Inuvik to welcome back the sun with annual weekend festival
A 27-minute sunrise in Inuvik, N.W.T., this Friday will trigger a full weekend of festivities as residents gather to welcome the
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A plan to plug gaps in the continent’s Arctic defence shield faces roadblocks
[Analysis] Despite the ballyhoo that surrounded last year’s announcement, it’s becoming clear that the modernization of North American air defence systems
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Bear intestines, fish skins and red carpet runways: The year in sewing
Sewing has always been an essential part of northern culture. It also plays a vital role in the ongoing cultural
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‘Arctic pay’ among the perks Congress is sending to improve military assignments in Alaska
Members of the military stationed in Alaska are in line for some extra financial benefits in 2023. Bills Congress passed
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Agnico Eagle’s Meliadine mine extension project on hold by NIRB
Agnico Eagle’s Meliadine extension project — which proposes, among other things, a windfarm and an on-site airstrip — can’t proceed to the
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People seeking fertility treatment in the Yukon call for more government support
When Amélia Koeppel started trying to conceive with her partner, she didn’t predict they’d eventually end up with a $30,000
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Leaving Ukraine was painful but necessary, says family now happily settled in Yukon
Kyrylo Bozchenko smokes a cigarette and watches his dog lying lazily near what Kyrylo calls an “igloo.” Inside the snow
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Yukon premier, opposition leaders look back at 2022 and ahead to a possible election year
We already know this much about the coming year: Yukon will have a new premier. Maybe even two, before 2023
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‘It eases their mind’: The soapstone carvers of Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility
Throughout the year, some of the inmates of the Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility in Iqaluit have gotten used to spending long hours
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Land-based healing, education projects in Yukon among Arctic Inspiration Prize finalists
Two Yukon projects focused on land-based education and healing are in the running for this year’s lucrative Arctic Inspiration Prize.
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Weasel ‘discovery’ in Nunavik highlights gap between local knowledge and research
Residents of Salluit, Que., regularly see weasels. But you wouldn’t know it from the science journals. A researcher has, for
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Honorary degree caps a career spent preserving, promoting, Dene culture, language
A woman who’s had a remarkable impact on education in the Northwest Territories received an honorary degree earlier this year.
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Landmark Inuit textile exhibit winds up in January
A landmark exhibit of textiles made by Inuit artists winds up next month after travelling the country and even nabbing
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Sweden’s icebreaker season starts with trip from arctic city of Lulea
Sweden’s icebreaker season is underway, starting with the first vessel departing from the northern city of Lulea, a city just
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Blog: 2023, yet another “last chance” for the climate?
Why 2023 will be another key year for the future of our climate. I am looking out onto a sparkling
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