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* Featured * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

This northern Yukon island shows how thawing permafrost is transforming the Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2026 at 09:40 — Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2026 at 10:35
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By Tori Fitzpatrick Thawing permafrost on a small island off the Yukon’s north coast is shedding light on how climate

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska-based icebreakers latest U.S. move to reassert presence in North

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 17, 2026 at 16:46
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The U.S. has announced that its initial two Arctic Security Cutters will be stationed in Alaska, part of an ongoing

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Arctic prepardness dominates Canada-Finland bilaterial meeting

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 13:12
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Arctic preparedness dominated the Canada-Finland bilateral meeting in Ottawa this week, ending with a pledge to boost cooperation on sea

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland’s president on why he believes Canada could — eventually — be part of the EU

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 11:08
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By Brock Wilson Alexander Stubb is in Ottawa to talk trade, Arctic defence with Carney Finnish President Alexander Stubb says

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

European Commission names former Finnish PM as EU-Arctic relations advisor

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 16:45
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Jyrki Katainen, a former Finnish prime minister, was named on Monday as the European Commission’s new Special Adviser on EU-Arctic

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* Featured * Canada Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General 

Study finds hidden lake network beneath Arctic glaciers as climate change accelerates

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 13:16
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By Inayat Singh  The discovery could reshape how scientists understand glacier loss in Canada’s Arctic Researchers have identified 37 subglacial lakes beneath

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian Coast Guard tests Arctic surveillance drone as air force delivery stalls

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 11:04
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Military delays mean civilian service will get eyes on the Far North first An Israeli-made surveillance drone, once owned by

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Arctic, defence on agenda as Finland’s president meets Mark Carney in Ottawa Tuesday

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, April 13, 2026 at 12:05 — Last Updated: Monday, April 13, 2026 at 12:08
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb in Ottawa on Tuesday as part of ongoing

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Arctic militarization could lead to ‘unintentional incidents’ in region, Russia warns

The Canadian Press
Posted: Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:50
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Militarization of the Arctic by Canada and its allies could lead to “incidents” and possible military confrontations, says a Russian

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenland prime minister rebuffs Trump remarks as NATO tensions rise

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 12:31 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 12:33
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By Stine Jacobsen Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Thursday that he represents a proud nation seeking to maintain

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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 1 Geopolitics (Canada) 

Defence experts warn Canada lags far behind in efforts to secure the Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 11:15
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By Saloni Bhugra Department of National Defence says it’s modernizing defence capabilities North of 60. When retired colonel Pierre LeBlanc

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Analysis: Inside NATO’s race to secure the Arctic

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 09:52
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Canada is learning how to defend its vast, frigid Far North No matter where you go and who you talk

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Who’s defending Canada’s Arctic?
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics (Canada) Politics (Canada) 

Who’s defending Canada’s Arctic?

CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 30, 2026 at 12:02
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For Radio-Canada/RAD, Julia Pagé and director Frédéric Lacelle go to the Arctic to join the Canadian Rangers on patrol in

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* Featured * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 1 News Politics (Canada) 

Energy upgrades top Yukon government’s $1B wish list for Ottawa

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 27, 2026 at 16:15 — Last Updated: Friday, March 27, 2026 at 16:18
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Money for urgent remediation and increased power generation top the Yukon government’s more than $1-billion ask for federal funds as

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 News Politics (Canada) 

Experts say Canada should track underwater noises in Arctic to help marine wildlife

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 14:16
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Scientists are monitoring how Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, is getting louder. It is getting loud beneath the waves around Cambridge Bay,

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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