As Canada pivots to Arctic, experts wonder if Ottawa has enough regional diplomats
As Canada plans an ambitious expansion of defence and economic activity in the Arctic, regional experts are asking whether it
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Politics (Canada)
Gwich’in Tribal Council postpones annual general assembly for second time
By Devon Tredinnick No new date and time scheduled as of Thursday The Gwich’in Tribal Council has postponed its annual
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Élections Québec sends teams to Nunavik early to avoid weather delays
Élections Québec is sending election workers to Nunavik 10 days before the Oct. 5 provincial election to avoid potential weather
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Nunavik voters still face election language barriers after Quebec ruling, Inuit leader says
A Quebec court order requiring Élections Québec to prepare English-language election reminder cards in addition to French doesn’t fix the
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Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation names new chief and council
Citizens have voted in mostly new leaders Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation citizens have elected a new chief and council. Most
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Arctic would be “flagship project” in proposed EU-Canada partnership, von der Leyen says
The Arctic would become a centrepiece of a proposed new partnership between Canada and the European Union, European Commission President
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N.W.T. looking to bolster critical minerals at Canada Investment Summit: Premier Simpson
By Niles Niemuth Meeting called by Prime Minister Carney to woo $1 trillion in financial investments Northwest Territories Premier R.J.
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Canada says evidence on NunatuKavut council didn’t meet legal tests for Indigenous rights and title
Evidence submitted regarding the NunatuKavut Community Council doesn’t meet the legal tests for Indigenous rights and title under Section 35,
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Nunatsiavut, NTI welcome Ottawa’s decision to end NunatuKavut participation in rights forum
Nunavut’s Inuit land-claims organization has joined the Nunatsiavut Government in applauding Ottawa’s decision to end the NunatuKavut Community Council’s participation
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New funding commitment from territory isn’t enough to fill gap left by Jordan’s Principle, say educators
By Saloni Bhugra N.W.T. Teachers’ Association says schools remain ‘terribly underfunded’ The Northwest Territories Department of Education says it will
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Canada joins NATO allies for Arctic Shield exercise in Greenland
Canada is among the NATO countries in Greenland this month for the Arctic Shield military exercise, aimed to improve how
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Canadian Army looking for surveillance, cargo-drop drone suppliers, including for Arctic
The federal government has put out a small shopping list for new drones for the Canadian Army, which includes land
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Canada’s largest icebreaker makes 6th visit to the North Pole
By Niles Niemuth ‘It was a pretty big moment for all of us’ The Canadian Coast Guard’s largest and most
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People in Yukon respond to U.S. trade war by buying Canadian
By Dana Hatherly ‘We don’t need to be pushed around,’ said one Whitehorse woman In the face of U.S. tariffs
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Q & A | Nunavut premier on state of Canada-U.S. relations amid trade war
Premier John Main says he’s ‘behind our federal negotiators and behind the prime minister, 100 per cent’ Days after trade
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