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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Politics (Canada)
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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Canada commits $11.3 billion to six new Coast Guard icebreakers
Canada’s previously announced six-icebreaker constrution project at Davie Shipyards in Quebec, finally got a price tag on Aug. 24 with
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Nunavut’s Family Services pledges changes to keep children in care, in the territory
Sending children and youth in care out of the territory has become a common occurrence in Nunavut, but the territorial
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Inuit Circumpolar Council to focus on greater voice in Arctic maritime policy
The Inuit Circumpolar Council is focusing on shipping and marine governance among its priorities for the next four years, including
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Gwich’in Tribal Council postpones annual general assembly
By Devon Tredinnick Council says more time needed to finalize financial documents The Gwich’in Tribal Council has postponed its annual
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In Yellowknife, feds announce $3M for volunteer search and rescue across Canada
By Julia Parrish Ottawa says $1 million per year will support about 10,000 volunteers on search and rescue teams across
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Construction delayed on $350M deepsea port in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut
By Arty Sarkisian One community leader questions whether long-awaited project will ever be built Qikqitarjuaq has been advocating for a
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Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concern grows over Snow Dragons’ presence
Some fear Chinese icebreakers are deploying devices to track submarines, map subsea cable networks Both Canada and the U.S. have
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Canadian military surveys Arctic airstrips, infrastructure in Operation NANOOK exercise
Canada has launched Operation NANOOK-QIMAAVIVUT, an Arctic defence exercise designed to test the military’s ability to move people and equipment
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To help solve the North’s ‘energy deficit’, Ottawa looks at nuclear options
By Devon Tredinnick The Department of National Defence is exploring whether nuclear energy can work in the Arctic The federal
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Ottawa awards Telesat $2.3B Arctic military satellite contract
A Canadian telecommunications firm has signed a deal with the federal government worth $2.3 billion to provide high-speed satellite communications
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Ottawa says construction on Mackenzie Valley Highway can’t start until wildfires are under control
By Devon Tredinnick Prime Minister Mark Carney previously said construction would begin this summer Wildfires in the Northwest Territories are
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