EU’s raw materials plan an attack on Indigenous land and culture, says Saami Council
The European Commission’s recent approval of 47 strategic projects aimed at mining and processing raw minerals, has been condemned as
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Victoria Gold receiver asks Yukon gov’t for another cash injection, raising total cost to $220M
If approved, increase would be the second time receivership’s total cost has more than doubled The cost of the Victoria
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Biden admin lacked authority to cancel Alaska refuge oil and gas leases: judge
By Becky Bohrer Judge says terms of a 2017 tax law suggested leases could only be cancelled by court order
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Russia sees scope for international investors in Arctic
Russia sees scope for international investors, including from the Global South, to help develop its Arctic region, a senior official
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U.S. tariffs threatening Indigenous tourism rebound in North
U.S. tariffs are threatening the Indigenous tourism rebound in northern Canada, just as the industry was starting to emerge from
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Arctic Norway’s Tromsø Airport struggles as international arrivals triple
By Elizaveta Vereykina As the number of international passengers in Tromsø has more than tripled, airport staff are struggling to cope
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Alaskan truck toll could be ‘last nail in the coffin’ of Fort Nelson, B.C., mayor warns
By Andrew Kurjata The mayor of B.C’s northernmost municipality is warning that tolls on commercial trucks traveling through the province to Alaska
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Qilak LNG, Alaska’s smaller gas project, seeks a role in Trump’s Asia push, CEO says
By Katya Golubkova Qilak LNG, which is hoping to develop a LNG project in Alaska, wants to be part of
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New boat launch, water treatment facility on horizon for Giant Mine site
By Jocelyn Shepel Team behind remediation project gave annual update to City of Yellowknife on Monday Team members with the
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Q&A: Lawyer tapped to study Giant Mine legacy comes with no ‘preconceived notions’
Yellowknives Dene First Nation welcomes Murray Rankin’s appointment, hopes for resolution The lawyer and former British Columbia politician recently appointed
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$1M CanNor investment looks to boost First Nations-led economy, tourism projects
Canada’s Northern Economic Development Agency is investing $1 million into three First Nation-led projects in Yukon, aimed at boosting the
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Grocers say prices in some northern communities protected from tariffs, for now
Two grocery chains that serve the North say stores in remote communities that rely on large, infrequent shipments of non-perishable
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Trade war could be ‘crushing’ for Alaska town that depends on the Yukon, residents say
Alaska business owner Mike Healy has one word to describe the international trade war that began on Tuesday between the
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Lapland travel boom
Finland is entering the third and final week of the school winter holidays, and Ilta-Sanomat carries a piece looking at the flood
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New mining legislation for N.W.T. expected to come into force in 2027
MLAs say they’ve heard from constituents concerned about what new regulations could mean for industry Some long-awaited, and contentious, mining
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