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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 1 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Denmark calls an early election following tense US-Greenland standoff

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 11:43
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday called an early general election for March 24, as the country digests a

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Elections Canada says protocol wasn’t followed in Nunavik during federal election

The Canadian Press
Posted: Friday, November 28, 2025 at 13:17 — Last Updated: Friday, November 28, 2025 at 13:18
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By Alessia Passafiume Lack of planning and oversight caused some polls to close early Elections Canada says voting services in

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Analysis: For the Yukon’s premier-designate, the expectations start now

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 10:49
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By Chris Windeyer  The list of problems Currie Dixon’s government will be expected to tackle is long and complex Don’t

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‘Change is here’: Yukon Party wins majority government, as Liberals implode

Paul Tukker, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 09:20
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Currie Dixon to become Yukon’s 12th premier, and 1st to be born in the territory Currie Dixon’s Yukon Party has

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Nunavut election saw one of the lowest voter turnouts in territory’s history

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 10:59 — Last Updated: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 11:04
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By Juanita Taylor  Turnout in Nunavut elections has been in steady decline since 1999 As victory sets in for Nunavut’s

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

Yukon Building Trades Council aims to make training an election issue, president says

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 10, 2025 at 15:48
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As Yukon prepares for a territorial election, the president of the Yukon Building Trades Council says he’s been talking with

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Election for Ndilǫ chief in Canada’s N.W.T. happening Monday

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 18, 2025 at 09:21
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Members can cast ballots at 1 of 3 voting stations from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Members of the Yellowknives

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

Sparse signage, subtle election chatter in Canada’s northernmost community

The Canadian Press
Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 13:59
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With less than a week to go before millions of Canadians head to the polls, there were few indications around

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

Arctic sovereignty overshadowing everyday issues in election say some Nunavummiut

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 09:23
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Sovereignty being used as excuse to divert from what Northerners need, says resident While federal party leaders have been focusing

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N.W.T. NGOs say cost of living a key issue in this federal election

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 21, 2025 at 16:20
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The cost of living is a concern for many N.W.T. community organizations and they want to know how candidates running

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

World TB Day: Inuit org raises alarm on TB crisis as Canadian election begins

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, March 24, 2025 at 16:22
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March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day.  And with a federal election now underway in Canada, the country’s national Inuit organization

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

Greenland’s election winners push back against Trump’s wish to control island

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 13:28
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Greenland’s likely new prime minister on Wednesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to take control of the island, saying

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New Teslin Tlingit Council election in Yukon after previous one ruled invalid

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 14:13
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First Nation’s election adjudicator found some electors couldn’t vote because of problems with mail-in ballots The Teslin Tlingit Council in

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Nunavut Inuit org. offers $100 to voters in upcoming election for its president

CBC News
Posted: Monday, November 18, 2024 at 11:35
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. says its voter turnout has been historically low The organization that represents Inuit in Nunavut is giving

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

Court injunction puts new Gwich’in grand chief election on hold

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 10:07
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N.W.T. Supreme Court to do a judicial review of council’s decision An N.W.T. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
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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