Federal government ends MMIWG funding to northern prosecution offices
Email shows the funding’s end leaves 25 per cent hole in Nunavut office’s budget The Public Prosecution Service of Canada
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ICC warns against sidelining Inuit as global powers eye Greenland
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has issued a strong warning about the risk of marginalizing Indigenous voices as foreign powers
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Yukon First Nations leaders call for meaningful partnerships at 2025 AME Roundup
Meaningful partnerships needed in order for projects to benefit everyone, leaders say The annual AME Roundup mining and exploration conference
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Alaskans: Trump can rename Denali, but can’t force people to call it Mount McKinley
By Mark Thiessen President issued executive order last week to change name of North America’s tallest peak North America’s tallest
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Northern entrepreneurship program focuses on Indigenous languages
By Asad Chishti Latest EntrepreNorth cohort gathered in Whitehorse last week A group of Indigenous entrepreneurs from across the North
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Denmark unveils $2.8 billion in Arctic defence, including ships, drones, & satellites
New Arctic ships, long-range drones with advanced image acquisition and bolstered satellite capacity are all part of a series of
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Passenger rail between Finland and Sweden could start in late 2025
Passenger train traffic from Finland via Tornio to Haparanda would open up the possibility of traveling to Sweden and the
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New radars sharpen Russian air defense over northern Finland, Norway
For decades, there have been military radars on the small mountain top in the Pechenga area. From Iyvara, there is
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PM: Finland supports Greenland remaining part of Denmark
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) discussed everything from labour unrest to Greenland’s status when quizzed by reporters on Sunday. Speaking to
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Number of justices of the peace declining in Nunavut
By Samuel Wat Territory’s new chief justice says recruitment, training of justices of the peace is priority for her The
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6-year sentence proposed for former Nunavut priest who sexually abused children
By Emma Tranter The justice expects to sentence Eric Dejaeger Thursday Crown and defence lawyers in the case of a
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Nordic Council of Ministers launches Arctic programme focused on communities
The Nordic Council of Ministers has launched a new programme that aims to build up resilience and supporting local Arctic
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Eyewitness testifies about angry conflict at Nunavut man’s murder trial in St. John’s
By Mark Quinn The witness left a room where 2 men were fighting. When he returned, one was giving the
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Yukon health professionals slam government’s plans to update Health Professions Act
By Tori Fitzpatrick Territory plans to make the act the umbrella legislation for 14 health professions Some Yukon health professionals
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Kola, Karelia soldiers likely to increase from 30,000 to 80,000
Thousands of soldiers from the three brigades inside the Arctic Circle, near the border with NATO, are killed or wounded
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