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Child and family health-care centre expands to better serve Cree and Inuit in northern Quebec

CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2025 at 15:27
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By Vanna Blacksmith A child and family health-care facility in Quebec’s far north opened the doors of a new building

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Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 

In Murmansk Port works a fleet of Norwegian reefer vessels

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:00
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“Fish can be traded with the Russians, it has been decided by Norwegian and European authorities,” says Tormod Fossmark, CEO

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Featured • Zone 1 Society Society (Canada) 

Teacher resignations in Naujaat, Nunavut, leaving vacancies at high school, raising concerns

CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2025 at 10:32
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By Emma Tranter A number of teachers have resigned in Naujaat, Nunavut, leaving half of the positions at the community’s

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Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (USA) 

Can we still be friends: Alaska town sends love letter to neighbours in Yukon

Paul Tukker, CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:22
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Things have gotten a little weird lately with the U.S. and Canada, but one small-town mayor in Alaska hopes his

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

Territorial premiers send message in Washington that the Arctic is not for sale

The Canadian Press
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2025 at 15:57
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Territorial premiers said it is a critical time for the Arctic amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s increasing rhetoric of American

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Featured • Zone 2 Society Society (Canada) 

N.W.T. gov’t scrapping $100K to family violence shelters, shelters say bring it back

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2025 at 15:36
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A network of N.W.T. shelters and safe homes is pleading with the territorial government to reinstate a $100,000 fund for

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Featured • Zone 1 Society Society (Canada) 

Changes to Inuit child funding program putting families at risk: health-care workers

The Canadian Press
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2025 at 13:18
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Health-care workers in Nunavut say changes to a federal funding program for Inuit children are forcing some pregnant women to

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) Politics Politics (Finland) 

Defence Minister: Nato troops will be stationed in Rovaniemi, Sodankylä

Yle News
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2025 at 10:33
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Nato’s Forward Land Forces (FLF) will be stationed in Rovaniemi and Sodankylä, Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) confirmed at

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Featured • Zone 2 Politics Politics (USA) 

Alaska senators introduce bill that would again designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2025 at 09:47
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Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali — weeks after President

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Isuarsivik recovery centre celebrates 30 years with plans to grow

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 14:59
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The Isuarsivik Regional Recovery Centre  is celebrating 30 years this year with a mural and ambitions to expand across Nunavik.

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

N.W.T.’s Deh Cho bridge fully reopened after $7M in repairs

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 10:01
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Broken cable discovered in August 2023 prompted reduction of bridge traffic to 1 lane The N.W.T.’s Deh Cho bridge is

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

Northerners, experts question Conservatives’ pledge to build military base in Iqaluit

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 09:05
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By Samuel Wat Nunavut premier says he only heard about Pierre Poilievre’s announcement on Monday morning Some northerners and Arctic

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How polar bear fur could unlock ice-free innovation across industry

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 16:02
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Preventing ice buildup in extreme temperatures has long vexed industries from aviation to energy, but a new study suggests the

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Two men found dead in a tent on highest mountain in Arctic Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 13:52
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Two men have been found dead in a tent south of the Kebnekaise mountain station. The men were reported missing

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (USA) USA 

Villagers support critical lifeline in rural Alaska after plane crash kills 10

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 11:26
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The small, striped plane rolled to a stop on a snow-covered airstrip in a remote western Alaska village not far

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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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