Director of decrepit jail in eastern Canadian Arctic expects more riots
When the supervisor at the Baffin Correctional Centre (BCC) started their shift on last Wednesday night, their staff told them
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Canada
Access to affordable housing a challenge in Northern Canadian cities
Two thirds of Iqaluit residents (Nunavut) get some sort of help paying their rent from either the territorial government or
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Hans Island: a housewarming gift for Greenland?
A pair of Canadian researchers wants Ottawa to give the people of Greenland a rather peculiar housewarming gift as the
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Finnish President blasts Foreign Minister for attending anti-abortion rally in Canada
President of Finland Sauli Niinistö says he considers Foreign Minister Timo Soini’s public voicing of anti-abortion sentiment abroad to be
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Alaska Senator Murkowski irked at new tariffs and “confusing” Trump team
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs aren’t good for Alaska and she’s frustrated with the
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Finnish FM defends presence at anti-abortion event while in Canada for Arctic Council meetings: report
On Wednesday, Finnish tabloid daily Iltalehti reported that Foreign Minister Timo Soini, who is Catholic, had participated in an anti-abortion
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Canada extends air defence monitoring zone to entire Canadian Arctic
In a move that reflects the growing tensions between Russia and the West, Ottawa quietly announced last week that it
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Blog – How Northwestern Inuit led construction of Canada’s highway to Arctic Ocean
Last November, Canada’s first highway to the Arctic Ocean opened. When shovels broke ground on the all-weather road in January
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Canada and Denmark set up joint task force to resolve Arctic boundary issues
Canada and Denmark together with Greenland plan to create a joint task force to explore options and provide recommendations on
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Canadian Arctic park runs igloo building workshop
Igloos, the dome-like structures built out of blocks of packed snow, have become one of the most iconic images of
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New online counselling chat service available for Canada’s Indigenous people
The government of Canada has launched an online counselling chat service specific to Indigenous people it said in a news
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Canada moves to dilute Finnish proposal to ban dirty fuels in the Arctic
As the world maritime body prepares to consider a Canadian proposal to mitigate the risks of heavy fuel oil pollution
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Blog – Arctic nickel, not oil, could soon power the world’s cars
The Arctic is often imagined as a new energy frontier because of its ample oil reserves. But what if its
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Canadian Coast Guard wraps up busy Arctic season
The Canadian Coast Guard is wrapping up its annual Arctic season as vessel traffic in the northern latitudes grinds down
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Ottawa reaches ‘agreement in principle’ with Indigenous victims of Sixties Scoop
The Canadian government has reached an agreement in principle to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to thousands
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