UNESCO highlighting importance of Indigenous languages in 10-year plan
UNESCO held conference this month on its action plan on decade of Indigenous languages For Alice Rigney, speaking her Dene
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Canada extends continental shelf claim, increasing overlaps with Russia in Arctic
Canada filed an addendum on Monday to extend its continental shelf in the Arctic, increasing significantly its overlaps with claims
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Real-life Santa embarks on Christmas journey from Arctic Finland
Yle has been broadcasting Santa’s departure from Korvatunturi since the 1960s. Finland’s real life Santa Claus has set off from
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Russia’s defense minister vows more troops near Nordic countries
New military bases will be created in the western regions, Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting Wednesday between top military
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Local company’s $3.95-billion U.S. arctic base contract “good news” says Greenland
The Government of Greenland says it welcomes news that local company Inuksuk A/S was awarded the new maintenance contract for
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Finland passes winter’s midway point
This year’s winter solstice falls on 21 December. Wednesday marks the winter solstice, making it the shortest day of the
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Most expedition cruise liners exclude Russian Arctic
The war on Ukraine and geopolitical turbulence with concerns growing of further escalations of tensions with Russia have knock-on effects
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First Nation in Dawson hits the airwaves to get community updates out faster
Karen Blake went from calling dozens of elders a day to broadcasting live each Monday Monday may not be the
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For Nunavik Inuit, care closer to home could cut down on stressful medical travel
By Leah Hendry, Benjamin Shingler · CBC News · Plans for new hospital could reduce the number of patients forced to travel south If
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Putin orders FSB to step up border control
“The FSB Border Guard Service must step up its work,” the President said in his video-recorded message on Security Service
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Int’l Inuit org, small island states call for increased action on shipping impacts
With the wind down of the most recent International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting on Friday, international Inuit and representatives of
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Biodiversity agreement to protect planet reached at UN conference in Montreal
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault calls the agreed measures ‘an ambitious package’ Negotiators in Montreal have finalized an agreement to halt
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Inuit come to Montreal for medical care. Patients say lodge riddled with problems
By Benjamin Shingler, Leah Hendry · CBC News · Ullivik’s newly named director, its 5th since 2020, says she’s committed to creating a welcoming
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Canadian Coast Guard winds up its 2022 Arctic season
The Canadian Coast Guard has wound up its 2022 Arctic operational season, the agency said on Thursday. “The Canadian Coast
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Alaska law officer killed in muskox attack outside his house
A court services officer with the Alaska State Troopers died Tuesday after being attacked by a muskox outside his home near Nome,
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