Issues affecting circumpolar nations
Cannabis becomes legal across Canada on Wednesday, but unlike other large communities in the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), residents in Inuvik
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The Gwich’in Tribal Council is changing its approach to ongoing self-government negotiations with the federal and Northwest Territories governments. The
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In the 12 years that Inuvik’s mayor has been part of council, he says no group of senators has ever
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Natan Obed has been re-elected as president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The vote was held during the group’s annual general meeting Thursday
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A northern airline that flew a Winnipeg man (south-central Canada) nearly 2,300 kilometres in the wrong direction over the weekend says it
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Members of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) are in Inuvik, Northwest Territories (central Canadian Arctic) this week, for their annual general
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Across the country, a national doctor shortage has made headlines for years, especially in rural areas. But there’s at least
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The Dempster Highway (in Canada’s Northwest Territories and Yukon) has long been a destination in and of itself — but
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When you think of a destination beach wedding, Tuktoyaktuk, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, might not be the first place that
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The federal government has announced it is investing $102.5 million in the Northwest Territories’ Mackenzie Valley Highway project, aimed to
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As Inuvik, Northwest Territories, looks to harness the power of wind energy in order to reduce its reliance on diesel,
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A nearly 800-kilometre fibre optic network will be built to connect Inuvik, N.W.T. and Dawson City, Yukon, which the federal
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In Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska, the ocean was frozen as far as I could see. It was March, the time of
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock, and here at Eye on the Arctic we’re
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Canada’s first highway to the Arctic Ocean opened on Wednesday. This 138-kilometer road between Inuvik, the administrative hub and biggest
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