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Nunavut Appeal Court reduces sexual assault sentence for former RCMP member

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:13
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By Samuel Wat · Mosesie Ikkidluak sentence reduced from 9 to 4 years, with appeal upheld Nunavut’s Court of Appeal has

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

‘Port of Churchill is primed to be major Cdn trade asset’: Arctic Gateway Group CEO

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:01
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The company that owns a rail line and port in northern Manitoba has increased its capacity to transport goods, as

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Inuit Circumpolar Council granted permanent status at International Maritime Org.

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 16:05
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After almost four years of holding provisional status at the International Maritime Organization, the group representing Inuit across the Arctic

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* Featured * Art and Culture Culture (Finland) Featured • Zone 1 Finland General 

A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 14:22 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 14:28
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It was well past midnight when Mihkku Laiti appeared on stage to perform at an open-air music festival in the

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (Canada) 

N.W.T. gov’t slow to act on school lead situation, independent investigation finds

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 13:03
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Investigator says departments failed to understand health implications of lead in drinking water The N.W.T. government was slow to act

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

“It’s not in my interest to have contact with Russia”: Norwegian border town mayor

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 11:41
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By Miro Johansson Russia poses a security threat to the world, says Magnus Mæland, mayor in the Norwegian border town that

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Concerns about environment front and centre at Whitehorse dam hearing

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 09:55
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By Julien Greene The hearing, one of the largest since the Yukon Water Board’s inception, came to a close Friday

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Close up of a vehicle.
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Society 

Dawson City, Yukon man charged in connection with stabbing

CBC News
Posted: Monday, July 14, 2025 at 08:13 — Last Updated: Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:13
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Dawson City RCMP have charged a man in connection with a stabbing that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. In

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A man standing beside a stop sign. Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Hähkè (Chief) Darren Taylor in 2024.
* Featured * Environment Featured • Zone 2 General 

‘A betrayal’: Yukon First Nations call on government to repeal mining amendments

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:38
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By Marissa Meilleur Territory temporarily extended some placer mining licences while it works through permitting backlog. Yukon First Nations are

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Trucks are seen from afar hosing down some structures.
* Featured * Environment Featured • Zone 1 General 

Rain around Jean Marie River, N.W.T., prevented fire from moving closer

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 16:21
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The community remains on an evacuation alert, meaning residents are told to be prepared to leave if need be. Rain

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* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Finland’s Enersense sells Pori shipyard to Canadian firm Davie

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 15:45
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The Canadian shipbuilder previously bought the Helsinki Shipyard, setting its sights on expanding its capabilities for Arctic shipbuilding. Finnish company

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Society Society (Canada) 

Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon praises community spirit in Nunavut Day remarks

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 15:03
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Canada’s Governor General, Mary Simon, delivered Nunavut Day remarks on July 9, saying that the sense of community in this

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Why the N.W.T. has so much tree fluff this summer

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 13:54
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Increase in fluff related to drought-caused stress on trees, N.W.T. environment department says Floating fluff? Summer snow? Cotton balls? If

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Canada) 

Q+A| Governor General calls on Canadians to treat mental health seriously

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 11:18
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By Samuel Wat Mary Simon says mental health requires a more holistic approach in Canada Governor General Mary Simon believes

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland and Lithuania set to produce anti-personnel mines, officials say

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:33
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By Andrius Sytas and Anne Kauranen Lithuania and Finland look set to start domestic production of anti-personnel landmines next year

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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