First Nation blasts Yukon government over release of draft mining framework
Territory says it ‘deeply regret[s] the recent accidental release’ of document still being negotiated The Yukon government is under fire
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Russian navy forces land at Franz Josef Land as part of exercise Zapad-2025
Large areas in the Barents Sea have been sealed off as Russia and Belarus start their major joint exercise. In
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Carney appoints 11 members to Major Project Office’s Indigenous Advisory Council
By Joy SpearChief-Morris First Nations, Inuit and Métis members appointed to 2-year terms Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the members
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Northern leaders throw support behind feds’ major projects list
By Samuel Wat Projects in the North up for future round of approval Northern leaders say they are encouraged by
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Thamesborg grounding update: Salvage experts en route; Arctic mapping context
A massive Dutch cargo ship Thamesborg remains aground in the Northwest Passage, monitored by two Canadian icebreakers as authorities continue
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Routine maintenance at Whitehorse dam last fall ends with hundreds of dead fish
By Julien Greene Low water prompted ‘rapid dewatering of sensitive areas,’ consultant’s report states At least 761 fish died last
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BLOG—A crash course in snowmobiling across Svalbard
On the first day of a three-day snowmobile expedition across Svalbard, I learned that operating the machine involves just throttling,
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Murky pipeline deal to send Russian gas to China shows Beijing’s dominance
The head of Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom says it has a deal to build a pipeline to China, but
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Ship involved in Russian weapons deliveries is on the way to Svalbard
The Kapitan Yakovlev is sanctioned by the US and Ukraine because of its shipments of weapons in the Black Sea. The 100-metre-long
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Contraception forced on over 350 Greenlandic women, girls by Danish officials: report
More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly
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Canadians in North see U.S. as Arctic threat on par with Russia: survey
Between Russia’s military buildup in the North and China’s growing presence in the Bering Strait near Alaska, it’s no surprise
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Norway elections: Labor Party wins amid populist right-wing surge
Jonas Gahr Støre continues as prime minister after the social democratic Labor party wins re-elections despite a surge in support
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Gold prices drive Yukon placer mining production to new heights
By Caitrin Pilkington Territorial government took home $36,000 in royalties on industry revenue of $284 million More than 125 years after
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2nd Coast Guard icebreaker reaches grounded cargo ship in Arctic Canada; salvage experts to be sent
Salvage experts are being sent to the Canadian Arctic where the cargo ship Thamesborg grounded this weekend, Royal Wagenborg, a
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N.W.T. Fort Providence planning staged re-entry for eventual return
Meanwhile Jean Marie River ‘on pins and needles’ as evacuation alert persists, says former chief While fire officials say it’s
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