Students excited about Taloyoak’s new school, on track for fall opening
A handful of students in Taloyoak, Nunavut, say they’re looking forward to going to the community’s new high school –
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How polar geopolitics are creeping into the Arctic Winter Games
Athletes might be the stars of the show, but the Arctic Winter Games can’t escape politics. For example, the games
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Cambridge Bay residents increasingly anxious about security
In the dead of winter, seeing the military in an Arctic hamlet of 1,200 people is provoking anxiety for some
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Some Yukoners say this winter has been unusually cold and snowy
Whitehorse experienced its wettest winter on record this season with more than two-and-a-half times as much precipitation as the seasonal
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How family and Olympians inspire the female athletes of Team Yukon
Young female athletes competing for Team Yukon at the Arctic Winter Games say they are following in the footsteps of
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Yukon gov’t restructures mines department to better support mining companies
The Yukon government announced this week it is splitting the mines part of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
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Arctic Winter Games expected to cost around $9.5M
The Arctic Winter Games, scheduled to begin in Whitehorse on Sunday, are estimated to cost $9.5 million — and organizers
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Whitehorse shelter operator responds to another lawsuit alleging negligence
The Yukon government and Connective Support Society say a man’s death at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter in 2024 was not
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Stranded medical travellers at Nunavut airport say they were left cold
Some medical travel passengers flying home to Nunavut last month say they were left stranded at an airport for hours
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Oil companies shun Trump administration’s Alaska offshore auction
Oil and gas drillers failed to show up at the Trump administration’s sale of more than 400,000 hectares in Alaska’s
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Elder says writing kids book about Taloyoak, Nunavut, a ‘dream come true’
An elder in Taloyoak says publishing her first book is a dream come true. Elizabeth Lyall, 72, is a co-author
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Parachutist injured in hard landing during Nunavut military training
A person taking part in a military training exercise in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, has been injured after an apparent parachuting
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Investor interest in Greenland mining rises after Trump threats, minister says
Investor interest in Greenland’s mining industry has increased since U.S. President Donald Trump made repeated threats to annex the self-governing
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Alaska Natives welcome new state limits to protect chum salmon
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is cutting chum salmon fishing by 30 per cent in southwest Alaska. Alaskan Native communities,
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Russia flexes muscles near NATO’s northern flank ahead of Cold Response exercise
Norwegian F-35 fighter jets were scrambled twice this week to intercept Russian military aircraft flying near Norway’s northern border. The
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