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Ekati mine’s future in doubt as company files for creditor protection

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 15:17
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By Hina Alam Ekati Diamond Mine’s parent company has filed for creditor protection, saying it is unable to pay bills

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Politics Politics (Sweden) Society (Sweden) 

Sweden arrests Chinese captain of suspected Russia-linked vessel

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 15:00
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The Chinese captain of a seized oil tanker with suspected Russian links has been placed under arrest on suspicion of 

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Yukon government issues flood watch for the Klondike River

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 11:03
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By Caitrin Pilkington Officials have issued a flood watch for the Klondike River near Dawson City due to melting and

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Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 

Murmansk trapped in coal dust

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:56
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A wind barrier at the coal harbour proved largely ineffective over the weekend, as a thick and persistent cloud of

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Flooding closes Alaska Highway, cuts off access to U.S.-Canada border

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 08:24
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By Caitrin Pilkington The Alaska Highway has been flooded just north of Beaver Creek in the Yukon. Officials have closed

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Featured • Zone 3 News Society Society (Canada) 

Program using AI developed to support military surveillance in the Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 16:03 — Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 16:07
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Researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax developed the program. The CBC’s Brett Ruskin tried it out. You can watch CBC’s

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Culture Culture (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Residents say farewell — for now — to Hay River library and staff

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 13:44
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By Jocelyn Shepel For over two years now, Jeff Ashby has been bringing in his record player, on occasion, to

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Environment Featured • Zone 3 News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

Report confirms heat records in Europe and Arctic, but war-fuelled energy crisis boosts renewables and embattled climate

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 09:53 — Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 13:20
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As the European State of the Climate Report confirms Europe is the fastest-warming continent and the Arctic the fastest warming

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

UQAM updates its website for northern research

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 14:09
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The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) has launched the latest version of its Northern Portal (Portail nordique), a platform

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Featured • Zone 3 News 

Arctic oil hub tanker “disappears” from the map

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 13:17
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A 346-metre-long tanker that serves as a key hub for Russian Arctic oil exports has effectively “disappeared” from ship tracking

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Prepare for another challenging wildfire season, N.W.T. fire officials say

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 12:39
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By Heather Kitching Fire officials in the Northwest Territories are warning people to prepare for another challenging wildfire season due

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Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Great Northern Arts Festival organizers looking ahead after funding turned down

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:31
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A major arts festival in Inuvik has been slowly coming back over the last few years, but organizers of the

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

Naujaat hunters want to halt the Baffinland’s railway and port project

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 11:56
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Arviq HTO, Naujaat’s hunters and trapper’s organization, wants the federal government to halt the Steensby railway project so it can

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Finland) 

Lapland college launches wilderness guide training in English

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2026 at 14:49
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Lappia Vocational College is launching the first-ever English-language training course for wilderness and nature guides in Finnish Lapland. The professional

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Nunavik joins Indigenous push for banishment of traffickers

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2026 at 14:18
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Leaders in Nunavik are exploring the idea of banishment as a way to stop the flow of drugs and alcohol

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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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