Northwestern Canada Grand Chief calls recent agreement with government a ‘milestone’
Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief George Mackenzie is calling a recent agreement with the territorial government a “milestone.” Late last week, the
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Canada names final ship in its Arctic patrol fleet after WW II navy pilot
The Royal Canadian Navy says its sixth Arctic patrol vessel will be named after Lt. Robert Hampton Gray, a Second
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Artist from Canada’s Northwest Territories designs new Royal Canadian Mint collector coin
Inuvialuk artist Myrna Pokiak from Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) has designed the new collector coin for the Royal Canadian Mint to
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Arctic summer sea ice could be gone by 2035, new study forecasts
The Arctic could be completely ice-free in summers by 2035, according to a new study that compared present-day conditions with
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Iceland cancels largest Arctic conference due to COVID-19
“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the October Assembly is postponed,” announced Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former president of Iceland and Chairman
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Greenhouse in Arctic Canada could teach scientists how to grow food in outer space
The Canadian Space Agency says growing food in the North is similar to growing food in space — that’s why it’s joined
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Could a cannabis store be coming to Arctic Canada?
Nunavut’s Department of Finance has received an application to open a cannabis store in Iqaluit, and is looking for community
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Faroe Islands updates COVID-19 guidelines for travellers
The Faroe Islands has updated its COVID-19 guidelines for travellers with specific instructions for visitors from so-called “open countries.” Testing
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Police-related death rate in Northern Quebec 30 times higher than Ontario’s
Nunavik has seen more police-related deaths in the last two decades than any of Canada’s three territories, despite having a
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Even amid pandemic, the northern housing market is hotter than ever, say realtors
When Vanessa Thorson bought her duplex in Whitehorse’s Takhini neighbourhood in 2015, it cost her just $285,000. Three years later,
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Canada outlines which Indigenous businesses benefit from $5M funding in the North
The federal government has announced how $5 million in federal funding from its regional fund for Indigenous business in the
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International Inuit organization launches new podcast
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched a new podcast last week that the organization hopes will amplify the work, and
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Canada’s federal minister supports giving Northwest Territory a seat on oilsands oversight committee
The federal environment minister says he supports giving the Northwest Territories a seat at the table when it comes to
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Canada’s last fully intact ice shelf collapses in Arctic
The Milne Ice Shelf in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut has collapsed, and was the last fully intact ice
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Canada Energy Regulator announces members of 1st Indigenous advisory committee
The Canada Energy Regulator has announced the members of a new Indigenous advisory committee which is expected to play a
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