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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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Chinook
* 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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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Politics Politics (Canada) 

In a more competitive Arctic, Canada’s influence hinges on investment

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 27, 2026 at 12:41
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A major Arctic conference this month heard European foreign ministers deliver a blunt message that the old era of Arctic

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Arctic Municipality in Sweden ups recruitment perks with housing, ski passes, bonuses

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 13:08
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With unemployment at 2.2 per cent, the municipality of Gällivare, north of the Arctic circle, needs to find new ways

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

Sámi Parliament warns Lapland service cuts would hit Sámi communities hard

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 20, 2026 at 16:23
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The Sámi Parliament in Finland has issued an open letter to Lapland’s wellbeing services county, warning that budget-driven service cuts

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

New study to help assess potential impact of expanding port on Hudson Bay

The Canadian Press
Posted: Friday, February 20, 2026 at 11:43
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The federal government announced another step Thursday toward a potential energy and trade corridor through northern Manitoba and the Arctic.

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

Denmark to buy more F-35 missiles, boost winter readiness

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 16:08
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Denmark will buy additional medium-range air-to-air missiles for its F-35 fighter jets and invest in better Arctic gear for troops,

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

Denmark’s king visits Greenland, showing unity in the face of Trump threats

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 15:52 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 16:46
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Denmark’s King Frederik arrived in Nuuk on Wednesday as he embarked on his second visit to Greenland within a year,

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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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