WestJet strike leaves northern travel plans up in the air
By Jessica Davey-Quantick For one Yellowknife family, flight cancellations are more than just a disappointment: they could leave a teen
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New LNG terminal and reservoir park under construction in Kola Bay
The industrial facilities under construction across the bay from the Northern Fleet headquarters in Severomorsk are part of a new
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Murmansk governor announces construction start for Kola NPP-2
By Denis Zagore However, project operator Rosenergoatom has yet to announce the start of construction of the new nuclear power plant.
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Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska
The operator of a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska last year, killing all 10 people on
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U.S. Coast Guard Operation Frontier Sentinel already underway when Chinese ships arrvied in Bering Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Operation Frontier Sentinel was already in progress when two Chinese vessels entered the U.S. exclusive economic
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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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Residential school survivors ‘overjoyed’ about return of travel funding for counselling in North
By Sarah St-Pierre Worries linger about what comes when funding runs out at end of fiscal year Joanne Charney said
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Iqaluit housing pressure remains despite fewer working-age residents, says report
There may have been fewer working-age residents in Iqaluit in 2025, but that didn’t ease the city’s housing squeeze, says
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Travelling court cancels fall criminal trials in two Nunavik communities
By Ximena Sampson No criminal trials will be held in Puvirnituq or Inukjuak this fall, Radio-Canada has learned. Four years
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Housing prices keep falling, except in northern Finland
The general decrease in prices did not stimulate the housing market in June or during the second quarter, according to
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Canadian arctic science network awards $9.3M funding to 13 local reserach projects
A Canadian arctic science network is backing 13 local research projects with $9.3M in funding, it announced on Wednesday. The
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Yukon ‘not greatly affected’ by U.S. duties, Dixon says, as tariffs trump talks with Carney
By Dana Hatherly Premiers met with each other and prime minister last week in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Recent news out of
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Chinook salmon in decline, worsened by Bering Sea heatwave a decade ago: study
By Julia Parrish NOAA says 2016-2020 heatwave in the Bering Sea hit already suffering population hard Yukon River Chinook salmon
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New Łutselk’e homes, locally managed, cut local housing waitlist down
By Samanntha Lee First Nation says it marks a step toward establishing housing department Five new modular duplexes — totalling
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Unusually balmy June comes on tail of Finland’s record spring warmth
Finland’s Lapland region experienced some out-of-character balmy and wet weather this June, following a warmer-than-usual spring across the country. Nationwide,
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