Alaska senator urges greater U.S. action on Arctic to keep region a zone of peace
With China and Russia increasingly jockeying for position in the Arctic, the U.S. needs to pay greater attention the region,
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Canadian government promises coast guard two new heavy icebreakers for Arctic operations
Decision lets the government avoid political fallout from choosing one shipyard over another The Canadian Coast Guard is getting two heavy
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National housing non-profit calls Canadian budget ‘missed opportunity’ for northern housing
It could have been a ‘fantastic opportunity’ to address northern housing over next 10-20 years: CHRA director A national housing
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Community in Canada’s Northwest Territories updates flood evacuation plans
Village says plans are subject to change, but they provide options The Village of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, updated community
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Yellowknife, Canada has 20 active cases of COVID-19, no community transmission so far
7 probable cases, more than 1,000 close contacts related to outbreak at school There are now 20 active and seven
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1st court date for southern couple accused of sneaking into northern Canadian community for vaccines
Rod and Ekaterina Baker did not appear in person A Vancouver couple accused of flouting Yukon’s COVID-19 rules and travelling to
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Iceland extends COVID-19 restrictions by one week
Iceland’s Ministry of Health is extending some domestic COVID-19 restrictions by one week, but says the country is on the
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Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit declares local state of emergency after COVID-19 community transmission detected
Bylaw officers will be enforcing Nunavut government’s lockdown rules The City of Iqaluit declared a local state of emergency Monday
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Shared smoking breaks, broken rules: What led to Nunavut, Canada’s first COVID-19 cases?
Broken isolation rules, shared cigarettes and fear of extended isolation periods are some of the findings in a report that
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Nunavut officials confirm community spread as COVID-19 hits Iqaluit jails, medical boarding home in Arctic Canada
All four people who tested positive are now isolated in a unit in Baffin Correctional Centre Nunavut’s chief public health
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April 22 landslide in northern Quebec second largest in 150 years, say experts
Experts from the provincial government are expected in northern Quebec next week to survey the April 22 landslide that officials
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Glacier mass decreasing across Arctic but at different rates, says study
Glacier mass is decreasing worldwide with an average total loss of 267 billion tonnes of mass per year, says a
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‘Complete devastation’: Renowned polar bear biologist mourned after helicopter crash in Arctic Canada
Scientist Markus Dyck was identified by friends as 1 of 3 victims Scientists are mourning the loss of leading Canadian
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Government monitoring landslide site in Arctic Quebec
The cause of last week’s landslides in northern Quebec is still unknown, but authorities from Quebec’s Ministry of Public Security
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Majority supports alcohol restrictions in Arctic Canadian community of Baker Lake, but motion falls short
There were not enough votes to move to an Alcohol Education Committee system Residents in Baker Lake, Nunavut, voted to
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