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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 Society (Canada) 

Treasurer of Whitehorse broomball club charged with fraud and theft

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 08:31 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 08:51
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By TJ Dhir A Whitehorse man is facing criminal charges relating to an alleged theft from the Yukon Broomball Association

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‘You just move forward’: Greenland Energy oil exploration delayed by a year

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 11:13
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A drilling rig was being retooled in Alberta. Trucks and cranes were set to ship from Denmark. More equipment was

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Northern Fleet ships set course for the Northern Sea Route

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 10:40
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Over the coming months, warships and support vessels will carry out long-distance voyages in the Arctic Ocean. Four vessels from

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

MLAs begin tour across N.W.T. to discuss new anti-drug law

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 09:33
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By Devon Tredinnick  SCAN Act would allow territorial officials to initiate investigations of suspected drug dealers’ homes What started as

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Science (Canada) Society 

‘One of my worst fears’: Dog attacks in Nunavut and Nunavik spark outcry

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2026 at 16:08
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By Samuel Wat  2 dog attacks happened in Nunavik’s smallest village in the same month After several dog attacks in

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

NATO’s Arctic moves pose ‘direct threat’ to Russia, foreign minister Lavrov says

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2026 at 14:36
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By Jekaterina Golubkova Russia sees NATO activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Chief in Łutsel K’e, N.W.T., says community should consider banishing bootleggers

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2026 at 11:09
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By Tamara Merritt Chief James Marlowe says bootlegging is a big problem in his small community The chief of Łutsel

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* Featured * Culture (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Society 

EU rules Rovaniemi is Santa’s hometown

Yle News
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2026 at 10:50
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The bloc’s patent office says the city in Finnish Lapland can keep its status as the “official hometown of Santa

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland Politics (Iceland) Society 

Iceland to seek new security partnerships after voters reject EU accession talks

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2026 at 09:54
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By Johan Ahlander Iceland needs to find new ways to strengthen its security after voters rejected restarting accession talks with

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Forced birth control in Greenland violated women’s rights but didn’t constitute genocide, experts find

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 17:09
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By Stine Jacobsen and Tim Barsoe A campaign of forced contraception in Greenland that ran primarily in the 1960s and

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Violence against education staff in N.W.T. on the rise, union says

CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 11:26
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By Devon Tredinnick The number of violent incidents against education staff in the Northwest Territories has steadily increased over the

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway’s King Harald V had long-standing interest in international affairs and the High North

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 10:21 — Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 10:29
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By Atle Staalesen and Thomas Nilsen King Harald V of Norway passed away in the morning on Friday 28 August.  King Harald

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Most fire investigations in Nunavut remain unsolved, amid years of turmoil at fire marshal’s office

CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 09:43
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By Arty Sarkisian  Expert says winter weather freezing fire scenes can cause unique issues for fire investigators In recent years,

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

EU, Denmark, Greenland to sign security and cooperation declaration in September

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 16:38 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 16:40
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Greenland on September 6 and 7, a spokesperson for the EU

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Ottawa invests $885,225 to turn Mackenzie Delta reindeer herd management into business

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 16:17 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 16:22
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The federal government has committed $885,225 to planning to change Mackenzie Delta reindeer herd management into a business. “Through this

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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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