The Emirates joins Svalbard Treaty
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially joined the Svalbard Treaty, in a move said to strengthen the country’s role
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Analysis: Inside NATO’s race to secure the Arctic
Canada is learning how to defend its vast, frigid Far North No matter where you go and who you talk
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Electricity bills expected to go up again as Yukoners await new rebate details
By Dana Hatherly End of government rebates and rate rider hikes add up to higher bills Yukoners can expect their
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Yukon government passes bill to allow it to halt health authority, minister says
By Dana Hatherly Opposition motion calling on health authority board representatives to testify in legislature defeated The Yukon government has
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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‘We need to reduce the growth of [energy] demand in the Yukon,’ premier says The Yukon government has repealed legislation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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