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Gahcho Kué mine co-owner delisting from TSX signals financial distress, expert says

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 17, 2026 at 09:26
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‘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

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 11:59
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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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The "Arktika" is the first of Russia's first new generation 22220-class icebreakers. A total of six vessels of the class will be built.
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Nuclear icebreaker escorts North Pole platform from Greenland Sea

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 10:42
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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

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 10, 2026 at 13:32
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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

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 11:29 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 11:30
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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

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 15:01
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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

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 13:28
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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

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 17:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 18:06
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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

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 10:06
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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

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 11:13
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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

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 16:34
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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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$4.7 million for two processing plants in Nunavut

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2026 at 11:15
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The federal government announced an investment of more than $4.7 million to fund two community traditional food processing facilities in

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3 stamps dedicated to Indigenous leaders.
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The Arctic Honored on New Canada Post Stamps

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:50
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Ahead of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, Canada Post has unveiled its fifth annual stamp issue dedicated to

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A hand can be seen holding up a piece of deadwood covered in peachy mushrooms.
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Fire-loving fungi are nature’s first responders after wildfire

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 16:02
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Within weeks of a wildfire, an orange crust coats deadwood and the charred forest floor, creating an otherworldly landscape that

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The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.
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NGC Unveils the World’s Largest Exhibition of Indigenous Circumpolar Art

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 16:06
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The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) has announced the unveiling of Qillaniq, an exhibition entirely dedicated to contemporary artists from

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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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