Nunavut athletes disappointed by change to 3-year Arctic Winter Games cycle
By Bianca McKeown Some athletes worry they may age out of categories and have fewer chances to compete Naja Pearce
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Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump
The United States is using its economic power to “assert its will” and threaten military force against friend and foe
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Diverted flights, cancelled buses and frozen gas pumps: Yukon grapples with 1st major cold snap of winter
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
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
With growing interest in Saami culture and handicrafts but also mounting complications for small Indigenous businesses, the Saami Council has
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Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink
Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His
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Kremlin says Russia is interested in foreign investment, including Arctic, after U.S. plans report
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
Environment Canada says temperatures are about 20 degrees colder than usual for December People living in the Yukon know the
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Nunavik ends year with record number of TB cases, as officials promise funding announcement to come
By Samuel Wat ‘We need housing, infrastructure, and other social services to all work together in order to fix this’
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Blog: As Greenland rejects Starlink, China and Russia tighten military ties
For many remote Arctic communities, Starlink is the obvious choice for satellite internet. But Greenland, wary of the US, is
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Denmark to compensate Greenlandic women for involuntary birth control
Denmark’s government said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement in parliament to provide individual compensation to Greenlandic women who
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Canadian government stepping in to assist water emergency in Kugaaruk, Nunavut
Feds to help with transportation, distribution and pumping of water The community of Kugaaruk is getting federal help as a
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Russian shadow tanker blocked by Arctic sea ice
The tanker, which has shuttled between the far northern terminal and Chinese ports multiple times this year, has failed to
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Indigenous cultural items unveiled at Museum of History following journey from Vatican
By Verity Stevenson Century-old kayak would have been ‘essential’ to Inuit community before taken to Vatican, says Inuit leader After
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There were 20,000 instances of medical travel in the N.W.T. last year, and officials say many were avoidable
By Jocelyn Shepel Public administrator spoke to MLAs at committee meeting Thursday on improving health care Health officials in the
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