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European Arctic Summit: Russia poses “significant and long-term threat” to Euro-Atlantic security

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, September 14, 2026 at 16:01
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​ Russia poses a long-term threat to European security that requires greater cooperation and investment in the Arctic, 12 European

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Diavik says more testing needed before stocking fish in Yellowknife’s Frame Lake

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 15:00
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By Niles Niemuth  Company previously said fish might be brought in this summer Yet another year has gone by without

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The N.W.T. is slowly closing the infrastructure gap for EVs

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 09:20
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By Francis Tessier-Burns  ‘I wish the N.W.T. would have as good of an infrastructure as their neighbour,’ says EV driver

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

Norway seizes Russia’s Svalbard liner

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 11:51
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Norwegian authorities have seized the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov at the port of Barentsburg in Svalbard. The arrest was made after the

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N.W.T. utilities board looking at how much renewable energy territory’s systems can handle

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 09:23
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By Kaila Jefferd-Moore  Territory wants to raise limit on how much independent producers can feed into the grid The N.W.T.

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‘One of my worst fears’: Dog attacks in Nunavut and Nunavik spark outcry

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2026 at 16:08
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By Samuel Wat  2 dog attacks happened in Nunavik’s smallest village in the same month After several dog attacks in

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Norway’s King Harald V had long-standing interest in international affairs and the High North

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 10:21 — Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 10:29
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By Atle Staalesen and Thomas Nilsen King Harald V of Norway passed away in the morning on Friday 28 August.  King Harald

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Ottawa invests $885,225 to turn Mackenzie Delta reindeer herd management into business

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 16:17 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 16:22
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The federal government has committed $885,225 to planning to change Mackenzie Delta reindeer herd management into a business. “Through this

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Canadian Army looking for surveillance, cargo-drop drone suppliers, including for Arctic

The Canadian Press
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 11:48
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The federal government has put out a small shopping list for new drones for the Canadian Army, which includes land

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

Inuit organization aims to end the use of NDAs to conceal misconduct

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 09:15
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By Liam Baker Amautiit Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association brought forth a resolution to end the practice over the weekend The

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Paddler shoots and kills polar bear along Hudson Bay coast in Manitoba, province says

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 09:37 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 09:45
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By Bartley Kives  Shooting of protected species near mouth of Seal River, west of Churchill, under investigation A paddler shot

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Inuvik service suspension part of broader crisis in maternal healthcare, top ob-gyn says

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 15:01
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By Niles Niemuth Advocate sees role for midwives to play in fixing N.W.T.’s fragile system Labour and delivery services have

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Best road is one that gets built, N.W.T. minister says of new route to connect Nunavut and N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 11:54
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By Devon Tredinnick  New route balances caribou protection with economic potential, finance minister says While a new proposed route for

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EU sees Iceland vote as potential boost for enlargement optics

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 13:44
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By Lili Bayer and Stine Jacobsen European Union officials are hoping a referendum in Iceland on whether to restart membership

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Kivalliq Summer Games returns after 12 years

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 11:50 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 12:00
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Bianca McKeown · CBC News After a 12 year hiatus, the Kivalliq Summer Games returned this past weekend to Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut. The event had athletes

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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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