Researchers ask if Starlink could be a risk to northern communities. A Canadian company disagrees
By Jocelyn Shepel A new report on media communications in Canada asks if Starlink could pose a threat to northern
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After a month in Norwegian fjord, infamous Russian reefer Belomorye is towed to sea
The almost 50 year old reefer was early the 31 December towed out of the Frei Fjord and into stormy
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Telecommunications outage that affected calling across the North resolved, says Northwestel
A partial telecommunications outage that affected calling across Canada’s North has been resolved, Northwestel said late Monday night. The outage
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Finland set for New Year’s freeze
After a relatively mild Christmas week, temperatures are expected to be well below freezing across Finland on Tuesday, New Year’s
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Here comes Yakutia, Russia’s newest nuclear icebreaker
The flag-raising ceremony happened at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg on December 28. It took four and a half
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Yukon Water Board allows temporary release of more contaminated water from Victoria Gold mine
The Yukon Water Board has approved an emergency licence amendment for Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold mine that will temporarily allow
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Meet the 8-year-old hunter from Nunavut who harvested a walrus this year
By Samuel Wat Elijjah Aatami Adla’s parents always knew their son was born to be a hunter. Elijah’s father, Etidloi
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Who takes care of thousands of aging artifacts at N.W.T.’s largest museum?
By Jocelyn Shepel Most of the artifacts in the N.W.T.’s 70,000-piece museum collection are in one place, with a five-person
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Finland seizes tanker carrying Russian oil suspected of knocking out internet, power cables
Finnish authorities on Thursday seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it caused the outage
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Gwich’in artist finds healing through moccasin making workshop in Yellowknife
A Tetlit Gwich’in artist teaching moccasin making in Yellowknife says showing others her craft is helping with her own mental
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Advocates want more firefighters at Yellowknife’s airport, meeting international standards
By Nadeer Hashmi The chair of an airport safety advocacy organization wants to see more firefighters stationed at Yellowknife’s airport.
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Orcas moved into the Arctic. It could be bad news for other whales, and humans too
Killer whales are expanding their territory and have moved into Arctic waters as climate change melts sea ice, with two
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Watson Lake, Yukon, residents take to the streets to sing holiday classics
Nothing says it’s the holiday season more than a group of carollers and in Watson Lake, Yukon, some residents fully
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‘You can’t miss it’: Elder’s glowing house helps brighten the holidays in Dawson City, Yukon
The spirit of the season is strong in Dawson City, Yukon — and Jim Bob Titus’s house has a lot
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Young mammoth remains discovered in Siberian permafrost after roughly 50,000 years
Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a juvenile mammoth whose remarkably well-preserved remains were discovered in thawing permafrost after
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