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$2.5 Billion in Australian Radar System to Monitor the Arctic

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 11:13
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The Government of Canada has finalized the purchase of over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) technology from Australia and the firm BAE Systems

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$96.8 Million to Bridge the Digital Divide in Rural and Indigenous Communities

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 16:34
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In an effort to close the digital divide that still isolates many regions, the federal government has announced a $96.8

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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed
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Inuit could pursue foreign partners if relationship with Ottawa sours: ITK leader

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 22, 2026 at 16:16
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Canada’s national Inuit organization is calling on the federal government to be better partners, saying Canada must respect Inuit rights

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Canada, Australia formalize deal for Arctic over-the-horizon radar system

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, June 22, 2026 at 09:50 — Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2026 at 10:51
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Canada and Australia have agreed on terms to allow Ottawa to buy components of the Arctic over-the-horizon radar system from

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$4.7 million for two processing plants in Nunavut

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2026 at 11:15
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The federal government announced an investment of more than $4.7 million to fund two community traditional food processing facilities in

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A hand can be seen holding up a piece of deadwood covered in peachy mushrooms.
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Fire-loving fungi are nature’s first responders after wildfire

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 16:02
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Within weeks of a wildfire, an orange crust coats deadwood and the charred forest floor, creating an otherworldly landscape that

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A dam in the wilderness.
* Featured * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Yukon Energy sues company, alleging botched work at Mayo dam

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 09:48
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Yukon Energy is suing a Finnish company for millions following work it did at the Mayo hydroelectric dam.  Filed to

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Woman stands outside the Whitehorse General Hospital on June 12, 2026.
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Hospitals flag ‘unfunded’ pressure points, $2.5M deficit to Yukon health minister

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 14:40
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The Yukon Hospital Corporation (YHC) wrote to the territorial health minister warning of pressure points that remain “unfunded” amid a

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Northern Mountain Caribou
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Semi-annual international caribou conference held in Yellowknife

CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2026 at 16:05
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By Kaila Jefferd-Moore Hundreds of caribou biologists, harvesters, co-managers, and community members from across the spectrum of caribou monitoring, research

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A caribou
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Nunavut gov’t proposes a tenfold increase to Baffin Island caribou harvest

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2026 at 10:48
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By Samuel Wat The Nunavut government is recommending a tenfold increase to the Baffin Island caribou harvest after a “dramatic

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A man standing on a rock
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Energy Transition: Canada’s Underground to the Rescue of Remote Communities

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 16:33
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In the face of the climate emergency, the answer to our dependence on fossil fuels might just lie right beneath

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Canada to Host 12th Our Ocean Conference in Spring 2027

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 15:26
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The Arctic and northern regions will be at the forefront of Canada’s maritime priorities as the country prepares to host

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A man in a suite against a purple background looks to the right.
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N.W.T. premier to deliver public apology to Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation, chief says

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 09:32 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 11:32
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The premier of the Northwest Territories is heading to Łutselk’e next month to publicly apologize for a camp raid that

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Luna Langlois hard at work during the National Skills Canada Competition.
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Yellowknife student comes second at national Skills Canada photography competition

samuelr
Posted: Monday, June 8, 2026 at 08:11
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By Julia Parrish Luna Langlois says she’s loved photography since she was young, and it’s a passion that’s grown into

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Hotter, drier summers causing wild berry declines in Gwich’in Settlement Area, new study finds

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 15:17
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By Yumna Iftikhar  When Annie Buckle was growing up in Aklavik, she said wild berries were so abundant that they

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
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

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

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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