Nunavik Inuit name negotiators for self-determination discussions
The organization that represents the Inuit of Nunavik has named two negotiators to lead self-determination discussions with the Canadian and
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Unofficial results show three Yukon schools vote to join First Nation School Board
Schools in Pelly Crossing, Carcross and Destruction Bay say yes; Faro school says no Three schools in the Yukon have
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On thin ice, more polar bears move from Svalbard to Franz Josef Land
February 27 marked International Polar Bear Day, but there is no reason to celebrate at Svalbard where the entire west-
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Diplomat warns lessons of EU seal ban harm mustn’t be forgotten amid green transition
As the international community undertakes a historic green transition, accelerated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the negative impacts on
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Quebec Inuit jailed 15 times more than provincial incarceration average
By Jacob Serebrin · The Canadian Press 617 Inuit were jailed from March 2021 to March 2022 Osman Ilgun was arrested in
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Marin “disappointed” in failure of Sámi Parliament Act reform
One of the governing parties, the Centre, joined the opposition in torpedoing the bill, which would have given indigenous people
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On Norway’s Arctic border with Russia, saving refugee lives in extreme cold bigger worry than military invasion
Frontier guard Lars Erik Gausen is well aware that Russian soldiers are training warfare a few kilometers east of the
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Nunavut projects operating deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year
Nunavut’s finance minister tabled the territory’s budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year on Thursday, pledging it will ensure a bright
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Ties in North American Arctic stronger than ever, says Canada
Despite the rupture in Arctic cooperation with Russia’s since its invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Canada’s relationship with the
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Controversial Sámi bill runs aground in parliamentary committee
A controversial bill related to Sámi rights will not be voted on by MPs during this parliamentary term, after Parliament’s
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Canada needs new approach to meet Arctic challenges, conference hears
If Canada wants to tackle the triple threat of climate change, Russian aggression, and the Arctic infrastructure deficit, it must
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N.W.T.’s 4th annual Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival a showcase for Indigenous and Northern films
Grab some popcorn, the 4th annual Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival is on this week in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. The film festival
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Russian defectors can get asylum in Sweden, if they risk being forced to commit war crimes
Roughly 150 Russian men have applied for asylum in Sweden since the partial mobilization in Russia last year. They may
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Yukon Energy to improve communications, in case of another deep-freeze power outage
Yukon Energy held another briefing with officials on Wednesday morning, about a series of power outages during a December cold snap
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Russia’s Arctic Brigade in Alakurtti is counting its many dead
The troops trained to defend the Russian Arctic are taking a big toll in the muddy battlefields of Ukraine. It
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