RCMP body camera pilot project wraps up in Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit
Last fall, the RCMP launched a trial run increasing the number of Iqaluit officers wearing cameras A pilot project in
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Nunavut MP, NDP leader say Liberal government in Canada has nothing to be proud of on National Indigenous Peoples Day
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes the Liberal government is “hypocritical” for saying it wants to make reparations for
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From dirty coal mining to protected land, Norway expands national park on Svalbard
Important to protect the Van Mijen fjord as sea ice provides habitat for seals and polar bears, says Minister of
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“Arctic drilling is a violation of human rights,” say activists filing case with European Court of Human Rights
A group of young climate activists are taking their case against Norway’s oil drilling in the Arctic to the European
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COVID-19 infections are increasing in Russia’s Northwest
In the Murmansk region, only one out of eight citizens have taken the vaccine. Russia has confirmed some 5,2 million
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Int’l Inuit org voices solidarity with Indigenous Canadians after remains of 215 children found at former residential school
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) voiced solidarity with Indigenous Canadians last week after the remains of 215 children were found
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Canada promises ‘transformative change’ to address violence towards Indigenous women and girls
Federal government will give Indigenous communities more control over social services Two years after the National Inquiry into Missing and
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Blog: The Arctic Council goes back to basics
After the tumultuous Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Rovaniemi two years ago, which concluded with no unanimous formal declaration, and with a significant wedge driven between
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Canada supports greater voice for Indigenous organizations on Arctic Council
Canada is in favour of a greater voice for Indigenous organizations on the Arctic Council, says the country’s Foreign Affairs
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Blog: The Arctic Council is back on track … or is that a rut?
What a relief this would have been to the old hands in the Arctic Council family. After three successive dramatic
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Oral histories unlock impact of climate change on nomadic life in Arctic Russia, says study
The oral histories of nomadic Indigenous Peoples in Siberia are helping to unlock the full impact of climate change on
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Canada’s response to petition on Giant Mine cleanup ‘falls short’ for Yellowknives Dene
The First Nation says the response fails to reflect over three months of discussions The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says
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1st court date for southern couple accused of sneaking into northern Canadian community for vaccines
Rod and Ekaterina Baker did not appear in person A Vancouver couple accused of flouting Yukon’s COVID-19 rules and travelling to
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Government monitoring landslide site in Arctic Quebec
The cause of last week’s landslides in northern Quebec is still unknown, but authorities from Quebec’s Ministry of Public Security
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LNG plant in Arctic Norway pushes restart date to March 2022
Only days after the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said “serious breached of the regulations have been identified”, operator Equinor
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