Canadian military surveys Arctic airstrips, infrastructure in Operation NANOOK exercise
Canada has launched Operation NANOOK-QIMAAVIVUT, an Arctic defence exercise designed to test the military’s ability to move people and equipment
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Arctic high on agenda at Denmark, Faroe Islands meeting
The Danish defence minister and the Faroese foreign minister may differ on their characterizations of a recent meeting in the
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Fuel crisis grips Karelia in northern Russia
By Georgii Chentemirov Russia’s fuel crisis is disrupting daily life in Karelia, leaving tourism businesses stranded, hampering rescue operations, and threatening
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Estrogen shortage sends women in northern Sweden to Finland
The shortage of menopause hormone therapy medications has meant that women in northern Sweden are crossing the Finnish border to
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Blog: Barentsburg—Experiencing the Russian Arctic without entering Russia
Arctic islands are sometimes places where the world comes together, whether in the form of a Norwegian-Russian post office or
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Residential school survivors ‘overjoyed’ about return of travel funding for counselling in North
By Sarah St-Pierre Worries linger about what comes when funding runs out at end of fiscal year Joanne Charney said
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Iqaluit housing pressure remains despite fewer working-age residents, says report
There may have been fewer working-age residents in Iqaluit in 2025, but that didn’t ease the city’s housing squeeze, says
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Travelling court cancels fall criminal trials in two Nunavik communities
By Ximena Sampson No criminal trials will be held in Puvirnituq or Inukjuak this fall, Radio-Canada has learned. Four years
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Canadian arctic science network awards $9.3M funding to 13 local reserach projects
A Canadian arctic science network is backing 13 local research projects with $9.3M in funding, it announced on Wednesday. The
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Chinook salmon in decline, worsened by Bering Sea heatwave a decade ago: study
By Julia Parrish NOAA says 2016-2020 heatwave in the Bering Sea hit already suffering population hard Yukon River Chinook salmon
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Russia’s Northern Fleet celebrates Navy Day against backdrop of drone threats
In Severomorsk, the headquarters of the Northern Fleet, the 330th anniversary of the Russian Navy was celebrated without a naval
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Herb Nakimayak elected president of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada
Nakimayak was previously serving as the acting president of the organization Herb Nakimayak was elected president of the Inuit Circumpolar
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Meeting at a ‘turbulent’ time: Inuit Circumpolar Council gathers for general assembly in Iqaluit
By Kate Kyle Inuit sovereignty, unity and self-determination will be key priorities Inuit from across the Arctic are coming together
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Crucial for senators to be in Ottawa to represent North, former Nunavut representative says
By Yumna Iftikhar N.W.T. Senator Dawn Anderson has highest number of recorded absences due to ‘other public business’ Northern senators
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“On the brink of emergency”: Arkhangelsk seeks Moscow bailout to avoid winter crisis
By Denis Zagore Lawmakers from the ruling United Russia party in the north Russian Arkhangelsk region have appealed to the federal
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