Nunavik residents rally against alcohol and drugs, amid rising rates of violence
By Samuel Wat Numbers ‘worrying’, says Nunavik Police Service’s interim chief Jean-François Bernier New police figures show violent crimes in
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Sámi Parliament warns Lapland service cuts would hit Sámi communities hard
The Sámi Parliament in Finland has issued an open letter to Lapland’s wellbeing services county, warning that budget-driven service cuts
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Pharmacists say they’re shouldering a growing share of the Yukon’s health care burden
Territorial government says it’s considering expanding scope of practice for pharmacists Pharmacists say they’re taking on a bigger role in
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Meet some of the people working to bring back the Yukon Quest in 2027
By Tori Fitzpatrick The iconic sled dog race was cancelled last month after a tumultuous few years When veteran musher
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Canadian Red Cross to assist in Nunavik’s fight against tuberculosis
By Samuel Wat Nunavik’s health board says support from the Quebec government has been inadequate The Nunavik Regional Board of
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Alaska’s ‘Superbowl’ of dog mushing, the Iditarod, set to run its normal northern route
By Ava White The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is less than a month away and set to run on its
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Visibility isn’t enough, Arctic Indigenous women say authority must follow
TROMSO, Norway — While Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt’s high-profile defence of the island’s sovereignty reflects the rise of Indigenous women
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Arviat, Nunavut, chosen as main campus site for Canada’s 1st Inuit university
Doors expected to open by 2030, serving 100 students Arviat, a small Nunavut community located along the western shore of
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Arctic tourist resort is becoming shadow tanker hub
Carriers involved in transportation of sanctioned LNG are increasingly using the waters off the coast of Teriberka, a settlement promoted
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Ancient people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel
Archeologists have found the remains of an ancient camp on a remote High Arctic island that dates back more than
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Champion crowned in 2026 Norwegian reindeer championships
TROMSO, Norway — Mikkel Alexander Olli Eira of Karasjok was crowned the winner of this year’s Norwegian Reindeer Racing Championships,
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Yukon University pulls out of its role in upcoming Arctic Winter Games
Yukon University says it won’t be part of the upcoming Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse — just over a month
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Researchers head to Nunavut to assess Arctic challenges for robots
Robots that can function in the Arctic’s extreme storms and cold will become increasingly important for everything from securing and
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‘We’re not going to cancel the games,’ Arctic Winter Games organizers say amid Greenland turmoil
By George Maratos Greenlandic sports officials say they have ‘no concerns’ about sending athletes to the Games The Arctic Winter
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Heating outage in minus thirty degrees stirs an uproar in Navy hub Severomorsk
By Denis Zagore Frosty weather in January 2026 exposed the vulnerability of the utility system in Severomorsk, the headquarters city of
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