Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK
A Chinese container ship has completed a pioneering journey through the Arctic to a UK port, state-run news agency Xinhua
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Grassroots emergency response support group in West Dawson, Yukon gains association status
The West Dawson Community Group provides emergency responses during months when services aren’t accessible A grassroots volunteer group that provides
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Analysis | Election notebook: Housing and health care up first in Yukon campaign
By Chris Windeyer Week one of the Yukon election campaign brought us some big swings from the Yukon Party and
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Yukon Building Trades Council aims to make training an election issue, president says
As Yukon prepares for a territorial election, the president of the Yukon Building Trades Council says he’s been talking with
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Grounded cargo ship successfully refloated in Canadian Arctic: company
A Dutch-flagged ship has successfully been refloated after being stranded in Canada’s Arctic archipelago for over five weeks. “Wagenborg is
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Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link would strengthen Nunavut’s connection with Canada, proponents say
By Karen Pauls When Prime Minister Mark Carney releases his second list of nation-building projects — expected sometime in the
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Arctic seals, bird species in trouble on latest list of threatened species
Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the
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Premier expects N.W.T. will break ground on $1.65B highway in 2-3 years
By Sarah St-Pierre The premier said he feels ‘much more of a focus on the North’ from the federal government
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Parties weigh in on future of Yukon health authority as election nears
By Gabrielle Plonka The Yukon Party says it won’t commit to launching a territorial health authority if elected, making it
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Is Norway’s Arctic capital prepared for this year’s wave of winter tourists?
By Elizaveta Vereykina With the transition to winter underway, the high tourist season in Tromsø is also approaching. How will
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Trump, Finland’s Stubb expected to reach icebreaker deal
By Steve Holland and Anne Kauranen U.S. President Donald Trump and Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb will meet on Thursday at
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NATO’s new Nordic command structure aims to deter Russia
NATO has now outlined its new command structure in the Nordic region, following Sweden and Finland’s accession, dividing responsibilities for
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Overloading, unknown protocols caused Iqaluit barge capsize, investigation finds
Additional safety procedures now created with new gear added to boats A capsized barge that sent a crew member and
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Alaska policymakers back Trump’s move to restart northern mining project
Alaska policymakers are welcoming President Donald Trump’s re-approval an industrial road linking the state’s highway system to the mineral-rich Ambler
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Air Tindi pausing flights between Yellowknife and Whatı
By Devon Tredinnick Flight lacked popularity, was costing airline too much, president says A Yellowknife airline has put a pause
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