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Baffinland asks judge to allow sale of assets to avoid mine closure

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 10:23
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By Arty Sarkisian As of May, company owed $2.6 billion to 231 creditors Debt-stricken Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. is asking

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Iceland plans visitor fee to address overtourism at three famous Golden Circle sites

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 13:57
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Iceland’s government has published a draft bill that would impose a new fee to visit three of the country’s most

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Blog: South Korea bets on the Arctic to boost its biggest port

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, October 2, 2026 at 15:46
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Busan is turning to the Arctic to strengthen its position as a global maritime hub. From trialing polar shipping routes

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Increased gas subsidy for Nunavik Inuit beneficiaries comes into effect Oct. 1

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 15:41 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 15:43
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Inuit beneficiaries of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement will see an increased gas subsidy as of Oct. 1

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As Arctic sea ice reaches this year’s low, shipping reaches historic high

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 11:58
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Shipping along the Russian Arctic coast is bustling as the Arctic sea ice begins to freeze again. This year’s minimum

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Russia adapts fertilizer, coal terminals in Baltic, Arctic ports to export Black Sea grain

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2026 at 14:10
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By Gleb Stolyarov and Olga Popova Russian companies have been re-purposing fertilizer, coal, and other cargo terminals at Russia’s Baltic

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Alaska port gets 1st funds from Yukon mine to study options for shipping critical minerals

CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2026 at 11:32
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By Dana Hatherly An Alaska port is getting its first swap of money from a Yukon mine to study options

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North Nunavut pitches major infrastructure projects at Canada’s Investment Summit

CBC News
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2026 at 09:45
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By Bianca McKeown  ‘It’s the first of its kind and we’re really happy to be here,’ Nunavut Premier said Inuit

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Pause on N.W.T.’s Tibbitt to Contwoyto road a shock for truckers but hunter hopes it’ll help caribou

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 10:43
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As mines wind down, owners agreed there wouldn’t be a need for the road this winter Scott Yuill remembers his

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N.W.T., Yukon mining and energy projects get boost at Canada Investment Summit

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 09:11
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By Niles Niemuth  N.W.T. premier says his territory ‘has the critical minerals Canada and its allies need’ Mining and energy

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N.W.T residents feeling strain of rising home heating oil costs

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 16:01
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By Tamara Merritt  Some Norman Wells residents don’t know how they’ll cover their heating bill this winter As winter quickly

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Tariff relief out of reach for impacted Whitehorse businesses, lobby group says

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 14:51
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By Dana Hatherly Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce says federal rules sideline smaller enterprises A Whitehorse business lobby group is concerned

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As gasoline crisis worsens, Russia boosts fuel imports through Murmansk

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 13:19
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Over the past month, tankers have delivered more than 320,000 tonnes of foreign-made fuel to the northern Russian port of

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Manitoba offers to waive sales tax on major Port of Churchill investments

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 11:15
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The Manitoba government is offering to waive the provincial sales tax on major capital spending for the Port of Churchill

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They’re two of the biggest proposed mining projects in the Yukon. How will they be powered?

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 10:08
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By TJ Dhir  Diesel, liquefied natural gas, and solar among all the options being discussed Two of the biggest proposed

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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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