Teacher resignations in Naujaat, Nunavut, leaving vacancies at high school, raising concerns
By Emma Tranter A number of teachers have resigned in Naujaat, Nunavut, leaving half of the positions at the community’s
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Can we still be friends: Alaska town sends love letter to neighbours in Yukon
Things have gotten a little weird lately with the U.S. and Canada, but one small-town mayor in Alaska hopes his
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Territorial premiers send message in Washington that the Arctic is not for sale
Territorial premiers said it is a critical time for the Arctic amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s increasing rhetoric of American
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N.W.T. gov’t scrapping $100K to family violence shelters, shelters say bring it back
A network of N.W.T. shelters and safe homes is pleading with the territorial government to reinstate a $100,000 fund for
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Changes to Inuit child funding program putting families at risk: health-care workers
Health-care workers in Nunavut say changes to a federal funding program for Inuit children are forcing some pregnant women to
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How a meeting with Donald Trump Jr. led Canada’s premiers to an $85,000-a-month lobbying firm
By Kate McKenna, Alexander Panetta How did Canada’s premiers end up hiring a Washington lobbying firm for $85,000 US a month?
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Defence Minister: Nato troops will be stationed in Rovaniemi, Sodankylä
Nato’s Forward Land Forces (FLF) will be stationed in Rovaniemi and Sodankylä, Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) confirmed at
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Alaska senators introduce bill that would again designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali
Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali — weeks after President
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Wildfire risk ‘very much in the mind’ of CRTC as it mulls new FM licences in Yellowknife
The risk of wildfires in the Northwest Territories is one of the main reasons a new commercial FM radio licence
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Alaska needs a state dinosaur, lawmaker says, but top dino scientist not sure on pick
A Fairbanks legislator wants the state to have an official dinosaur, and he’s suggesting that it be a type of
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Angle grinder used to cut telecommunications cable to NATO’s northernmost QRA base
Nordland Police District has provided a photo of the key communication cable that last April was cut. Two deeper and
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Lapland’s pricey hotels prompt airlines to send flight crew hours away to sleep
A sure sign that the tourist season in Finnish Lapland is in full swing is high hotel prices. Hotels are
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‘Buy Canadian’ movement sees support in northern communities — even if it’s not always easy
Shoppers and businesses in some small northern communities have mixed feelings about the “buy Canadian” movement started in response to
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Fire consumes arena, circus and performing arts space in Igloolik, Nunavut
By Emma Tranter A fire has destroyed the arena in Igloolik, Nunavut, along with an important community hub that houses a local
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Russia withdraws accreditation of Norwegian honorary consul Andrei Shalyov
Russia’s Foreign Ministry in Moscow has withdrawn the exequatur and accreditation of Arkhangelsk citizen Andrei Shalyov. The move comes amid
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