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Analysis shows climate impacts will increasingly strain Canada’s Arctic defence infrastructure

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 17:29
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Climate change is no longer a distant concern for Canada’s Arctic security. A new analysis from the research centre L’Observatoire

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China, Russia pulling ahead of NATO in Arctic drone capabilities: report

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:07
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Report notes Russian fleet expected to grow by ‘order of magnitude’ in coming years A new study by the Center

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Cyberattack results in information breach at Nunavik health centre

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 15:56
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By Félix Lebel, Francis Tessier-Burns  The Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre says it experienced a cyberattack in November Officials at the Ungava

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Rare instance of polar bear cub being adopted near Churchill verified by scientists

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 09:42
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By Nathan Liewicki   Only the 13th case of cub adoption in the western Hudson Bay area, say researchers Scientists

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Arctic Report Card 2025: Rainfall, record warmth and rapid change

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 14:12
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Higher air temperatures, record precipitation and accelerating environmental change continue to reshape the northern environment, according to the annual Arctic

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Narwhal recently found in Ireland suggests they’re moving into new areas, some experts say

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 09:01
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By TJ Dhir  ‘It’s just mad to know how it ended up there, and why,’ says Niamh Gavin, who found

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Yellowknife RCMP arrest, Taser man after police vehicles rammed, officers assaulted

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2025 at 13:38
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Man faces several charges including dangerous operation of a vehicle, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon A 39-year-old man

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Inuvik students learn traditional skills at school-operated bush camp

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2025 at 11:43
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By Dez Loreen  ‘To be able to show our young students how to do this and how the process works

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Ulukhaktok school drinking water tests positive for elevated lead; alternate supply arranged

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2025 at 09:01
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The Government of the Northwest Territories issued a public health order for Helen Kalvak School in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., after testing

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Nunavut athletes disappointed by change to 3-year Arctic Winter Games cycle

CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 14:24
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By Bianca McKeown  Some athletes worry they may age out of categories and have fewer chances to compete Naja Pearce

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Diverted flights, cancelled buses and frozen gas pumps: Yukon grapples with 1st major cold snap of winter

CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 11:30
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Temperatures expected to stay mostly below –30 C, or even below –40 C, into at least next week The temperatures

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Qikiqtarjuaq deep-sea port’s first phase estimated at $350 million

The Canadian Press
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 09:03
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A proposed Qikiqtarjuaq deep-sea port will cost $350 million for its first phase, proponents of the project told a press

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Cold spell expected across Yukon for remainder of December

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:56
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Environment Canada says temperatures are about 20 degrees colder than usual for December People living in the Yukon know the

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Nunavik ends year with record number of TB cases, as officials promise funding announcement to come

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:28 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 09:31
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By Samuel Wat  ‘We need housing, infrastructure, and other social services to all work together in order to fix this’

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Canadian government stepping in to assist water emergency in Kugaaruk, Nunavut

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:43
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Feds to help with transportation, distribution and pumping of water The community of Kugaaruk is getting federal help as a

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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