Yukon says yes to hosting 2026 Arctic Winter Games
The Yukon government has thrown its support behind a bid to bring the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) back to Whitehorse
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N.W.T. ‘auntie’ and ‘uncle’ pins a hot commodity at NAIG
Team N.W.T. had some premium pins at the North American Indigenous Games, both for their design and nickname. Teams and other
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Greenhouses aim to bring fresh produce to North, putting a dent in food insecurity
Rows upon rows of raised beds growing tomatoes, zucchini, beans, wildflowers and herbs line the inside of the Inuvik Community
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Biden welcomes Finland to NATO, meets with Nordic leaders
By Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian And Jari Tanner President Joe Biden stood alongside Nordic leaders Thursday on the turf
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Longyearbyen warmer than Paris
Hottest day ever recorded on Planet Earth was July 4. And no surprise, the Arctic feels the heat. People in
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Vulnerability of Canada’s Arctic a security threat that needs urgent action: report
While Russia and China continue to invest heavily in polar infrastructure and operational capability, successive governments have allowed Canada’s Arctic
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First U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military
By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press $600M US port expansion to begin next year in Alaska community of 3,500 The cruise
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Blog: Blinken touts Arctic green transition as fighter jets rumble overhead
The discovery of rare earth elements at the world’s largest underground iron ore mine in Kiruna promises to fuel the
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Nunavut sees new crop of teachers, nurses as students graduate from college
‘It’s a good feeling to be done school and being able to serve Nunavummiut,’ says graduate It took nearly eight
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Arctic could be ice-free as early as 2030s says study
New modeling suggests that even under a low emissions scenario, the Arctic could experience ice-free Septembers as early as the
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U.S. set to open sole diplomatic post above Arctic Circle—Location? Tromso, Norway
The U.S. will establish a diplomatic post in the Arctic Norwegian city of Tromso, something that will “deepen [U.S.] engagement
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Coordinated action urgently needed to face rapid polar changes, says WMO
The World Meteorological Organization will put cryosphere changes amongst its top priorities give climate change’s rapid effects on the region,
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Sami-led project seeks to revitalize Indigenous education across Arctic Europe
Educators from participating kindergartens in SaMOS, a pilot initiative to prioritize Sami language and culture in early childhood education in
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Blog: As Norway takes over the Arctic Council, will members uphold its principles?
Will the Arctic 7, the Permanent Participants, and Observers promote and uphold the Arctic values implicit within the 1996 Ottawa
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Blog – Arctic Exceptionalism is Over. Who Will Tell the Diplomats?
Today the Arctic Council, the main regional forum of the eight Arctic states, transferred its Chairmanship from Russia to Norway.
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