Russia withdraws from Euro-Arctic rescue cooperation
The Foreign Ministry in Moscow announced on November 26 that it formally had terminated the agreement with Norway, Finland and
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Canada
Elections Canada says protocol wasn’t followed in Nunavik during federal election
By Alessia Passafiume Lack of planning and oversight caused some polls to close early Elections Canada says voting services in
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100-day countdown is on in Whitehorse, host of 2026 Arctic Winter Games
By Virginie Ann ‘When hosting events of this size, there’s always that little bit of a scramble’ When biathlon ski
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As Ottawa pushes for ‘nation-building’ infrastructure, could N.W.T.’s Mackenzie Valley Highway have a shot?
Territory’s MP doubtful as ‘it is a highway in just one jurisdiction’ There are new questions about the future of
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New food bank opens in Kugluktuk, Nunavut
By Mah Noor Mubarik Initiative is meant to help address food insecurity in the community A new emergency food bank
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Millions in funding for First Nations and Inuit policing left unspent, says budget watchdog
By Sis’moqon Parliamentary budget office blames mismatch between federal and provincial funding cycles A report from the federal spending watchdog
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West Dawson residents hunkering and hoping for Yukon River to freeze
By George Maratos ‘It’ll freeze eventually, but this open lead in front of town is no fun’ Duncan Smith stands
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North Kátł’odeeche First Nation bans 14 people from community amid ongoing drug crisis
‘It was to protect our youth, our elders, our community,’ says Chief Elaine Auger Leaders in Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN)
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‘Major expectations’ for Yukon premier’s new cabinet, say some political watchers
By Caitrin Pilkington Some veterans, and some newcomers among ministers appointed by Premier Currie Dixon Political watchers in the Yukon
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Yellowknives Dene and Tłı̨chǫ government sign MOU to take lead on Arctic security corridor
By Tamara Merritt Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief described the project as ‘a long-lasting legacy’ The Tłı̨chǫ government and the Yellowknives Dene
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New Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being chosen as Nunavut’s new premier, his phone
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Na-Cho Nyäk Dun criticizes regulators over Eagle Mine failure
By Caitrin Pilkington As more than a hundred people watched, either online or in person, a panel of officials and
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7,000L fuel spill in Yellowknife could have been prevented, truck driver says
Kelly Stabenow still remembers when 7,000 litres of furnace fuel seeped into the ground in Yellowknife’s Engle Business District near
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Whitehorse residents baffled by ‘annoying hum’ that no one seems able to explain
There’s a new sound these days in Whitehorse, according to some residents, and it’s not the pleasant crunch of footsteps
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Q&A | Nunavut’s incoming premier wants to bring jobs to Inuit and build more schools
Nunavut’s next premier, John Main, says decentralizing government jobs from Iqaluit, increasing Inuit employment, infrastructure and education are all major
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