Friday, July 4, 2025
Eye on the Arctic

Eye on the Arctic

Issues affecting circumpolar nations

  • Countries
    • Canada
    • Denmark/Greenland
    • Finland
    • Iceland
    • Norway
    • Russia
    • Sweden
    • USA
  • Categories
    • Environment
    • Politics
    • Society
    • Science
    • Business
    • Art and Culture
  • Longforms
  • Video Reports
  • Regard sur l’Arctique

Author: John Last, CBC North

Canada Politics Politics (Canada) 

30-year-old Canadian federal document shows plan to ‘block’ Inuktut services, Inuit group says

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, December 9, 2019 at 10:20
1 Comment

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), the organization that represents the Inuit of Nunavut in negotiations, says it has uncovered a 30-year-old

Read more
Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Cabinet, deputy assignments in Canada’s Northwest Territories send mixed messages

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, November 11, 2019 at 09:51 — Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2019 at 09:56
0 Comments

There’s no question that Caroline Cochrane, the new premier of the Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, wants to appear as

Read more
Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

Non-profit to set up local, community-run internet service provider in Arctic Canada

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 16:55 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 08:57
0 Comments

The days of the internet monopoly in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., in Arctic Canada, are numbered. A $20,000 investment by a non-profit

Read more
Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

New premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories will face big demands for change

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Friday, October 25, 2019 at 14:33 — Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2019 at 15:24
0 Comments

At the outset of Thursday’s vote, onlookers could be forgiven for assuming Jackson Lafferty had the advantage in the race

Read more
Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Here are the six new cabinet members in Canada’s Northwest Territories

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Friday, October 25, 2019 at 13:40
0 Comments

The new premier of the Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, has a brand new cabinet. Six MLAs were selected to

Read more
Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Incoming MLAs in Northern Canada have long list of asks for new federal gov

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 10:18 — Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 14:47
0 Comments

A territorial election campaign in the Northwest Territories produced dozens of grand visions for the North — but it’s a

Read more
Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Will Canada’s next government pick up the tab for a major northern highway project?

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 11:18 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:04
0 Comments

For six decades, it’s been the biggest project on the territory’s to-do list: a 1,500-kilometre highway from the N.W.T’s southern

Read more
Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Community in Arctic Canada concerned about the future of Aurora College at Northwest Territories election

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 12:42
0 Comments

In Fort Smith, northwestern Canada, the economy is stalling. The town’s population is projected to decline. In fact, the town

Read more
Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Elections in Canada’s Northwest Territories officially underway

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 14:02
0 Comments

The N.W.T.’s territorial election campaign is officially underway, after 19 writs — one for each electoral district — were signed

Read more
Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Dene, Métis end self-government talks in Canada’s Northwest Territories

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 11:42
0 Comments

Three land claim organizations in Tulita, N.W.T., have “unanimously” decided to end self-government negotiations with the federal government, according to

Read more
Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

Longread – Guardian of the road in Northern Canada

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 14:49 — Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2019 at 11:37
0 Comments

Mickey Hempler has kept drivers safe on a remote northern winter road for two decades — but he won’t be

Read more
  • Next →

Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Also on RCI (Chinese)

体验加拿大之北极光下 • Experiencing Canada

Also on RCI (Spanish)

Nunavut in spanish

Also on CBC

CBC North
RCI • Radio Canada International
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

RCI

  • FRANÇAIS
  • ENGLISH
  • ESPAÑOL
  • 中文
  • العربية

Follow us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • RCI | Facebook
  • RCI | Twitter

Resources

  • RADIO-CANADA
    • Conditions d’utilisation
    • Ombudsman
  • CBC
    • Impact and Accountability
    • Ombudsperson
Copyright © 2025 Eye on the Arctic. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColourMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.