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Canada’s NORAD upgrades a ‘good move’ for northern security, says Nunavut MP

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 09:23
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NORAD overhaul will include the replacement of the North Warning System chain of radar sites Nunavut’s MP is applauding the federal

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NORAD overhaul will replace aging radar stations in Arctic Canada

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 20, 2022 at 13:36
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Canada will spend $4.9 billion over the next six years to modernize continental defence, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Monday. Anand

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Inuit leaders welcome Canada, Denmark agreement on Arctic island

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Posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 15:50
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Canada and Denmark put their longstanding Hans Island dispute to bed on Tuesday, signing an agreement to divide the small

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Canada and Denmark reach deal to divide uninhabited Arctic island, announcement expected June 14

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 09:01
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By Ashley Burke, CBC News Experts call deal a symbolic move to show a united front against Russia’s invasion of

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Seven western countries on Arctic Council to resume limited work in forum

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Posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 11:16 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 11:25
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The seven western countries on the Arctic Council said Wednesday they will resume work together on some of the forum’s

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Canadian government rejects Arctic mine’s request for emergency order

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 14:49
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Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal ‘will continue to work with partners’ Baffinland will not be granted permission to produce more

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Indigenous communities ‘expecting more’ from Pope’s visit, says Canada’s Gov. Gen.

CBC Radio
Posted: Monday, May 30, 2022 at 09:19
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Pope expected to reiterate apology in July, but First Nations groups hope for compensation, action WARNING: This story contains distressing

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Government in Canada’s Arctic Nunavut territory shelves infrastructure, housing projects over construction costs

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Monday, May 30, 2022 at 08:50
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Current construction costs mean territory can’t make good on housing goals A number of infrastructure and housing projects in Nunavut

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Nunavut finance minister tables $2.5 billon budget with focus on housing

Jackie McKay, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 15:40
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Nunavut Finance Minister Lorne Kusugak tabled a $2.5 billion draft operations and maintenance budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year with

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Blog: ‘Nor night nor day no rest’ – Arctic diplomacy divided (and united)

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 16:35
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As the conflict in Ukraine continues, its political, economic and strategic effects have flowed outwards to adjacent regions and beyond.

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Canada needs a ‘more consistent’ presence in North to bolster security, Inuit leader says

Christian Paas-Lang, CBC Radio
Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 12:19
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A prominent Inuvialuit leader said Canada must build up a more consistent presence in the Arctic if the country is

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Quebec plan to cap regional airfares fall short, Indigenous leaders say

Susan Bell, CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 6, 2022 at 09:17
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Many routes in northern Cree and Inuit communities not eligible Officials in some northern Quebec Indigenous communities say a provincial

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Updated: Cree, Inuit, and Naskapi sign MOU to create forum for greater voice in Quebec affairs

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, April 22, 2022 at 14:24 — Last Updated: Friday, April 22, 2022 at 15:57
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The Cree, Inuit, and Naskapi nations in Quebec signed an MOU on Friday to create a new forum they say

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Recognition of Inuit homeland in new policy important step towards self-determination: Canadian Inuit leader

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, April 22, 2022 at 09:30
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A new policy recognizing the Inuit homeland in Canada as a distinct “geographic, cultural, and political region,” is an important

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Resource extraction in North needs tools to fight climate change, says Canada’s transportation minister

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 15:59
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Canada’s transportation minister says all economic sectors — including resource extraction in the North — need their own tools to

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