'Sense of relief:' Ottawa rejection of Nunavut mine expansion draws praise, criticism | iNFOnews

Nunavut member of Parliament Lori Idlout says she felt an "overwhelming sense of relief" when she learned federal ministers had rejected a proposal to expand an iron ore mine on the tip of Baffin Island.

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