 billion
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 month agoWHITEHORSE — Bell Canada says it is selling Northwestel Inc. to Sixty North Unity, a consortium of...
Northwestel to be sold to Indigenous consortium from the 3 territories
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoThe biggest telecommunications company in the North will be sold to a group of Indigenous...
'No network is flawless': Wildfires underscore resiliency challenges for telecoms
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 months agoAs wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui last summer, killing more than 100...
The North's telecoms system is too vulnerable, some say after last week's outage
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoWildfire season was barely underway this year when flames took out the North's telecommunications...
This Coral Harbour, Nunavut, man travels by dog sled to fix the local phone lines
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoWhen a phone line goes down in Coral Harbour, Nunavut, local technician John Pudlat doesn't jump in...
Wildfire evacuees in the N.W.T. will get at least $800 under new financial assistance program
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoPeople who need to evacuate because of wildfires in the N.W.T. will get a one-time payment of $800,...
911 service 'mostly restored' in the N.W.T., Yukon
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months ago911 service is being restored in the N.W.T., Yukon and northern B.C., but officials are warning people that connectivity issues may continue. In the...
'Perfect storm' credited for knocking out telecom infrastructure in the North
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoA spokesperson for telecommunications provider Northwestel says a "unique set of circumstances"...
Telecommunications restored across the N.W.T., Yukon, and Nunavut
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoInternet, cell phone and landline calling have been restored across the Yukon, and Nunavut, and...
Phone and internet outage improves after technicians fix wildfire-damaged line
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoPoor internet connection? Access a low-bandwidth, accessible version of this story on CBC...