How polar geopolitics are creeping into the Arctic Winter Games
Athletes might be the stars of the show, but the Arctic Winter Games can’t escape politics. For example, the games
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Cambridge Bay residents increasingly anxious about security
In the dead of winter, seeing the military in an Arctic hamlet of 1,200 people is provoking anxiety for some
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Parachutist injured in hard landing during Nunavut military training
A person taking part in a military training exercise in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, has been injured after an apparent parachuting
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Canadian Armed Forces can now wear Indigenous-crafted poppies
By Julia Parrish In a first for Canada’s Armed Forces, officials are allowing serving members to wear Indigenous-crafted poppies on
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Indigenous land guardians help guide military training exercises in Carcross, Yukon
By Caitrin Pilkington Premier hopes for more partnerships between territory and Canadian Armed Forces For the first time, Carcross/Tagish First
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Canadian military in Inuvik as Operation Nanook-Nunalivut begins
By Dez Loreen Around 450 members of Canadian Armed Forces; 110 allied forces participating The Canadian Armed Forces are back in Inuvik — at
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New military sleeping bags not suitable for ‘typical Canadian winter’: Canadian Army
‘I wonder if they should have just gone to Canadian Tire,’ says defence expert Despite the defence department spending more
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Feds announce more money for Arctic defence with few details on infrastructure
The federal government says it will spend billions of dollars on the military over the next several years, including in
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Canada showcases ability to defend Arctic amid global tensions
Operation Nanook highlights Arctic response capability but Canada still vulnerable, expert says While speaking to a group of military personnel gathered
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Vulnerability of Canada’s Arctic a security threat that needs urgent action: report
While Russia and China continue to invest heavily in polar infrastructure and operational capability, successive governments have allowed Canada’s Arctic
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Canadian military says it has tracked, stopped China surveillance in Arctic waters
The Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces say they’re aware of recent efforts by China to conduct surveillance
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No timeline for Iqaluit water crisis review, but minister commits to public release
Nunavut’s health minister says one of the primary goals of a third-party review of the Iqaluit water crisis is to restore
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Q&A – Search and Rescue in Canada’s North with Sergeant Simon-Luc Lavoie
Sergeant Simon-Luc Lavoie was always interested in doing a job where he could help people. He’d set his sights on
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The Canadian Rangers at 75: The eyes and ears of the North
“You’re working for the safety and security of your country, that’s why I’m involved,” says Commander Oswald Allen (left) pictured
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Indigenous Canadian veteran honours late father, also a veteran, by having his medals blessed and smudged
Floyd Powder is hoping to walk alongside other Indigenous veterans in Ottawa on Nov. 11 Floyd Powder, a Canadian Armed
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