Oslo takes measures against Russian ‘shadow fleet’
The introduction of new control mechanisms come at the same time as a suspicious tanker has been criss-crossing outside Norway’s
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Yukon FN says mineral staking ‘unwelcome, unlawful’ during land-use planning process
By Marissa Meilleur Territorial government maintains its authority, saying ‘the law is the law of the Yukon’ The First Nation of
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Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred
Debates involve not just environmental or economic questions, but also spiritual and cultural ones Fish camps still dot the banks
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Yukon court reinstates miner’s lien against Japanese company that bought Minto mine’s copper
By Gabrielle Plonka BP Contracting won its petition against Sumitomo in the Yukon Court of Appeal A company left unpaid
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Iqaluit’s whooping cough outbreak has ended
Outbreak was declared June 20 Nunavut’s health department says the outbreak of whooping cough in Iqaluit has ended. The outbreak
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Air Inuit pilots dissatisfied with lengthy contract negotiations
By Félix Lebel, Francis Tessier-Burns Working conditions and pay scale hinder retention, says union After more than a year and a
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Rosatom may test reactor-powered missile over the next few days
Military officials have closed off the airspace in a 500 km long zone along the western coast of Novaya Zemlya
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Nunavut looks for new solutions after again declaring suicide crisis
By Samuel Wat Suicide prevention is about more than just counselors, says one territorial official WARNING: This story discusses suicide.
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Reforestation project in N.W.T. presses on,1.5 million trees planted near Behchokǫ̀
Team paused early on to process death of helicopter pilot who’d been supporting them Roslen Washie, a 25-year-old man from
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The barge season to the N.W.T.’s Sahtu region is wrapping up. Here’s how it went
Marine Transportation Services responds to criticism over prices, lead times This year’s long-awaited barge season for the N.W.T.’s remote Sahtu
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Norway’s Labour government has narrow poll lead ahead of September’s election
Norway’s ruling Labour Party government and its left-leaning allies are favorites to win next month’s parliamentary election, albeit with a
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African grocery store in Yellowknife highlights francophone entrepreneurship
By Mohamed-Amin Kehel, Francis Tessier-Burns ‘I want to supply the North, so that all Africans can feel at home,’ says owner
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Body of missing 14-year-old boy found in Arctic Bay, Nunavut
Richard Jr Bohlender, also known as Jaaji, was reported missing on June 30 Nunavut RCMP say the body of a teenaged
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Alaska Sen. Murkowski toys with governor bid, defends Trump’s tax break package
Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, speaking with Alaska reporters Monday, toyed with the idea of running for governor and defended
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Northern summer varies from unusually warm exceptionally warm
Finland recorded 20 days with temperatures above 30 °C in July, while Norway noted an average temperature 2,8 °C above normal. That
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