Artur Chilingarov has passed away at 84
The northern explorer-turned-sanctioned-lawmaker is likely most famous for his 2007 North Pole dive to 4,200 meters below the Arctic Ocean
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N.W.T. could lose hundreds of jobs and residents when the mines close, economist warns
A territorial economist says he loses sleep at night over the lack of economic vision and planning in the Northwest
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US Air Force B-1B bombers on Barents Sea mission met by Russian fighter jet
A pair of US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers supported by tanker planes flew over Norway and international airspace in
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Polar night ends in Utsjoki, Finland
The long winter nights are getting a little shorter in Finland. The polar night ends on Wednesday in Finland, after
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Finland suspects 1,000 asylum seekers of committing border offences
Finland suspects 1,000 asylum seekers of committing border offences Finnish authorities have begun investigating about 1,000 asylum seekers over suspicions
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Lack of snow adds to training challenge for Yukon Quest musher
Yukon Quest mushers in training are facing an extra hurdle this year: a lack of snow on many of their
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“This isn’t just about Native people, this is about America,” say truth commission advocates
The recent decision by the federal agency responsible for preserving the nation’s history to endorse a commission on the country’s
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Few weeks before launch, Russia’s biggest LNG project is put on U.S sanction list
The Arctic LNG 2 is included in the State Treasury’s sanctions list as part of efforts to curb Russia’s future
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Crew member in ‘critical but stable’ condition after Iqaluit barge accident on Friday
A crew member who was injured in a sealift barge accident near Iqaluit on Friday is in “critical but stable
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NDP slams Yukon gov’t plan to spend $44M on Alaska port upgrade
NDP Leader Kate White says government cutting social spending to pay for infrastructure for mining industry Yukon NDP Leader Kate
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N.W.T. MLA calls for government to look into elder care in remote communities
Jackie Jacobson says his constituents can’t afford to visit their aging parents in out-of-town facilities. An MLA representing the N.W.T.’s
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Nuclear waste ship makes unprecedented port call at Novaya Zemlya
“I am deeply worried if Russia has started to move nuclear waste from the Kola Peninsula to the Arctic archipelago,”
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Norwegians fear radiation as Russia prolongs test-window for Burevestnik missile
A satellite image from September 14 shows several vessels close to shore near the military top-secret Pankovo test site. Air
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Nunavut recovery centre breaks ground in Iqaluit
By Emma Tranter · CBC News Construction set to begin this fall on long-awaited centre The first addictions and trauma treatment centre
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Northern Alaska follows global trend with warmest July on record
The global average temperature has hit record high marks recently, with some estimates that Earth is warmer now than it
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