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Recognizing the Black soldiers who helped build the Alaska Highway

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 09:06
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By Josh Grant, Matt Allen · CBC News Segregated troops laid the foundation of 2,400 km road linking Alaska to Dawson Creek The

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Polar bear in fatal Wales attack was in poor health

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 14:28
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A polar bear that killed a young mother and her baby last month in western Alaska was likely an older animal

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Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 14:30
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The bear was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair, troopers said A polar bear

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‘Arctic pay’ among the perks Congress is sending to improve military assignments in Alaska

Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, December 30, 2022 at 11:00
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Members of the military stationed in Alaska are in line for some extra financial benefits in 2023. Bills Congress passed

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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
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$30.3 million grant announced to build up high-speed internet in rural Alaska

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, October 31, 2022 at 15:21
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The Indigenous non-profit corporation responsible for health and social services for the majority of Alaska’s interior will receive $30.3 million

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Alaska landslide damages 3 homes in Juneau, ‘squishes’ pickup truck

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 09:16
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A landslide triggered by record rainfall significantly damaged three homes, prompted the evacuation of about a dozen residents and caused power

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Repair work begins in some Alaska towns slammed by storm

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, September 23, 2022 at 09:40
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There’s been significant damage to some roads and homes in parts of western Alaska following last weekend’s devastating coastal storm,

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Alaska Federation of Natives convention will be held in person this year

Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 09:13
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The Alaska Federation of Natives convention will be in person for the first time in three years this fall. The

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Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly to take place July 19-21

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, July 4, 2022 at 15:50 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 15:08
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council’s next general assembly will take place in hybrid form later on this month from July 19-21. 

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Helicopter pilot dies in crash while helping fight Alaska wildfire

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 13:27
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By Mark Thiessen  Fatality was the 1st related to Alaska wildfires in 22 years A helicopter contracted to support firefighting

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‘An amazing thing’: Iditarod dog found 3 months after disappearing from race checkpoint

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 12:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 12:08
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He lost some weight, but otherwise Léon, an Iditarod sled dog who disappeared from a checkpoint in Alaska three months ago and was recently

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Int’l Inuit org releases protocols for researchers, institutions and policy makers in the Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, June 3, 2022 at 15:35
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched its protocols for researchers, institutions and policy makers in the Arctic on Friday saying

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‘They’re reaching for this’: Alaska students compete in Yup’ik and Iñupiaq spelling bees

Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 12:07
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By Katie Anastas, Alaska Public Media Alayna Canoe, a seventh grader from Nunam Iqua, stood on stage Saturday in a

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Craft space aims to teach Alaska Indigenous women skills — and help beat addiction

Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 16:15
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At the IñuPiphany studio in downtown Anchorage, four Alaska Native women worked diligently last week on crafting Eskimo yo-yos. They

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Man saved after clinging to ice chunk in Alaska’s Cook Inlet

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 15:49
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By Mark Thiessen Man clung to a chunk of ice in Alaska’s Cook Inlet for over 30 minutes Saturday An

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