Census 2016: Nunavut leads Canada’s population growth
Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut has registered the strongest population growth in the country, with a 12.7 per cent increase,
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Freeze or thaw? What Freeland’s appointment means for Russia-Canada relations in the Arctic
The appointment of Chrystia Freeland, a fierce critic of the Kremlin and its actions in Ukraine, as Canada’s new minister
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Canada to continue re-engaging with Russia: Freeland
Canada will continue its policy of re-engagement with Russia, said the country’s newly appointed foreign affairs minister who’s been a
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Pioneering Inuit artist honoured with Canadian ‘heritage minute’
VIDEO: The new Heritage Minute that came out this week. Her name was Kenojuak Ashevak. A founding member of the Kinngait
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An Arctic Council meeting in Maine? Why it’s not as strange as you may think
PORTLAND, Me. – When Portland, Maine was named as the site of this fall’s Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials meeting,
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Nunavut worried about Ottawa’s carbon pricing scheme
The government of Nunavut says it is worried the federal government’s plan to impose carbon pricing could negatively affect the
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The Arctic Council at 20 – View from Finland
The Arctic Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. The international forum also has Canadian roots and was established on September
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Inuit in Canada and Greenland seek control of marine oasis
Indigenous peoples from Canada and Greenland are seeking to have joint management of a unique area of the Arctic Ocean,
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Food costs could eat up half of northern incomes
A new report suggests that food is so expensive in Canada’s remote northern communities that people would have to spend
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Greenpeace report calls on Nunavut to shun resource development in favour of sustainable projects
Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut has an unprecedented opportunity for demonstrating to the world what sustainable development looks like in
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Arsenic contamination persists in Yellowknife lake a decade after gold mine shut: study
A tiny subarctic lake near Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories still contains high levels of arsenic years after gold
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Warming climate expected to squeeze out Arctic bird habitat
Many species of shorebirds that migrate to the Arctic each year to breed their young will lose substantial amounts of
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De Beers puts Canadian Snap Lake diamond mine up for sale
Anglo American Plc’s De Beers has put its Snap Lake diamond mine in Canada up for sale after suspending operations at
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Ottawa adds 37 more communities to its Nutrition North subsidy program
The federal government is expanding its food subsidy program for isolated northern communities by adding 37 communities where food prices
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Arctic-wide project aims to improve home water service
Turning on an indoor water tap is not always an easy feat in the Arctic. Remoteness, high costs and harsh
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