International Inuit organization launches new podcast
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched a new podcast last week that the organization hopes will amplify the work, and
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Alaska
Conservation groups sue government over Alaska mining road
Conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging a right-of-way permit through the Northwest Alaska wilderness for an industrial road to the
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Two Conoco employees in Alaska’s Arctic test positive for COVID-19
Two people at a major North Slope oil field have tested positive for COVID-19, ConocoPhillips confirmed Sunday. The two workers
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U.S. appoints special coordinator for the Arctic to advise on national security, economic issues
The U.S. State Department has named Jim DeHart, a career diplomat, as its U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region a
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Sea ice extent in the Arctic reaches historical low in July
The Arctic sea ice extent reached a record low in July, shrinking to levels not seen since satellite observation of
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Alaska Indigenous woman has become ‘TikTok famous’ for celebrating her culture online
An Iñupiaq woman from Utqiagvik, Alaska, is taking the TikTok world by storm by giving her followers a taste of
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Powerful 7.8 earthquake hits Alaska isles; tsunami threat over
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula late Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher
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How sub-Arctic seas are influencing the Arctic Ocean and what it’s telling us about climate change
The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are driving changes in Arctic waters in more complex ways than previously recorded and are
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Some hotels in northwestern Canada still willing to book U.S. travellers, despite restrictions
Hotels in downtown Whitehorse are offering mixed messages to would-be guests from the U.S. Under the Yukon government’s current border
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Alaska polar bear den disturbances part of ‘death by a thousand cuts,’ researcher says
An extensive study of how Alaska’s oil industry can disturb denning polar bears is featured in a recent edition of the
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Coronavirus hurting Alaska attempt to reduce tuberculosis
Alaska is on track to repeat last year’s mark of the U.S.’s highest rate of tuberculosis infections, health officials said.
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In Alaska, Skagway’s economy depends on cruise tourism and little money is coming in
Alaskans began receiving Permanent Fund Dividends this week. The payments, just shy of $1,000, were distributed months early an effort
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Eskimo-branded ice cream may get name change in Finland
The Eskimo-branded chocolate-covered ice cream on a stick will soon be re-branded in the US in an effort to fight
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Alaska Highway travellers might be in for rough ride this summer
Travellers on the Alaska Highway between Haines Junction and the United States border may be in for a rough ride
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2021 Yukon Quest to split in two: one race in Alaska, one in Yukon
Citing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yukon Quest’s organizers announced Wednesday that next year’s race will be split
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