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Yukon non-profit says new plan aims to cut homelessness in half in two years

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 13:05
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By Gabrielle Plonka  A Yukon non-profit says its new action plan aims to cut homelessness by 50 per cent by

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Norway) 

NATO launches large-scale air force exercise on Monday

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 10:13
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Ramstein Flag 2026 will span a vast area from northern Norway to southern Spain. The first fighter jets and support

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) 

Sweden urges EU to tighten rules on tourist visas for Russians

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 13:42
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Sweden’s migration minister urged the European Commission on Thursday to tighten rules on tourist visas for Russians, saying it was

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Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Yellowknife teen recognized for work supporting autistic child in dance class

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 12:02
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By Julia Parrish  It’s a partnership that’s lasted three years, and at 14 years old, Taylor Paddon said she gets

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Featured • Zone 3 News Society Society (Canada) 

How Kakisa, N.W.T., is making a fire break part of its plan to grow more food

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:26
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By Sarah St-Pierre  When a wildfire reached Kakisa in 2014, burning around the community on two sides and along its

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A woman stands on a city sidewalk in winter.
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 Society (Canada) 

‘Not surprising’: Advocates react to N.W.T. Child and Family Services report

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 15:18
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By Yumna Iftikhar For some local advocates, the federal auditor general’s bleak assessment of the N.W.T.’s child and family services

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Danish prime minister thanks to firm position on Greenland

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 08:52 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 10:57
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Mette Frederiksen is set to begin a third term as Denmark’s prime minister, during which she is expected to maintain

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A woman smiles next to a pile of stones.
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 Society (Canada) 

Advocates hope declaration of gender-based violence as an epidemic can remove stigma

CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 1, 2026 at 10:21
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By Samuel Wat For Charlotte Wolfrey of Rigolet, N.L., ending gender-based violence is personal. Her daughter was murdered in 1993,

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

Gloria Uluqsi elected president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 12:01
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By Mah Noor Mubarik GloriaUluqsi will be the new president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., winning the election with 19.6 per

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics (Canada) 

Canada Focuses on the Arctic for Future Airborne Surveillance

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 10:43 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 11:50
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The Government of Canada is stepping up efforts to protect its northern sovereignty by selecting Swedish company Saab as the

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Art and Culture Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

The Oktoecho Ensemble Presents “Transcestral”

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 14:40
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The musical ensemble Oktoecho will stage two free outdoor performances of its production Transcestral this Saturday, May 30, in Montreal’s

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics 

Nunavut Premier proposes doubling child benefits

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:40
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The Government of Nunavut is proposing a $2.47 billion operating budget for 2026-27, which would represent an eight per cent

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Rebecca Chartrand in Parliament
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Society 

Housing : Ottawa Invests Over $67 Million in Northern and Manitoba Communities

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, May 25, 2026 at 16:02
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The federal government is ramping up its efforts in Manitoba’s northern and rural regions. Canada’s Minister of Northern Affairs and

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia : Yuri is watching

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 22, 2026 at 14:20
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The Russian Northern Fleet’s intelligence-gathering vessel Yuri Ivanov is loitering in the Norwegian Sea as NATO conducts its anti-submarine warfare

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* Featured * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Yellowknife better prepared to safely evacuate unhoused population, say advocates

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 22, 2026 at 12:10
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Un texte de Yumna Iftikhar Advocates say Yellowknife is better prepared to help its unhoused population evacuate if there is

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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

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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