Electricity bills expected to go up again as Yukoners await new rebate details
By Dana Hatherly End of government rebates and rate rider hikes add up to higher bills Yukoners can expect their
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A cloud hangs over legal Alaska walrus ivory. Advocates hope Congress will help.
WASHINGTON — Advocates of Alaska Native ivory carvers hope this is the year Congress finally passes the ARTIST Act, so
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Yukon government passes bill to allow it to halt health authority, minister says
By Dana Hatherly Opposition motion calling on health authority board representatives to testify in legislature defeated The Yukon government has
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Russia eyes record cargo volumes on Northern Sea Route this year
Cargo volumes carried via the Northern Sea Route are expected to exceed 40 million tonnes by the end of the
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Commission issues recommended land use plan for Yukon’s vast Dawson region
Final plan will determine how roughly 10 per cent of Yukon’s land mass should be managed in future A proposed
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Yukon First Nation declares caribou herd to be ‘living ecological person’
By Chloé Dioré de Périgny, Francis Tessier-Burns The Ross River Dena Council says the decision is meant to protect caribou
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Russian vessels have sought shelter in Norwegian fjords more than 230 times since 2022
The manoeuvres of Russian fishing vessels in northern Norwegian waters are blurring the line between seeking shelter from bad weather
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Upgrade work to begin this summer at Yellowknife airport, bigger improvements to follow
By Sarah St-Pierre Initial work will include expanding bathrooms and patching runways A comprehensive plan to update the Yellowknife airport
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Planned LNG plant in Alaska seeks equipment from sanctioned Russia firm
By Timothy Gardner The head of Polar LNG, a company that plans to build a liquefied natural gas plant on
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Nunavut has 1 year left before devolution comes into effect. Is the territory ready?
By Samuel Wat Devolution agreement signed in 2024, with a three-year transition period Devolution in Nunavut is set to take
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Yukon gov’t torches Clean Energy Act, subsidies for EVs and e-bikes
‘We need to reduce the growth of [energy] demand in the Yukon,’ premier says The Yukon government has repealed legislation
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Industrial boom in northern Sweden linked to rising prostitution risks
Large industrial projects that attract many workers from abroad increase the risk of prostitution in the local community, according the
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Dene Nation says federal money for housing, infrastructure should go directly to communities
By Yumna Iftikhar Dene Nation says federal money for housing, infrastructure should go directly to communities The Dene Nation is
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Q&A | U of A researcher on battery-free sensor to track vital signs in extreme cold
Researchers at the U of A have developed a tiny sensor that can track vital signs of soldiers in the
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Northern aviation deserves same de-icing resources as the south, says pilot
For pilot Laval St. Germain, the Transportation Safety Board’s report into the fatal 2024 Fort Smith plane crash that killed
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