New New Shipping, Rosatom to build container ships for year-round Arctic sailings
The Russian-Chinese joint venture expects the first ARC7 class container ship to be commissioned in 2027. As Rosatom commissions more
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Receiver moves to put Yukon’s Eagle mine up for sale
By Julien Greene PricewaterhouseCoopers wants to close the sale of the mine by December Victoria Gold’s receiver wants to put the Eagle
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U.S. appeals court refuses to vacate Biden approval of Alaska’s Willow oil project
By Becky Bohrer The decision comes in a long-running dispute over the project first approved by the Biden administration A
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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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Environmentalists criticize Trump administration push for new oil and gas drilling in Alaska
Top Trump administration officials – fresh off touring one of the country’s largest oil fields in the Alaska Arctic –
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U.S. Interior to scrap Arctic oil rule following Alaska outcry
Alaska’s congressional delegation applauded the U.S. Interior Department’s decision to roll back a 2024 rule that restricted oil and gas
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Cruise ship season begins at Svalbard
Crowds of passengers disembarked and outnumbered local residents in the centre of Longyearbyen on Saturday. Not long after the Norwegian Star docked
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Trump officials to travel to Arctic Alaska to explore state’s resource potential
Three high-level Trump administration officials are touring Alaska this week, to make good on a day one promise from the
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Dawson City business community fears impact of continued placer mining licence delays
‘This is not just a placer mining industry issue. We have a lot of industries that rely on the placer
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UK sanctions halt floating repair dock for Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet
The new 220-meter dock built in Turkey is now stranded in the Mediterranean after London two weeks ago sanctioned the
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Norway still uncertain on port denials despite EU warnings of sabotage plans
The foreign ministry in Oslo can’t give a clear answer to whether Norway will ban port access for the two
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Indigenous groups weigh in on closure plans for N.W.T.’s Diavik mine
By Nadeer Hashmi Diamond mine currently set to close in early 2026 Some Indigenous groups in the N.W.T. are weighing
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US invites Asian officials to Alaska, eyes $44 billion LNG project
The U.S. has invited officials from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to Alaska to discuss projects including a vast gas
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Sámi introduce certification to promote ethical tourism in Arctic Finland
The draft of a new certification system was presented Wednesday at the Indigenous Peoples Conference in Inari, Finland that the
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N.W.T. diamond mine closures will hit Indigenous development corps. hard: report
By Nadeer Hashmi Analysis finds diamond industry generated $104M for 3 Indigenous development corporations in 2023 With the N.W.T.’s diamond
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