Blog: Despite housing shortages, Greenland razes colonial apartment blocks
Denmark built dystopian skyscrapers in the Arctic. The Government of Greenland is tearing them down. Colorful houses. Monumental icebergs. Sturdy
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Canadian Ranger rifles in the Arctic need replacements, don’t work in the cold
By Emma Tranter Department of National Defence says replacements will cost $8-10M Rifles issued to the Canadian Rangers in Canada’s
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Mental health, education top of mind for new National Inuit Youth Council president
Gwen Natsiq, 21, is from Iqaluit and will serve a 2-year term as council president The National Inuit Youth Council’s
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Sweden says before NATO summit they will spend 5% of GDP on defence
Less than two weeks before a NATO summit, Sweden and the Netherlands said Friday that they intend to increase defense
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Yukon Chamber of Commerce closing shop, calling it a ‘refresh’
‘The motion was, ‘yes, let’s dissolve,’ and the ancillary was, ‘and let’s get back to the original intent’ The Yukon
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N.W.T. barge season could still be a possibility, despite low water levels
By Nadeer Hashmi If water levels hold, coast guard should be able to put out necessary buoys The N.W.T. government
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Scientists urge global action to prevent industrial activity in Central Arctic Ocean
A coalition of over 1,000 scientists has taken the occasion of this week’s U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice to call
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Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by
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Denmark approves US military bases on Danish soil as Trump eyes Greenland
Denmark’s Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to allow U.S. military bases on Danish soil, a move that comes as
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Q+A | Nunavik’s tuberculosis outbreaks result of colonial neglect: professor
By Samuel Wat Natasha MacDonald says Quebec isn’t treating TB in Nunavik with the same urgency as elsewhere in the
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Weight of traditional knowledge discussed Diavik’s water licence public hearing
Mine says putting traditional knowledge in water licence conditions will remove flexibility A handful of Indigenous governments want to see
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Greenland soccer demands meeting after CONCACAF rejection, vows to fight back
The Greenlandic Football Association is pushing back after CONCACAF’s unanimous rejection of Greenland’s bid to join the soccer confederation. The
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‘Another historical event,’ Tłı̨chǫ grand chief says of new female chief in Behchokǫ
‘I think people, just generally, were ready for change,’ says Bertha Rabesca-Zoe, new chief of Behchokǫ Tłı̨chǫ leaders say residents
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More than 75% of schools in Murmansk need major repair
By Denis Zagore The heavily militarised region of Murmansk has 77% of its schools in dire need of renovation. Nevertheless, regional
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N.W.T. officials provide update on major infrastructure projects, some rising costs
By Nadeer Hashmi Taltson hydro expansion project now expected to cost more than $2B, minister says The Northwest Territories government
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