Fire in Naujaat, Nunavut, burns materials intended for public housing
Nunavut Housing Corporation says it’s not yet clear whether damaged materials will affect project timeline A fire in Naujaat, Nunavut,
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Federal funding approved to upgrade aging water, sewage lines in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T.
By Sarah St-Pierre Local officials would not say how much community will receive until funding agreement is finalized The federal
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Quebec politicians outraged by death of 4-year-old in Ivujivik, call for further investigations
By Samuel Wat Family of Jusi Padlayat says their medical concerns were dismissed leading up to the boy’s death Quebec
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4 years after fire, Fort Chipewyan’s Roman Catholic community seeks a new gathering place
By Yumna Iftikhar The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Roman Catholic Church burned down in 2022 Four years after a
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Proposed data centre is no supersized AI facility, says N.W.T. company
KatloTech Communications looking for $12M in federal funding for fibre line, data centre near Hay River An Indigenous-owned company in
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Feds announce up to $49.5M for Inuvik airport upgrades
By Sarah St-Pierre · Money represents federal government’s first investment through the Arctic Infrastructure Fund Federal ministers announced up to $49.5
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Mark Zuckerberg faces questions after yacht failed to respond to Alaska maritime aid call
Spokesperson for Meta CEO says yacht didn’t initially hear the call for assistance Mark Zuckerberg is facing questions after the
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New rail link reconnects Finland and Sweden in North
Passenger rail service between Kemi, Tornio and Haparanda was discontinued in 1988, leaving the border region without a direct rail
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First Nations-led Auntie’s House to incorporate cultural practices in Whitehorse youth group home
By Alexa MacKie ‘When children do go into care, it’s important that they do stay connected to their community and
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Estrogen shortage sends women in northern Sweden to Finland
The shortage of menopause hormone therapy medications has meant that women in northern Sweden are crossing the Finnish border to
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Arctic Winter Games to return in 2028 after all, this time in Alaska
Officials said earlier that the next games wouldn’t happen until 2029 Just months after organizers of the Arctic Winter Games
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Blog: Barentsburg—Experiencing the Russian Arctic without entering Russia
Arctic islands are sometimes places where the world comes together, whether in the form of a Norwegian-Russian post office or
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First Nation in Dawson City, Yukon, plans for return of ancient baby mammoth ‘Nun cho ga’
Rare specimen found in 2022 currently being preserved at Canadian Conservation Institute in Ottawa It’s been four years since a
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Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska
The operator of a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska last year, killing all 10 people on
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Residential school survivors ‘overjoyed’ about return of travel funding for counselling in North
By Sarah St-Pierre Worries linger about what comes when funding runs out at end of fiscal year Joanne Charney said
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