CSIS warning Inuit leaders about covert foreign investment in Arctic, documents show
Inuit leader calling on spy agency to share more information with region’s leaders The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has
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Infrastructure
Norwegians fear radiation as Russia prolongs test-window for Burevestnik missile
A satellite image from September 14 shows several vessels close to shore near the military top-secret Pankovo test site. Air
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Crushing rock in Quaqtaq–A Nunavik community tackles the gravel shortage
QUAQTAQ—The site on the outskirts of this Nunavik community is imposing: bulldozers, containers and crushers stand next to piles of
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N.W.T. premier says PM committed to ‘accelerating’ territorial infrastructure
Caroline Cochrane says she hopes Trudeau will visit the N.W.T. after the wildfires, his first visit in years N.W.T. Premier
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The challenges of construction in the North: Spotlight on Nunavik
This story is part of the Radio-Canada reporting project Logements pour autochtones: Vivre à l’étroit Click here for all stories in
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Nunavik housing shortage–The far-reaching impacts on education
This story is part of the Radio-Canada reporting project Logements pour autochtones: Vivre à l’étroit Click here for all stories
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What’s going on with the N.W.T. government’s procurement review?
Review was initially supposed to be done last summer but in some respects, it’s still underway Talking about procurement “is
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Canada needs new approach to meet Arctic challenges, conference hears
If Canada wants to tackle the triple threat of climate change, Russian aggression, and the Arctic infrastructure deficit, it must
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Limited transportation infrastructure facing threats in northern Canada
By Emily Blake · The Canadian Press Ice forming later, breaking earlier Andrew Arreak says travelling on the ice — the main highway
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Nunatsiavut government welcomes most recent step towards road project
The Nunatsiavut government is applauding the pre-feasibility study funding announcement this week that will examine connecting their communities to the
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Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska says study
Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska and a host of new strategies is needed to help address
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Wildlife concerns still lingering in Arctic Canada as public hearings into Baffinland’s expansion resume
Final public hearings into Baffinland’s Mary River Mine expansion run until April 2 Nunavut’s Qikiqtaaluk communities are still concerned about
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Extensive reconstruction drawn up for fishery port in Arctic Russia
A brand new terminal will be built on an artificially created land, while the existing berths of the fishery port
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$60M housing fund for Canada’s Northwest Territories to be spent, 2 years after it was first announced
The government has drawn criticism for not touching the funds, meant to address the dire housing situation Over 100 new affordable housing units
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New research chair at Laval University to help better understand permafrost changes in Arctic Quebec
The government of Quebec is giving $900,000 to Laval University’s Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics to help operate the new research
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