After three decades of Norway, Russia bridge-building comes a plan for detonation
Norway bet on a democratic development in Russia and invested heavily in building bridges – both literally and in a
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Yellowknife RCMP arrest, Taser man after police vehicles rammed, officers assaulted
Man faces several charges including dangerous operation of a vehicle, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon A 39-year-old man
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Inuvik students learn traditional skills at school-operated bush camp
By Dez Loreen ‘To be able to show our young students how to do this and how the process works
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Nearly all parliamentary groups back formal apology to indigenous Sámi
Only the Finns Party dismisses the idea of a state apology to the Sámi people, as called for by Prime
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Ulukhaktok school drinking water tests positive for elevated lead; alternate supply arranged
The Government of the Northwest Territories issued a public health order for Helen Kalvak School in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., after testing
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Lawsuit challenges the approval of an exploratory drilling program in Alaska petroleum reserve
Conservation groups and an Iñupiat-aligned group sued Thursday to overturn the recent approval of an exploratory drilling program in the
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Nunavut athletes disappointed by change to 3-year Arctic Winter Games cycle
By Bianca McKeown Some athletes worry they may age out of categories and have fewer chances to compete Naja Pearce
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Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump
The United States is using its economic power to “assert its will” and threaten military force against friend and foe
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Diverted flights, cancelled buses and frozen gas pumps: Yukon grapples with 1st major cold snap of winter
Temperatures expected to stay mostly below –30 C, or even below –40 C, into at least next week The temperatures
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Qikiqtarjuaq deep-sea port’s first phase estimated at $350 million
A proposed Qikiqtarjuaq deep-sea port will cost $350 million for its first phase, proponents of the project told a press
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Cross-border project looks to boost Sami handcrafts and businesses
With growing interest in Saami culture and handicrafts but also mounting complications for small Indigenous businesses, the Saami Council has
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Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink
Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His
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Kremlin says Russia is interested in foreign investment, including Arctic, after U.S. plans report
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was interested in attracting additional foreign investment after the Wall Street Journal reported
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Cold spell expected across Yukon for remainder of December
Environment Canada says temperatures are about 20 degrees colder than usual for December People living in the Yukon know the
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Nunavik ends year with record number of TB cases, as officials promise funding announcement to come
By Samuel Wat ‘We need housing, infrastructure, and other social services to all work together in order to fix this’
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