Icelandic authorities give hazard warnings as fissures spread lava and smoke
Iceland’s volcanic unrest intensified overnight as new fissures opened on the Reykjanes Peninsula, sending lava eastward and prompting fresh hazard
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Territorial ministers seek full funding for national plan on gender-based violence
Ministers meet with federal counterpart in Yellowknife about tackling gendered violence Amid the federal government’s bid to reduce spending, territorial ministers
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Inuvik’s mayor says new dentist could be on the way
After more than a year without a dentist, Inuvik is now on track to welcome a resident dentist by late
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Clyde River, Nunavut, under boil water advisory
Health officials say advisory is safety measure due to high turbidity in water Nunavut health officials have issued a boil
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Nunavut Appeal Court reduces sexual assault sentence for former RCMP member
By Samuel Wat · Mosesie Ikkidluak sentence reduced from 9 to 4 years, with appeal upheld Nunavut’s Court of Appeal has
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‘Port of Churchill is primed to be major Cdn trade asset’: Arctic Gateway Group CEO
The company that owns a rail line and port in northern Manitoba has increased its capacity to transport goods, as
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Inuit Circumpolar Council granted permanent status at International Maritime Org.
After almost four years of holding provisional status at the International Maritime Organization, the group representing Inuit across the Arctic
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A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun
It was well past midnight when Mihkku Laiti appeared on stage to perform at an open-air music festival in the
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N.W.T. gov’t slow to act on school lead situation, independent investigation finds
Investigator says departments failed to understand health implications of lead in drinking water The N.W.T. government was slow to act
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“It’s not in my interest to have contact with Russia”: Norwegian border town mayor
By Miro Johansson Russia poses a security threat to the world, says Magnus Mæland, mayor in the Norwegian border town that
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Concerns about environment front and centre at Whitehorse dam hearing
By Julien Greene The hearing, one of the largest since the Yukon Water Board’s inception, came to a close Friday
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Canadians are forgoing U.S. travel this year; might they come to Nunavut instead?
Some people working in Nunavut’s travel and tourism industry say there are signs the territory could benefit as Canadians forgo
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N.W.T. negotiating terms with Alta. to be better informed about its waterways
More than a year since the Northwest Territories asked Alberta to keep it better informed about spills that could impact
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Dawson City, Yukon man charged in connection with stabbing
Dawson City RCMP have charged a man in connection with a stabbing that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. In
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Wildfire complex? Blacklining? Here’s what N.W.T. Fire lingo actually means
By Sarah St-Pierre Firefighters provide regular updates, but the terms they use aren’t always well-known. At the height of wildfire
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