Beaver Creek, parts of Alaska Highway in Yukon under evacuation alert
A wildfire north of Beaver Creek, Yukon, has prompted a warning to residents of the community, as well as parts of
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Whitehorse saw driest June in nearly a century
If it seemed drier than normal last month in Whitehorse, you weren’t imagining it — the city saw the lowest amount
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Someone is messing with GPS signals in Svalbard airspace
A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) warning came soon after pilots detected disturbances in satellite navigation systems in the airspace on
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Ottawa’s major projects law won’t affect the N.W.T. much, premier says
N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson says he expects Bill C-5, passed into law last month as the federal Building Canada Act, to
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Europe’s Von der Leyen strengthens Arctic security ties with Iceland during visit
In the latest move underscoring growing European attention to Arctic security, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Iceland
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Labrador to see development as Canada expands northern military defence
By Abby Cole Labrador’s 5 Wing Goose Bay military base could be a hub for arctic defence With Russia waging
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Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, taking measures to address drugs, community safety
By Tamara Merritt Town hall meeting this week included hamlet leadership, RCMP and the territory’s justice minister An RCMP drug-detecting dog and
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One dead after fatal police shooting in Inukjuak, Que.
By Samuel Wat This is the 3rd fatal police shooting in Nunavik in 8 months One person is dead after being
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China’s Arctic involvement ‘highly exaggerated,’ Harvard researchers say
China’s activities in the Arctic in recent years have been “highly exaggerated” due to “alarmist language in terms of scale,
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Yukon minister defends mining amendments blasted by First Nations
‘We’ll do our best to work through these differences of understanding,’ says Minister John Streicker Yukon’s mines minister says the
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25 research projects to receive $10.8m funding from Canadian Arctic science network
Twenty-five research projects are set to receive funding from a Canadian northern research network to better understand the climate, geopolitical
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$500 per child grocery fund ending for Inuvialuit families
By Tamara Merritt One mother in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., says her family with 5 children will turn to more traditional foods
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Private yachts can still travel through the Northwest Passage undetected
Inuit guardians are on the front lines of maintaining sovereignty over the Northwest Passage, but small yachts are still allowed
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Nunavut enters into new 10-year agreement for air transportation services
By Francis Tessier-Burns Agreement with Bradley Air Services covers things such as medical travel, duty travel and cargo The Government
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Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen Communities along a 1,126-kilometre stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful
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