Chiefs seek unity as a fractured Assembly of First Nations elects new leader
First Nations leaders gathering in Ottawa this week to elect a new national chief say the top issue facing the
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Are heat pumps efficient in the North? Jury’s still out says non-profit
By Robert Holden · CBC News Momentum has been growing toward heat pumps as greener home-heating alternative to oil or gas Heat
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Norway launches Wildland Fires Initiative as part of Arctic Council chairship
With multiple northern nations experiencing a surge in wildfires in recent years, Norway has introduced a Wildland Fires Initiative as
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Empowering youth key to climate adaptation in North, global conference hears
The Arctic is warming two to four times faster than the rest of the world, but northern communities are already
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Police in northern Sweden forced to cover for missing security guards
Police in northern Sweden say they’re having to take on some jobs usually contracted out to security guards, which is
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Trial fence on Finland-Russia border nears completion, Lapland phase next
Finland ultimately plans to build a fence that will cover stretches totalling about 200 kilometres of the 1,300-km-long border with
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Airlines’ new routes from N.W.T. to Ontario can capitalize on int’l tourism: expert
By Jenna Dulewich · CBC News 2 airlines announced direct or same-day flights from Yellowknife to Ontario As airlines announce new connections
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Reindeer herding affected by increased tourism in Swedish mountains
Tourism in Jämtland and Härjedalen has increased hugely in recent years, affecting other activities in the region, including reindeer herding.
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Northwestel says competition is forcing improvements to northern internet
Company already losing customers to Starlink, CRTC hears Northwestel says it’s working to improve internet service across the North —
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Federal workers in the North picket as part of Canada-wide strike
About 600 Public Service Alliance of Canada workers affected in the North Federal public servants across the North were on
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COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials
By Emily Blake Plan to eliminate TB by 2030 still in place Nunavut’s health minister says the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted
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Mysterious spiral of light spotted in North caused by SpaceX rocket, physicist says
‘He was like, ‘You need to look at this, because I feel like I might be hallucinating.” A mysterious swirl
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Companies look to government for help turning N.W.T. projects into mines
‘We are operating in a very, very difficult capital market regime right now for mining companies’ Mining companies hoping to
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Northern premiers sign federal health deal offering half of what they wanted
Territorial premiers have officially given their blessing for a federal health-care plan that will see a small boost to health
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U.S. downs another aerial ‘object’ as search continues for wreckage in Yukon
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that teams are working to “find and analyze” an object shot down on Saturday over
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