Pauline Frost elected Vuntut Gwitchin chief, pending recount
Frost has a 3-vote margin over Bruce Charlie; automatic recount to happen Thursday Pauline Frost has been elected as the
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Politics (Canada)
Canada’s inaction on Arctic surveillance could affect future sovereignty: report
In an era of climate change and increased geopolitical competition, Canada is becoming increasingly ill-equipped to respond to intensifying surveillance
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Bill requiring First Nations’ oil and gas development consent spiked in Yukon
Yukon NDP has been fighting to reinstate the consent clause into territorial laws over the industry The Yukon Liberal government
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N.W.T. passes ‘more realistic’ capital budget
The budget passed with 13 votes in favour, one opposed and one abstention The government of the Northwest Territories has
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Tsiigehtchic to enter self-gov. negotiations alone after core funding temporarily suspended
The Gwich’in Tribal Council says there have been issues with Tsiigehtchic’s reporting of financial statements The Gwichya Gwich’in Council of
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Recent turmoil with chief and council is nothing new for Salt River First Nation
By Carla Ulrich · CBC The nation has a history of infighting going back decades The Salt River First Nation (SRFN) of
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U of C graduate detained in Arctic Norway, accused of being Russian spy
By Joel Dryden · CBC News José Assis Giammaria convocated in fall 2018; Norwegian security service said Tuesday it had detained him
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Nunavut Legislative Assembly’s fall sitting kicks off this week
There are seven bills to be introduced. Among them is the capital budget he Nunavut Legislative Assembly will be back
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Canada’s North spared from national military staff shortages
‘It is business as usual in the North, and our operations are happening as planned,’ says JTFN Canada’s three northern
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Canada needs ‘goals, a plan and resources’ for Arctic, says expert
By Dylan Robertson · The Canadian Press ‘Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine has made this co-operation in the Arctic virtually impossible’ Canada’s
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Russia, China could challenge Canada’s ‘tenuous hold’ in Arctic, says top soldier
Gen. Wayne Eyre said that while the threat isn’t immediate, it’s out there Canada’s hold on the outer reaches of
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National chief voices concerns with proposed reconciliation council in Canada
By Brett Forester · CBC News Bill C-29 gets mixed reviews from leaders as House of Commons committee begins study Assembly of
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Canada’s GG among keynote speakers at Arctic Circle Assembly
Canada’s Governor General, Mary Simon, is among the Canadians participating in this year’s Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik. Arctic Circle
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Senate committee studying Arctic security in response to int’l interest in region
A northern defence analyst says Canada is lagging far behind its Nordic allies in Arctic defence The chair of a
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‘Fighting a losing battle’: Ungava voter turnout is again lowest in Quebec
Election results in the northern riding of Ungava in Monday’s Quebec provincial election have led to renewed calls for more
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