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Rare instance of polar bear cub being adopted near Churchill verified by scientists

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 09:42
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By Nathan Liewicki   Only the 13th case of cub adoption in the western Hudson Bay area, say researchers Scientists

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Arctic Report Card 2025: Rainfall, record warmth and rapid change

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 14:12
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Higher air temperatures, record precipitation and accelerating environmental change continue to reshape the northern environment, according to the annual Arctic

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Narwhal recently found in Ireland suggests they’re moving into new areas, some experts say

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 09:01
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By TJ Dhir  ‘It’s just mad to know how it ended up there, and why,’ says Niamh Gavin, who found

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After three decades of Norway, Russia bridge-building comes a plan for detonation

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2025 at 16:02
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Norway bet on a democratic development in Russia and invested heavily in building bridges – both literally and in a

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Yellowknife RCMP arrest, Taser man after police vehicles rammed, officers assaulted

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2025 at 13:38
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Man faces several charges including dangerous operation of a vehicle, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon A 39-year-old man

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Inuvik students learn traditional skills at school-operated bush camp

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2025 at 11:43
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By Dez Loreen  ‘To be able to show our young students how to do this and how the process works

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Nearly all parliamentary groups back formal apology to indigenous Sámi

Yle News
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2025 at 10:02
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Only the Finns Party dismisses the idea of a state apology to the Sámi people, as called for by Prime

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Ulukhaktok school drinking water tests positive for elevated lead; alternate supply arranged

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2025 at 09:01
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The Government of the Northwest Territories issued a public health order for Helen Kalvak School in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., after testing

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Lawsuit challenges the approval of an exploratory drilling program in Alaska petroleum reserve

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 15:57
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Conservation groups and an Iñupiat-aligned group sued Thursday to overturn the recent approval of an exploratory drilling program in the

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Nunavut athletes disappointed by change to 3-year Arctic Winter Games cycle

CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 14:24
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By Bianca McKeown  Some athletes worry they may age out of categories and have fewer chances to compete Naja Pearce

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Diverted flights, cancelled buses and frozen gas pumps: Yukon grapples with 1st major cold snap of winter

CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 11:30
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Temperatures expected to stay mostly below –30 C, or even below –40 C, into at least next week The temperatures

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Qikiqtarjuaq deep-sea port’s first phase estimated at $350 million

The Canadian Press
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 09:03
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A proposed Qikiqtarjuaq deep-sea port will cost $350 million for its first phase, proponents of the project told a press

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Cross-border project looks to boost Sami handcrafts and businesses

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:39
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With growing interest in Saami culture and handicrafts but also mounting complications for small Indigenous businesses, the Saami Council has

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Kremlin says Russia is interested in foreign investment, including Arctic, after U.S. plans report

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 12:06 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 12:08
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The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was interested in attracting additional foreign investment after the Wall Street Journal reported

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Cold spell expected across Yukon for remainder of December

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:56
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Environment Canada says temperatures are about 20 degrees colder than usual for December People living in the Yukon know the

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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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