Nunavut has 1 year left before devolution comes into effect. Is the territory ready?
By Samuel Wat Devolution agreement signed in 2024, with a three-year transition period Devolution in Nunavut is set to take
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Yukon gov’t torches Clean Energy Act, subsidies for EVs and e-bikes
‘We need to reduce the growth of [energy] demand in the Yukon,’ premier says The Yukon government has repealed legislation
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Dene Nation says federal money for housing, infrastructure should go directly to communities
By Yumna Iftikhar Dene Nation says federal money for housing, infrastructure should go directly to communities The Dene Nation is
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In Trump’s shadow, Greenland seeks more leverage from Danish vote
Greenlandic candidates competing for two seats in Denmark’s election next week hope to leverage the unprecedented attention brought to their
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Norwegian police move training north as Russia eyes body-snatching law
As Norwegian police drill for potential armed incursions from Russia, the Russian Duma is preparing to adopt a law that
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Yukon Party budget to set table for next 4 years
It’s budget day in the Yukon, with Currie Dixon’s Yukon Party government set to give a more detailed glimpse of
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Cooking like it’s the “last meal”: inside Operation Nanook’s Cambridge Bay kitchen
In the extreme cold of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canadian Armed Forces personnel have been testing heavy artillery and doing ice
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Nordic leaders meet in Oslo as Arctic tensions sharpen over Greenland, Russia
The leaders of five Nordic countries — plus Canada — gathered in Oslo for a mini-summit to discuss strengthening defence capabilities
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Carney announces $35B for defence, infrastructure in Canada’s North
The Liberal government has unveiled a detailed, multibillion-dollar proposal to modernize and expand Canada’s military footprint in the country’s Far
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Soviet flag flies as first Murmansk passenger voyage reaches Svalbard
A giant flag of the USSR – a state that collapsed 35 years ago – greeted the first passenger ship
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Carney heads to Arctic war games as NATO flexes muscle in Norway
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Yellowknife on Thursday before heading to Norway and the United Kingdom for meetings
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Carney scheduled to visit Yellowknife on Thursday
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Yellowknife on Thursday. His itinerary shows he will announce a “new
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N.W.T. part of ‘national energy corridor’ deal with other provinces, Yukon
The Northwest Territories has signed on to an energy deal that the province of Ontario is billing as a “national
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Carney heading to Norway to watch NATO exercises, meet with PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to travel to Norway on Friday to observe the Norwegian-led NATO Cold Response exercise above
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How polar geopolitics are creeping into the Arctic Winter Games
Athletes might be the stars of the show, but the Arctic Winter Games can’t escape politics. For example, the games
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