Money for northern housing, mining, clean energy among Canada’s federal budget highlights
The federal government is promising more money for affordable housing in the North, the critical minerals industry, the High Arctic
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Politics (Canada)
Arctic Security: Will Canada’s federal budget deliver for NORAD?
The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) has provided continental defence of North America for over sixty years, but urgently
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Canada’s northern premiers use Arctic security concerns to press Trudeau for infrastructure investments
The three Northern premiers used a meeting with the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Anita Anand Monday to make the
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Arctic Canada: Federal funding to pay for new water reservoir in Iqaluit, Nunavut
A new water reservoir system for Iqaluit and upgrades to the city’s water distribution system will be built over the
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut set to stop posting weekly COVID-19 case counts
Public updates to Nunavut’s COVID-19 case counts aren’t coming as frequently as they once did, and the territory plans to
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Canadian Inuit leader asks Pope Francis to intervene in case of priest accused of sex assault
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. The leader of the Inuit delegation meeting privately with Pope Francis on Monday has
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Nunavut MP presses minister on ‘desperately needed’ housing in the North
Nunavut’s housing crisis reached Ottawa for the second time this week as NDP MP Lori Idlout pressed Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen
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Nunavut MLAs call for territorial search and rescue centre
Two Nunavut MLAs say developing a search-and-rescue operation centre within the territory could help improve response times when people go
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Elder care tops priorities as Nunavut’s new gov’t sits for 1st time
‘Implementing a comprehensive elder care strategy’ is among 5 government priorities As the first legislative sitting of Nunavut’s new government
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Nordic countries halt all regional cooperation with Russia
The war with Ukraine leads to a full suspension of Russia from the Barents Council, Nordic Council of Ministers, as
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Russia’s assault on Ukraine: MLA in Canada’s Northwest Territories asks for assurances about Arctic security
Inuvik Twin Lakes MLA says Russia has long expressed interest in Arctic waters As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine,
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Russian representatives slated to talk Arctic Council at Toronto conference off program
The Finnish and Swedish ambassadors to Canada will again attend an upcoming Arctic conference in Toronto now that Russian representatives
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Communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories need more money; minister says gov’t can’t give it to them
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs says closing municipal funding gap is ‘not realistic’ The Northwest Territories’ minister of Municipal
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Sweden, Finland pull out of Arctic360 conference in Toronto where Russian diplomats scheduled to attend
As Russia continued its second day of attacks on Ukraine, the ambassadors of Sweden and Finland have pulled out of
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Canada announces up to $80M to tackle housing supply chain issues in northern and remote communities
Funding to go toward helping communities overcome supply challenges, harsh climate, short construction season The federal government announced up to
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