Surge in boreal wildfires may—surprisingly—slow Arctic warming: study
Massive wildfires burning in northern Canada and Siberia this season are putting smoke into the atmosphere that is travelling as
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Nunavut gov’t, teachers’ union ratify new collective agreement
Agreement promises wage increases and language bonus The government of Nunavut and the Nunavut Teachers’ Association have ratified a new
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Denmark won’t bend to Trump’s pressure over Greenland, prime minister says
Denmark will not yield to “unacceptable” pressure from the United States for control of semi-autonomous Greenland, Danish Prime Minister Mette
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NATO to approve major military purchases for defence of Europe, Arctic & North Atlantic
NATO defence ministers are set Thursday to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better
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Search is on for new water source in Umiujaq, Que., as local spring dries up
By Samuel Wat Officials discovered the village reservoir was empty in March. They suspect climate change is to blame The
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Finland’s Sámi Parliament Act reform clears key hurdle
A reform to Finland’s Sámi Parliament Act has moved one step closer to approval after a Finnish Constitutional Affairs Committee
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Caribou in Coral Harbour, Nunavut, tests positive for rabies
Nunavut chief public health officer says it’s 1st time rabies have been confirmed in caribou in the territory Nunavut’s health
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Environmentalists criticize Trump administration push for new oil and gas drilling in Alaska
Top Trump administration officials – fresh off touring one of the country’s largest oil fields in the Alaska Arctic –
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Nunavut MLA and cabinet minister David Akeeagok won’t run for re-election
Akeeagok announced his decision in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday Nunavut cabinet minister David Akeeagok says he won’t be running in
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German, Norwegian officials urge Canada to join ‘familiar family’ in buying new submarines
Officials pitch working with long-standing traditional NATO allies for military buildup Senior German and Norwegian defence officials say they’re confident
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U.S. Interior to scrap Arctic oil rule following Alaska outcry
Alaska’s congressional delegation applauded the U.S. Interior Department’s decision to roll back a 2024 rule that restricted oil and gas
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Drone attack on Russian warplanes, including in Arctic, serious blow to strategic arsenal
A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted several Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope
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Whitehorse hospital opens $33M mental health unit
By Gabrielle Plonka New wing contains 8 private bedrooms, communal kitchen, private outdoor smoking area, and healing room The Whitehorse
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Cruise ship season begins at Svalbard
Crowds of passengers disembarked and outnumbered local residents in the centre of Longyearbyen on Saturday. Not long after the Norwegian Star docked
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N.W.T. gov’t rejects call to declare state of emergency in Norman Wells
Gov’t says rising costs for residents don’t meet territory’s definition of an emergency The Government of the Northwest Territories says
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