50-plus people sleeping outside in Yellowknife as winter approaches, advocates say
Meetings between NGOs, gov’ts have yielded no solutions so far, says Salvation Army director A tent encampment set up last
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Air Greenland’s international flights out of Nuuk suspended, leaving some Nunavut passengers stranded
Air Greenland’s international flights in and out of Nuuk, Greenland, are temporarily suspended, leaving some people from Nunavut stranded. Air
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Finland mulls an end to Barents cooperation
By Hannah Thule, Thomas Nilsen “The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is gradually disengaging from Barents cooperation,” says Elina Valtonen
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Fire bans in place for Yellowknife and 4 N.W.T. parks
By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Amid high temperatures and dry conditions in the N.W.T., new fire bans are going into effect
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Gwichya Gwich’in Council says it’s suing Gwich’in Tribal Council for funding stop
By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Council claims the GTC has interfered with rights of its members Disagreements between the Gwichya Gwich’in
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Colville Lake, N.W.T., resident says the community waited nearly 3 weeks for mail
Airline that brings mail to community says delays are often result of other carriers Gary Frey, a resident of Colville Lake,
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Potentially deadly strep infections rise in N.W.T., chief public health officer says
Territory has seen 9 cases so far this year — equal to the yearly average — and 1 person has
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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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