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Europe’s Von der Leyen strengthens Arctic security ties with Iceland during visit

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2025 at 16:25
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In the latest move underscoring growing European attention to Arctic security, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Iceland

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What a Yukon hockey star’s choice of a U.S. college means for Canadian hockey

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 11, 2025 at 08:20 — Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:29
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By Verity Stevenson The language used to describe Gavin McKenna’s game often comes straight from the realm of fantasy. “He’s a

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Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon praises community spirit in Nunavut Day remarks

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 15:03
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Canada’s Governor General, Mary Simon, delivered Nunavut Day remarks on July 9, saying that the sense of community in this

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Roadless Rule repeal will help economically struggling Alaskan communities: senators

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 15:54
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Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are throwing their support behind the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s move to repeal

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Scientists urge global action to prevent industrial activity in Central Arctic Ocean

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 15:56
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A coalition of over 1,000 scientists has taken the occasion of this week’s U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice to call

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Researchers look at how N.W.T.’s Giant Mine closure plan can consider climate change

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 6, 2025 at 14:46
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By Jocelyn Shepel  Climate Ready Mine project team says little is known about how climate can impact mine closure planning

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U.S. Interior to scrap Arctic oil rule following Alaska outcry

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 16:18
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Alaska’s congressional delegation applauded the U.S. Interior Department’s decision to roll back a 2024 rule that restricted oil and gas

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Arctic glaciers remain at risk even if int’l community reaches climate targets: study

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 16:55
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Many glaciers around the world, including in parts of the Arctic, will remain at risk even if the international community

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Call for Arctic Council to include Russian Indigenous groups in exile in working groups

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2025 at 10:13
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May 12 marks the end of Norway’s two-year chairship of the Arctic Council. A closed virtual meeting between all eight

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‘You cannot spy against an ally’ after reports of US gathering intel on Greenland: Denmark

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, May 9, 2025 at 10:10
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Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told The Associated Press “you cannot spy against an ally” after reports that the United

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Agnico Eagle calls for Canadian Arctic strategy amid US threats

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Friday, May 2, 2025 at 11:03
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By Divya Rajagopal Agnico Eagle Mines, Canada’s biggest gold miner, wants the new government to develop a formal Arctic strategy

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N.W.T. NGOs say cost of living a key issue in this federal election

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 21, 2025 at 16:20
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The cost of living is a concern for many N.W.T. community organizations and they want to know how candidates running

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Greenland ‘Freedom City?’ Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 14:17
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By Rachael Levy, Alexandra Ulmer As the Trump administration intensifies efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark or take it by

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EU’s raw materials plan an attack on Indigenous land and culture, says Saami Council

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 15:54
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The European Commission’s recent approval of 47 strategic projects aimed at mining and processing raw minerals, has been condemned as

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Russia sees scope for international investors in Arctic

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 11:42
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Russia sees scope for international investors, including from the Global South, to help develop its Arctic region, a senior official

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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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