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Baffinland Iron Mines
* Featured * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 

With much-needed cash secured, the real work begins for Baffinland to stay afloat

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 10:35
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Now that Baffinland Iron Mines has secured much-needed cash, the real work begins on keeping its operations in Nunavut afloat. 

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An excavator and a bulldozer
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Placer miners in the Klondike get back to work as Yukon gov’t tackles licence

CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2026 at 09:30
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By Chris MacIntyre A backlog of licence and permit renewals has had some placer miners in the Klondike uncertain whether

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The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.
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NGC Unveils the World’s Largest Exhibition of Indigenous Circumpolar Art

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 16:06
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The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) has announced the unveiling of Qillaniq, an exhibition entirely dedicated to contemporary artists from

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A man standing on a rock
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Energy Transition: Canada’s Underground to the Rescue of Remote Communities

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 16:33
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In the face of the climate emergency, the answer to our dependence on fossil fuels might just lie right beneath

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

Canada to Host 12th Our Ocean Conference in Spring 2027

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 15:26
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The Arctic and northern regions will be at the forefront of Canada’s maritime priorities as the country prepares to host

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A man in a suite against a purple background looks to the right.
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Canada) 

N.W.T. premier to deliver public apology to Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation, chief says

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 09:32 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 11:32
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The premier of the Northwest Territories is heading to Łutselk’e next month to publicly apologize for a camp raid that

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Luna Langlois hard at work during the National Skills Canada Competition.
* Featured * Canada Culture (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Yellowknife student comes second at national Skills Canada photography competition

samuelr
Posted: Monday, June 8, 2026 at 08:11
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By Julia Parrish Luna Langlois says she’s loved photography since she was young, and it’s a passion that’s grown into

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Military men looking at a map
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Finland Politics (Finland) 

NATO activates forward land forces presence in Lapland

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 8, 2026 at 08:03
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NATO’s Forward Land Forces Finland (FLF Finland) was officially launched on Saturday, 6 June, marking a significant step in strengthening

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Hotter, drier summers causing wild berry declines in Gwich’in Settlement Area, new study finds

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 15:17
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By Yumna Iftikhar  When Annie Buckle was growing up in Aklavik, she said wild berries were so abundant that they

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Environment Environment (USA) Featured • Zone 2 

Trump administration to auction oil drilling rights in Alaska wildlife refuge

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 13:33 — Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 15:46
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The Trump administration on Friday will hold a sale of oil and gas leases on 689,000 acres (278,828 hectares) in

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Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Yukon non-profit says new plan aims to cut homelessness in half in two years

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 13:05
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By Gabrielle Plonka  A Yukon non-profit says its new action plan aims to cut homelessness by 50 per cent by

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Featured • Zone 2 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian citizen detained in Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 11:49
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The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a man from Norway’s border region has been detained by Russian

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Norway) 

NATO launches large-scale air force exercise on Monday

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 10:13
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Ramstein Flag 2026 will span a vast area from northern Norway to southern Spain. The first fighter jets and support

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Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 2 

TotalEnergies eyes exit from outlawed Arctic LNG 2

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 14:33
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The French company’s 10 percent ownership stake in the sanctioned Russian gas project is likely to be acquired by a

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) 

Sweden urges EU to tighten rules on tourist visas for Russians

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 13:42
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Sweden’s migration minister urged the European Commission on Thursday to tighten rules on tourist visas for Russians, saying it was

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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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