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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed
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Some Indigenous leaders call premiers’ meeting positive but inclusion remains an issue

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 11:02
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By Brett Forester A ‘missed opportunity’ to include Indigenous Peoples as partners in Confederation, says MNC The leader of the

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N.W.T. government implementing fire ban for all public and private lands in North Slave

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 10:14
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By Saloni Bhugra This is the 2nd time this summer the territory has implemented a sweeping fire ban for the

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Equinor discovers more oil near Johan Castberg field

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 09:03
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The Norwegian energy company has reported a discovery in a well located about six kilometres north of the Johan Castberg

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Oleg Tinkov’s La Datcha among luxury yachts sailing around Svalbard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 11:50
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The Russian billionaire’s private icebreaker yacht, equipped with two helicopters and a three-seat submersible, is spending this summer in the

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Premier will consider resigning if Yukon goes over debt cap, but commits to avoiding that

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 11:28
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By Dana Hatherly  Yukon government wants feds to increase borrowing limit from $1.2 billion to $3 billion Premier Currie Dixon

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Herb Nakimayak elected president of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 08:56
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Nakimayak was previously serving as the acting president of the organization Herb Nakimayak was elected president of the Inuit Circumpolar

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Meeting at a ‘turbulent’ time: Inuit Circumpolar Council gathers for general assembly in Iqaluit

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 09:47
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By Kate Kyle  Inuit sovereignty, unity and self-determination will be key priorities Inuit from across the Arctic are coming together

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Back burning planned to head off wildfire near Wrigley, N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 11:17
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By Jessica Davey-Quantick The fire that forced the evacuation of Wrigley moved closer to the community on Sunday night The

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Construction of Arctic LNG platforms resumes as China-made modules arrive in Belokamenka

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10:32
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Two heavy-load carriers have arrived in Belokamenka on the Kola Peninsula with Chinese-made modules for Novatek’s heavily sanctioned Arctic LNG

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Bear killed after wandering into Yellowknife neighborhood

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 09:24
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By Niles Niemuth The bear was spotted in Northlands by a resident at around 11 p.m. on Sunday A black

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BUCHANTY, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 22: Migrating salmon are seen leaping at Buchanty Spout on the River Tay in Perthshire on October 22, 2020 in Buchanty, Scotland. The salmon are returning upstream from the sea where they have spent between two and four winters feeding, with many covering huge distances to return to the fresh waters to spawn. (Photo by
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Dead salmon in northern Sweden are worrying researchers and fishermen

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, July 20, 2026 at 11:07
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In the Torne River, Sweden’s most important salmon river, both sick and dead salmon have been found. A new report

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Crucial for senators to be in Ottawa to represent North, former Nunavut representative says

CBC News
Posted: Monday, July 20, 2026 at 10:29
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By Yumna Iftikhar  N.W.T. Senator Dawn Anderson has highest number of recorded absences due to ‘other public business’ Northern senators

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“On the brink of emergency”: Arkhangelsk seeks Moscow bailout to avoid winter crisis

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, July 17, 2026 at 11:57
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By Denis Zagore Lawmakers from the ruling United Russia party in the north Russian Arkhangelsk region have appealed to the federal

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Gahcho Kué mine co-owner delisting from TSX signals financial distress, expert says

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 17, 2026 at 09:26
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‘It’s a challenging time these days in the diamond sector,’ says mining finance professor Mountain Province Diamonds, the company that

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Port of Churchill
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Port of Churchill to ship grain for first time since 2020, other supplies headed to Nunavut

The Canadian Press
Posted: Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 11:26
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The owners of the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba say grain is set to move through the terminal for

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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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