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The Greenlandic prime minister speaks in front of an EU flag.
* Featured * Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenland’s prime minister tells Trump’s envoy self-determination can’t be negotiated

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, May 18, 2026 at 10:48 — Last Updated: Monday, May 18, 2026 at 15:53
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Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Monday that he had a respectful and positive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump

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Featured • Zone 2 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) 

British carrier deploys north for NATO exercise amid increase in Russian overflights

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2026 at 09:55
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HMS Prince of Wales is carrying helicopters set to play a key role as NATO forces conduct submarine detection training

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Business Business (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 

Eagle gold mine cleanup costs more than $11M a month, receiver says

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 14:50
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By Gabrielle Plonka Remediation at the Eagle gold mine is projected to cost $76.5 million this spring and summer, according

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Featured • Zone 2 Society Society (Canada) 

Yukon First Nation says it can pump out 250 houses per year — if it gets the timber

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 10:37
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Living in a log cabin, according to Devin Brodhagen, has long been an “ideal” in the Yukon. But the timber

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* Featured * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

Plastic Pollution: Ottawa Funds Indigenous Research in the North

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:18
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Minister of Environment Julie Dabrusin has announced a $2.4 million investment to study the impact of plastic pollution on Indigenous

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* Featured * Business (Canada) Canada Featured • Zone 2 Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Tariffs: $1.5M to Support Yukon Workers

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 09:37 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:43
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The federal and territorial governments are injecting $1.5 million over three years to help the Yukon workforce adapt to global

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Featured • Zone 2 Society Society (Canada) 

Black-Inuk woman traces history of Black settlers in the North in pursuit of answers to racial divisions today

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 09:29
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By Samuel Wat Jaelyn Jarrett remembers moving from Nain, N.L., to Ontario as an eight-year-old when she started being called

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Aerial view of a white, frozen river winding through a snowy landscape.
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

N.W.T. gov’t hopes for ‘rebound’ in spring water levels this year on Mackenzie River

CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:57
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By Yumna Iftikhar Heavy winter snowpack to the south could help bring the Mackenzie River closer to normal this summer

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Satwant (Sweets) Kaur Dhillon, Owner of Ricky's Yellowknife stands at the restaurant
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 2 Society (Canada) 

Local restaurants pivot to residents as tourism slows

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 13:02
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Satwant (Sweets) Kaur Dhillon co-launched Yellowknife’s first Ricky’s All Day Grill in 2025. A year later, Dhillon is learning to

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Two bridges, one under construction, seen from the air.
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics 

Yukon government axes engineer on Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement project

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:27
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The Yukon government has axed the engineer on the Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement, with the highways minister saying “different expertise”

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A man in a suit stands before 2 microphones, speaking.
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 2 Society (Canada) 

No more daylight saving: Northwest Territories to end seasonal time change

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 10:08
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By Emma Tranter The Northwest Territories will no longer change its clocks. N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson announced Monday that the

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Yukon government offers incentives to switch to fossil fuels and rebates on electric bills

CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 17, 2026 at 12:35
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By Dana Hatherly  This week in Yukon politics, Yukoners learned about new rebates and MLAs voted to review election financing

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Arctic prepardness dominates Canada-Finland bilaterial meeting

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 13:12
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Arctic preparedness dominated the Canada-Finland bilateral meeting in Ottawa this week, ending with a pledge to boost cooperation on sea

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian Coast Guard tests Arctic surveillance drone as air force delivery stalls

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 11:04
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Military delays mean civilian service will get eyes on the Far North first An Israeli-made surveillance drone, once owned by

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Arctic militarization could lead to ‘unintentional incidents’ in region, Russia warns

The Canadian Press
Posted: Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:50
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Militarization of the Arctic by Canada and its allies could lead to “incidents” and possible military confrontations, says a Russian

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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