Greenland rules out winter 2026-27 drilling for Nunap Qeqqa/Jameson Land oil project
Greenland’s government says proposed drilling activities in eastern Greenland cannot go ahead during the 2026-2027 winter season, with an American
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Putin says Russia will start seizing EU vessels if bloc goes after Russian ships
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will respond in kind if European countries start to seize Russian
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4 years after fire, Fort Chipewyan’s Roman Catholic community seeks a new gathering place
By Yumna Iftikhar The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Roman Catholic Church burned down in 2022 Four years after a
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Proposed data centre is no supersized AI facility, says N.W.T. company
KatloTech Communications looking for $12M in federal funding for fibre line, data centre near Hay River An Indigenous-owned company in
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In unprecedented Arctic operation, Russia sends convoy of oil tankers to 81.5°N
Tankers loaded with up to one million tonnes of oil made history when they sailed north of Severnaya Zemlya en
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Construction delayed on $350M deepsea port in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut
By Arty Sarkisian One community leader questions whether long-awaited project will ever be built Qikqitarjuaq has been advocating for a
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Feds announce up to $49.5M for Inuvik airport upgrades
By Sarah St-Pierre · Money represents federal government’s first investment through the Arctic Infrastructure Fund Federal ministers announced up to $49.5
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Mark Zuckerberg faces questions after yacht failed to respond to Alaska maritime aid call
Spokesperson for Meta CEO says yacht didn’t initially hear the call for assistance Mark Zuckerberg is facing questions after the
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Greenland issued “strong warning” this summer after drilling equipment moved despite expired approval
A company moved drilling equipment in eastern Greenland this summer, despite an expired approval, prompting a “strong warning” from the
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1,500 km and $1,500 later: Yellowknifers head south for blockbusters
By Samanntha Lee After Yellowknife’s only cinema closed, film fans are travelling to catch summer blockbusters Over the August long
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New rail link reconnects Finland and Sweden in North
Passenger rail service between Kemi, Tornio and Haparanda was discontinued in 1988, leaving the border region without a direct rail
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Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concern grows over Snow Dragons’ presence
Some fear Chinese icebreakers are deploying devices to track submarines, map subsea cable networks Both Canada and the U.S. have
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Feds to clean up old Arctic weather station contaminated by asbestos, lead
By Arty Sarkisian Experts hope its contamination is a warning for future development The site of Isachsen is a snapshot
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Rosatom says seven Chinese vessels will sail to Europe via Russia’s Arctic route
Russia’s state nuclear giant Rosatom, operator of the Northern Sea Route via the Arctic, said on Friday it had issued
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Canadian military surveys Arctic airstrips, infrastructure in Operation NANOOK exercise
Canada has launched Operation NANOOK-QIMAAVIVUT, an Arctic defence exercise designed to test the military’s ability to move people and equipment
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