How a meeting with Donald Trump Jr. led Canada’s premiers to an $85,000-a-month lobbying firm
By Kate McKenna, Alexander Panetta How did Canada’s premiers end up hiring a Washington lobbying firm for $85,000 US a month?
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Federal budget makes little specific mention of the North
The federal government’s latest budget contained little that’s new or specific for the North, despite an ongoing housing crunch in the
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Housing a key priority for Nunavut politicians ahead of federal budget
Nunavut’s premier, member of Parliament and senator are all hoping that the upcoming federal budget will include money to address
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Money for northern housing, mining, clean energy among Canada’s federal budget highlights
The federal government is promising more money for affordable housing in the North, the critical minerals industry, the High Arctic
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Health, climate among northern highlights from Canadian budget
Caroline Cochrane, the premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT), watched the federal budget announcement Monday, in hopes the spending would
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Canada names diplomat with strong Arctic background as ambassador to Russia
The appointment of a career diplomat with strong background in Arctic affairs but also deep knowledge of Eastern Europe and
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Canada takes part in EU meeting on Arctic policy
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Finland on Thursday to participate in an European Union high-level meeting focused on Arctic
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Surveillance and search and rescue top Canada’s Arctic defence priorities
Despite blasting Russia for its “illegal annexation of Crimea” and “its willingness to test the international security environment,” search and
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Arctic nations sign scientific cooperation agreement
Canada and its seven Arctic neighbours signed a binding science cooperation agreement that aims to make it easier for the scientists from
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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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