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N.W.T. Chamber of Mines suggests tax relief for territory’s struggling diamond mines

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 09:02
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2 N.W.T. cabinet ministers met with mine owners last week to discuss the financial challenges The executive director of the

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Arctic sea ice hits record low March, raising concerns for summer extent

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 15:47
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The Arctic’s winter ice extent reached its lowest recorded level in March since satellite monitoring began in 1979. On March

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenland’s new parliament convenes for first time amid Trump pressure

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 15:12
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Greenland’s new parliament convened for the first time on Monday after a general election in March, amid repeated expressions of

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A firefighter is pictured near Seglingsberg, in Västmanland, Central Sweden, on August 6, 2014
* Featured * Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General Sweden 

Risk of grass fires in coastal areas of Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 11:47
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Sweden’s national weather agency, SMHI is warning of the risk of grass fires in several parts of the country, including

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Extended Yellowknife power outage caused by breaker failure: Naka Power

Sarah Krymalowski, CBC News @sarkrymalowski
Posted: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:10 — Last Updated: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:12
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Some people had no power for over 7 hours A broken breaker at a power distribution substation caused Saturday’s extended power

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Affordability, national sovereignty top of mind for many Yukon voters

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 09:01
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CBC Yukon is asking voters what matters to them in this federal election The federal election is just a few

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (Canada) 

Construction starts on new heavy polar icebreaker for Canada

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, April 4, 2025 at 16:32
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Construction officially started on one of two new heavy polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), marking the first

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Lithium company exploring N.W.T. hopes to refine material in Canada, not China

CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 4, 2025 at 14:51
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By Jocelyn Shepel  Canada can’t refine the mineral from hard rock right now but companies are looking to change that

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

Yukon takes aim at Elon Musk’s companies with U.S.-tariff retaliatory measures

CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 4, 2025 at 10:41
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Territory scraps rebates for Tesla products, quits X, and looks to cancel Starlink accounts The Yukon government is targeting Elon Musk’s

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Low diamond prices raise risk of early closure of N.W.T. mines, experts say

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 4, 2025 at 09:35
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All three N.W.T. diamond mines reported millions of dollars of losses in 2024 All of the N.W.T.’s diamond mines are reporting

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 News 

Greenland drone research could help better predict ice loss

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 16:07 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 16:08
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New research using drones has uncovered new details about water vapor movement above Greenland’s ice sheet, something that could help

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Yukon gov’t announces suite of changes to hunting, fishing rules

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 12:01
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By Julien Greene Big changes for moose, deer and grizzly bears The Yukon government says compromise — ensuring harvest opportunities while

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Trump slaps tariffs on Arctic islands with almost no export

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10:28 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 13:36
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The uninhabited volcanic island of Jan Mayen and the Svalbard archipelago are among the strangest places Trump has imposed tariffs

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

Yukon’s labour supply can’t meet existing demand, report shows

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 09:23
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By Cali McTavish  New report highlights opportunities and bottlenecks in Yukon’s economy A new report from the Conference Board of

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland leaves Ottawa mine ban treaty, citing geopolitical security concerns

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 18:03
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Finland has announced it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing the escalating tensions

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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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