Mark Zuckerberg faces questions after yacht failed to respond to Alaska maritime aid call
Spokesperson for Meta CEO says yacht didn’t initially hear the call for assistance Mark Zuckerberg is facing questions after the
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Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concern grows over Snow Dragons’ presence
Some fear Chinese icebreakers are deploying devices to track submarines, map subsea cable networks Both Canada and the U.S. have
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Arctic Winter Games to return in 2028 after all, this time in Alaska
Officials said earlier that the next games wouldn’t happen until 2029 Just months after organizers of the Arctic Winter Games
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Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska
The operator of a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska last year, killing all 10 people on
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U.S. Coast Guard Operation Frontier Sentinel already underway when Chinese ships arrvied in Bering Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Operation Frontier Sentinel was already in progress when two Chinese vessels entered the U.S. exclusive economic
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Trump administration to auction oil drilling rights in Alaska wildlife refuge
The Trump administration on Friday will hold a sale of oil and gas leases on 689,000 acres (278,828 hectares) in
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Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says
Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing black and brown bears – including from helicopters – as part of
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A cloud hangs over legal Alaska walrus ivory. Advocates hope Congress will help.
WASHINGTON — Advocates of Alaska Native ivory carvers hope this is the year Congress finally passes the ARTIST Act, so
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Planned LNG plant in Alaska seeks equipment from sanctioned Russia firm
By Timothy Gardner The head of Polar LNG, a company that plans to build a liquefied natural gas plant on
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Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes repeats as champion of Iditarod sled dog race
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile (1,609-km) sled dog
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Whitehorse residents and travellers react to high gas prices
Gas prices in Whitehorse have climbed almost 30 cents a litre over the past two weeks. Massive jumps have been
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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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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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Whitehorse gears up for the 2026 Arctic Winter Games
For Arctic Winter Games organizers, like host society president Tracey Bilsky, this is crunch time. After months of preparation, the
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Alaska’s ‘Superbowl’ of dog mushing, the Iditarod, set to run its normal northern route
By Ava White The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is less than a month away and set to run on its
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