Questioning Mine Mill in Yellowknife: the need for a northern labour history.
Abstract: This article chronicles the contributions of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers to the social, political and economic development of Canada's Northwest Territories, and particularly its capital Yellowknife. A remote region with a largely Aboriginal population, the emergence of a gold mining industry around Yellowknife...

Jerry Alfred: keeper of songs.
WHITEHORSE Jerry Alfred is a singer-song-writer from the Selkirk First Nation in the Yukon territory. This last June, he and his back-up band, The Medicine Beat, released their second compact disc, Nendaa - Go Back. His first disc, Etsi Shon was released in 1994. Born...

Negotiating indigenous reconciliation: territorial rights and governance in Nunavut.
In April 1999 a new jurisdiction became the largest and least populous member of the Canadian federation. Nunavut, significantly meaning 'our land' in the language of the overwhelming Inuit majority, has only 27,000 people. These people live in small towns, villages, and hunting camps scattered around the treeless islands...

Canadian Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
The 45th CPA Regional Conference was held in Winnipeg from July 23-29, 2007. Approximately 80 delegates from every Canadian legislature except Ontario were in attendance. Among the special guests were Dr. William Shija, Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Edna Moyle, Speaker of the Cayman Islands, and two...

Distribution and population status of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in interior Alaska.
(Received 26 January 1995; accepted in revised form 27 November 1995) ABSTRACT. We summarize information available on natural history, numbers, distribution, and status of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in six regions of interior Alaska: Upper Yukon, Lower Yukon, Tanana, Kuskokwim, Susitna, and Upper Copper. We identified 347 nesting territories using...

Canada Winter Games go north.
WHITEHORSE More than 3,000 young athletes from across the country will gather in Whitehorse from Feb. 23 to March 10 to take part in the 2007 Canada Winter Games. Athletes age 12 to 18 will be taking part in the sporting event, which will feature...

A THEORY-BASED INITIATIVE TO REDUCE THE RATES OF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS INFECTION AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN THE YUKON.
ABSTRACT: This paper describes the development, implementation, and assessment of a theory-based, territory-wide social marketing campaign to reduce the high rates of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among young adults in the Yukon. Campaign messages focused on three key goals: increasing awareness of chlamydia among 15-29 year olds; reducing the probability...

Carnival Corporation & plc Announces Exchange Rate for Quarterly Dividend.
MIAMI, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On October 31, 2008, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 (U.S.) per share. The dividend is payable on December 12, 2008, to shareholders of record on November 21, 2008. Holders of Carnival Corporation...

Goldmark Minerals Ltd. announces first nine month results.
TSX-V: GMK CALGARY, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Goldmark Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V:GMK) announces its financial and operating results for the nine months ending September 30, 2008. During the first nine months of 2008 Goldmark recorded revenues of $34,000 entirely from interest income for the period. This...

Results for Q3 2008 - Certej project continues to advance - Profit sustained at Stratoni.
WHITEHORSE, YT, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- European Goldfields Limited (AIM: EGU / TSX: EGU) ("European Goldfields" or the "Company") today reports its results for the quarter to 30 September 2008. Highlights are: Financial highlights: - Working capital of $208.6 million as at 30 September 2008 - Stratoni...