Montreal centre for Inuit warns of unmarked vehicles trying to pick up clients
By Rachel Watts ‘It feels like this population is being targeted,’ says advocate A lodging centre that helps Inuit in
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U-2 spy plane on mission as Norway boosts deterrence against Russia
The U-2 Dragon Lady is back in Norwegian airspace, nearly 65 years after the shot down incident over the Urals
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Canada to open consulates, appoint Arctic ambassador under new foreign policy
By Emma Tranter New policy officially launched Friday Canada will open consulates in Alaska and Greenland, appoint an Arctic ambassador and
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World could see ice-free Arctic by 2030 warns new study
A new study is warning that the world could see an ice-free Arctic as soon as 2026, despite several models
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New Teslin Tlingit Council election in Yukon after previous one ruled invalid
First Nation’s election adjudicator found some electors couldn’t vote because of problems with mail-in ballots The Teslin Tlingit Council in
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Oslo and Moscow safeguard fishery cooperation
Fifty years of fishery cooperation in the Barents Sea could collapse if Norway closes all its seaports for Russian fishermen,
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N.W.T. announces $48M to offset power rate increase for next 4 years
Subsidy would lower proposed rate increase form 24.8% to 15% The N.W.T. Government will spend $12 million every year for
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Victoria Gold directed to create, implement new water management plans for Eagle Mine
The first plan, related to groundwater interception, must be in place by Dec. 15 A Yukon mining officer has ordered
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Inuit org urges stronger action on plastic pollution after global talks stall
Inuit leaders are urging stronger action on plastic pollution after the latest round of global talks aimed at creating a
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Russian Warships from Northern Fleet Showcase Support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
Two frigates that normally are based in the far northern Kola Peninsula this week fired hypersonic Tsirkon missiles in the
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N.W.T. review board to move ahead with Imperial Oil environmental assessment
Decision may set precedent for how similar situations are dealt with in the future A territorial regulator has ruled that it
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Last batch of radioactive uranium fuel removed from military town in Arctic Russia
Removing the spent nuclear fuel elements from the Alfa-class submarine reactors in Gremikha became some of the most challenging operations
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Tree planting may not be effective climate change solution for the North, study finds
By Tori Fitzpatrick Researcher says tree planting at high latitudes may not prevent warming Planting trees is a popular way
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Military looks to establish naval reserve in Yukon
‘We feel that there’s many Yukoners that want to play a role in something like this,’ premier says Yukon’s premier
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Arctic sea-ice melt could mean big trouble for tiny microbes says study
The tiny microbes of the Arctic could be in big trouble as the North warms, warns a new study done
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