Marine protected area in Canada’s eastern Arctic comes with $55M for Inuit communities, PM announces
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Iqaluit, Nunavut, in Canada’s eastern Arctic on Thursday to announce $54.8 million for Inuit
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Infrastructure
Compost facility upgrades in Whitehorse, northwestern Canada to help keep up with demand
The Whitehorse compost facility is getting an upgrade as the amount of waste diverted from the landfill grows. In 2018,
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Shifting ground threatening homes in this Northern Canadian community
Margaret and Edward Kelly’s home is coming apart at the seams. The joints holding their walls, floors and ceilings together
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City in northwestern Canada to get new downtown transit station
More than $16.5 million in funding from the Canadian and Yukon governments will mean upgrades to Whitehorse’s public transportation system
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Northern Canada Highway to get facelift
The North Klondike Highway, which winds from Whitehorse to Dawson City, in Arctic Canada, is getting a facelift. The funding,
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Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel deal set to be inked with Chinese construction company
The Finland to Estonia undersea rail tunnel project led by businessman Peter Vesterbacka has taken a step forward. He announced
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Small town in Arctic Russia to become Northern Sea Route shipping hub
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signs the decree that is to turn the remote Arctic settlement of Dikson, in the
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Video – Inside Russia’s rapid Arctic expansion
Russia is rapidly expanding its economic and military presence in the Arctic. The country’s ambitions are bringing changes to the
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How climate change is thawing the ‘glue that holds the northern landscape together’ in Arctic Canada
In one of the coldest places in Canada, Steve Kokelj is searching for Arctic thaw. He’s driving the great Dempster
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Northern hiring targets up to 75% for all-season road project in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories government, in Northern Canada, has revealed northern hiring targets it’s setting for the construction and operation of
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What kind of spending is expected in Alaska’s construction industry this year?
Construction industry spending in Alaska is projected to increase by 10% this year compared to 2018. If the forecast holds
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Canada’s long-term neglect of Arctic must stop says Senate report
Canada’s neglect of the Arctic has gone on for too long and northern residents are paying the price, says a
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Fibre optic network to connect Alaska with rest of United States
Alaska-based communications company MTA announced Wednesday it is constructing a terrestrial fiber optic network that would connect Alaska to the
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Russia, China step up talks over Arctic shipping
Russian president Vladimir Putin aims for more Chinese investments in Arctic LNG and growth in trans-shipments on the Northern Sea
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Authorities in Arctic Finland plan zones for controversial rail line
The Regional Council of Lapland decided on Monday to include a controversial rail line from Rovaniemi to Kirkenes, Norway in
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