50-plus people sleeping outside in Yellowknife as winter approaches, advocates say
Meetings between NGOs, gov’ts have yielded no solutions so far, says Salvation Army director A tent encampment set up last
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Doomed Arctic LNG platform arrives in Arctic Russia
After three weeks of towing across rough Arctic waters, the 640,000 ton heavy production platform arrives in the remote port
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Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in medical student dreams of offering ‘culturally safe care’
By Asad Chishti Special internships at Whitehorse and Dawson hospitals gave Jamie Thomas a boost The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation has
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Town of submariners honours killed occupants
A monument is erected in the north Russian navy base of Polyarny for local men killed in Ukraine. Construction works
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Yukon Medical Association says the territory is in a health-care crisis
Camilla Faragalli The president of the Yukon Medical Association says the territory’s current health-care system is broken. Dr. Alex Kmet
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NASA ready for takeoff in Yellowknife
Jenna Dulewich What do microwaves, permafrost and an old military plane have in common? They’re all part of a NASA
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Air Greenland’s international flights out of Nuuk suspended, leaving some Nunavut passengers stranded
Air Greenland’s international flights in and out of Nuuk, Greenland, are temporarily suspended, leaving some people from Nunavut stranded. Air
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to remain detained in Greenland
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland after he was arrested in the Danish autonomous territory last month,
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Nordic ministers present joint plan to promote electric aviation
Nordic transport ministers have presented a joint declaration on promoting the development of electric aviation. Swedish Infrastructure Minister Andreas Carlson
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Yukon union slams use of agency health staff, but hospital corporation says it’s needed for now
The Yukon Employees’ Union is criticizing the Yukon Hospital Corporation’s use of agency workers to staff health-care jobs in the
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Victoria Gold says it will oppose Yukon government’s receivership application
By Tessa Vikander Company says it was served with court application to appoint a receiver on Aug. 13 Mining company
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Lapland hit by unusually warm and sunny July
Finland’s northern Lapland region saw a notably warm and sunny July, standing out from even from the warmer days experienced
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Sister ships of NewNew Polar Bear headed for Europe
Authorities in Beijing admit that the container carrier in 2023 damaged the Balticconnector pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. At
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Displaced Enterprise, N.W.T. residents, worry about upcoming voter eligibility
Territorial regulations say voters must live in community for a consecutive 12 months before election Residents of Enterprise, N.W.T. continue
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Advocates hopeful new Inuinnaqtun dictionary app can help revitalize the language
By Samuel Wat The app, which includes thousands of words and phrases, is available on Apple and Android devices The
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