Moscow appoints Nikolai Korchunov new ambassador to Norway
The Russian top diplomat comes from the post as Ambassador at large for Arctic affairs. He has previously served in
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Canada and N.W.T. sign historic funding agreement with Inuvialuit for child services
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced agreement during Inuvik visit Monday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Inuvik, N.W.T., on Monday to
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Traffic weather warnings hit Utsjoki and Inari in Arctic Finland
Slushy conditions have hit Finland’s far north, putting traffic weather warnings into effect in Utsjoki and Inari. Temperatures are set
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Nunavut gov’t to rename 15 place names containing Indigenous slurs
By Samuel Wat Work to officially change derogatory names a ‘priority’ in 2025 WARNING: This article discusses an offensive slur. The
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Iditarod head vet, Stuart Nelson, dies suddenly at age 71
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s longtime head veterinarian, Stuart Nelson, died suddenly this week, race officials said Thursday. It
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U.S. Coast Guard watching uptick in Russian, Chinese navy activity near Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard is watching an “uptick” in Chinese and Russian navy activity around Alaska and the northern Pacific
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Sahtu Secretariat votes in favour of referring Imperial Oil project for environmental assessment
The majority of Sahtu Secretariat Inc. directors voted in favour of an environmental assessment of an Imperial Oil project in
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After 38 years, man arrested in unsolved killing of 15-year-old in Iqaluit
By TJ Dhir After going unsolved for 38 years, a man has been arrested in the killing of a 15-year-old
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Cree hold ‘eye-opening’ discussions on how development happens in northern Quebec
By Cole Bosum How development happens in Cree communities and who benefits was front and centre at a recent meeting
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NATO to set up northern land command in eastern Finland
NATO will set up a new land command in Finland near the Russian border next year, tasked with leading the
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Under the flag of Gabon tankers sail sanctioned Russian oil through Arctic ice
The Sai Baba is sailing the Northern Sea Route from Murmansk to China and is part of a major Africa-registered
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2 experienced candidates running for mayor of Inuvik, N.W.T.
By Dez Loreen Inuvik’s mayoral race will pit a former mayor who served three consecutive terms against the incumbent, who
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Pride, sorrow mix for Franklin expedition descendant after DNA match with Erebus captain
Nigel Gambier has always been proud of his ancestor, who captained one of the ill-starred ships on Sir John Franklin’s
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Whitehorse fashion students design and sell orange T-shirts for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
By Camilla Faragalli A group of students in Whitehorse have created their own orange T-shirts as a fundraiser for the
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The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
An Alaska national park’s yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest
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