Here’s what deep sea ports and military vessels could mean for Arctic marine mammals
By Tori Fitzpatrick Vessel traffic and noise is harmful to marine mammals, researchers say Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says investing
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First Nation says it’s using Canada Revenue Agency to out suspected drug dealers
By Carla Ulrich The former chief of Kátł’odeeche First Nation in the N.W.T. says her band has been using Canada’s tax
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Two dead, 27 injured in Murmansk train collision
Four passenger coaches derailed and one flipped over after the two trains collided sideways on the tracks at the station
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Nancy Karetak-Lindell, former MP, appointed as Nunavut Senator
By Nick Murray Karetak-Lindell replaces outgoing Senator Dennis Patterson The first woman to ever serve as the member of Parliament
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Yukon MP joins chorus of Liberals calling on Trudeau to resign
Brendan Hanley says the party needs a ‘different vision’ before the next election Yukon MP Brendan Hanley is joining more
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Massive explosions near Severomorsk, in Arctic Russia
There is no information made public that can tell what exploded inside the military boundaries south of the headquarters of
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Nunavut energy corp. applies to increase power rates by 9.5 per cent
Qulliq Energy Corporation says adjustments are being proposed to recover costs The corporation responsible for energy in Nunavut is asking
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Increasing risk of escalation in Arctic says Danish defence intelligence service
Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service (DEI) painted a stark picture of the country’s evolving security landscape in its annual report on
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Dawson City’s annual ice bridge is open to traffic once again
‘We’re definitely looking forward to be able to drive over again,’ West Dawson resident says It’s the time all West
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Murmansk power plant discharges black smoke, covering city center for hours
As temperatures in the far northern Russian city this week dropped below minus 20, local authorities were struggling to keep
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N.W.T. gov’t aims for more representative workforce with new Indigenous hiring policy
New policy will replace existing decades-old affirmative action policy and focus solely on Indigenous hiring The N.W.T. has overhauled its
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Nunavik village has boiled ‘fishy’ water for 9 months; new reservoir may fix it
By Samuel Wat Regional government says there’s no water quality issue in Aupaluk, rather a water quantity issue Every day,
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Surprising link between Arctic warming & cold blasts in N.America, Europe: study
Some parts of the Arctic are warming up to four times faster than the rest of the planet, with many
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Canada and U.S. Department of Defence invest $35M in the Yukon’s Mactung mine
By Caitrin Pilkington Fireweed Metals will get money for roads, electrical infrastructure and feasibility studies The U.S. military’s missiles, bombs
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Premiers push Ottawa to build northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy
Canada released its new Arctic foreign policy earlier this month Canada’s northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip
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