Kátł’odeeche, N.W.T. wildfire didn’t grow at all over the weekend
Firefighters working to make reserve safe for residents to return, says N.W.T. Fire Fire officials in the N.W.T. say the
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Coordinated action urgently needed to face rapid polar changes, says WMO
The World Meteorological Organization will put cryosphere changes amongst its top priorities give climate change’s rapid effects on the region,
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Finland hosts major European fighter jet exercise in Lapland, Pirkanmaa
The Arctic Challenge Exercise 23 will involve about 3,000 soldiers from several different countries, but peace activists plan to hold
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Blog: Narva, Estonia—A would-be Arctic crossroads on Europe’s edge
The story of Narva is the story of the Arctic port that never was. Had it taken off as an
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N.W.T. gov’t announces financial aid programs for wildfire evacuees, host communities
One program aimed at evacuees whose work was disrupted, another is for communities that hosted evacuees The Northwest Territories government
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Ottawa, Quebec City announce additional funding for northern research institute
The federal and Quebec provincial governments are contributing additional monies towards the Institut nordique du Québec (Quebec northern institute) construction
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Blinken to visit Luleå amid Arctic fighter jet exercise
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with the Swedish Prime Minister and Foreign Minister at Luleå air base
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Canadian North vows to ‘make things better,’ after Iqaluit open house
‘We’ve heard the community and we’re going to be making changes,’ says airline CEO The president of Canadian North says
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Alaska’s Murkowski among senators pushing for Indian boarding school commission
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is among a group of senators pushing for a commission into Indian boarding schools in the U.S.
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Quebec judge awards $25K to Inuk woman ‘forgotten’ by youth protection authorities
In legal first, judge says cash is only way to try to rectify years of neglect In a legal first,
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Airlines’ new routes from N.W.T. to Ontario can capitalize on int’l tourism: expert
By Jenna Dulewich · CBC News 2 airlines announced direct or same-day flights from Yellowknife to Ontario As airlines announce new connections
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Moscow expels five Swedish diplomats, orders closure of Consulate General
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Stockholm has pursued a “confrontational course” and orders the closure of Sweden’s Consulate General in St.
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TB outbreaks, auditor general reports focus of Nunavut legislature’s spring session
Session began Wednesday, will last until June 1 The Nunavut Legislative Assembly reconvenes today for a short seven-day session. MLAs
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Heatwave hit Europe’s Arctic coast
Record temperature for May at Mehamn airport on Norway’s coast to the Barents Sea. Few places in Europe were warmer
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Nunavut asks federal gov’t for help handling tuberculosis outbreaks
Nunavut’s chief public health officer, Dr. Sean Wachtel, says he will be requesting federal aid to help deal with the territory’s
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