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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Gahcho Kué mine co-owner delisting from TSX signals financial distress, expert says
‘It’s a challenging time these days in the diamond sector,’ says mining finance professor Mountain Province Diamonds, the company that
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Involving community members key to sharing research across N.W.T., advocates say
By Yumna Iftikhar Lila Fraser Erasmus says ‘kitchen table talks’ and translations are key to sharing research across the N.W.T.
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Nuclear icebreaker escorts North Pole platform from Greenland Sea
After 21 months of drifting across the Arctic Ocean, Russia’s Severny Polus (North Pole) research station was this week escorted out of
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Town of Inuvik to fight natural gas rate hike
Kaila Jefferd-Moore · CBC News The Town of Inuvik will formally oppose a rate hike announced by Inuvik Gas Ltd. on Monday.
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How Nunavummiut kept cool during an ‘abnormal’ heat wave this week
Bianca McKeown · CBC News In Iqaluit, Jazmine Akeeagok was dressing a little differently this week. “I’m used to wearing sweatpants and
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Carney promises Arctic investment will benefit Inuit during meeting with leadership
Carney is 1st PM to visit northern Quebec community since Harper in 2008 Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Inuit
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Grays Bay progress good news for Arctic Economic and Security Corridor, N.W.T. mining industry says
Some in the N.W.T mining industry consider the two major projects ‘inextricably linked’ As the CEO of a newly-created company
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Ottawa Invests $2M to Modernize Security at Whitehorse Airport
The Government of Canada is injecting just over $2 million into the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport for the purchase
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Ottawa Fast-Tracks Process for Major Infrastructure Projects in the Arctic
The Government of Canada has announced the launch of the registration process to designate three major infrastructure projects as “projects
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$2.5 Billion in Australian Radar System to Monitor the Arctic
The Government of Canada has finalized the purchase of over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) technology from Australia and the firm BAE Systems
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$96.8 Million to Bridge the Digital Divide in Rural and Indigenous Communities
In an effort to close the digital divide that still isolates many regions, the federal government has announced a $96.8
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