Feature Interview: What Prime Minister’s northern tours tell us about Canada’s shifting Arctic priorities
Canada’s prime minster Stephen Harper wrapped up a six-day tour to the country’s Far North earlier this week. Marked with
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Canada’s Prime Minister to tour Far North this week
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the itinerary of his annual northern tour on Tuesday. Harper will visit Canada’s northwestern
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International Inuit meeting wraps up in Arctic Canada
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) general assembly wrapped up in Canada on Thursday with the naming of a new Chair
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Blog: ICC General Assembly 2014 – Arctic governance
There was an interesting session Tuesday morning at the Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly in Canada’s Northwest Territories concerning Arctic
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Blog: Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly kicks off in Arctic Canada
Just a quick note to remind everyone that the the Inuit Circumpolar Council general assembly is now underway in the
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Canada falling behind in western Arctic
Sometimes it seems like not a week goes by without headlines trumpeting business opportunities in the North. But here in
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Board urges protection of caribou lands in Canada
In the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut, the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) has been advised again to place restrictions on
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Inuk woman refused service at liquor store goes to human rights commission
An Inuk woman in Canada’s Northwest Territories has filed a human rights complaint against a Liquor Shop in Yellowknife, the
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Highway construction in Canada’s western Arctic behind schedule
Construction has wrapped up for the season on the Arctic highway in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) between the communities of
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Lack of say in merged northern airline alarms Nunavut Inuit
Canadian North says its special fares for Inuit beneficiaries of the Nunavut land claim will not change, but that’s not
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Ice Wireless makes a pitch for 911 service in northern Canada
A telephone company in the Arctic town of Inuvik, in Canada’s Northwest Territories says it can provide a better 911
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Canada’s Fair Elections Act could discourage voting in North
John Louison lives in the community of Fort Good Hope, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, where community residents have a PO
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NORAD launches training exercise in Canada’s North
It may soon be possible to spot CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft, CC-130T Hercules and CC-150T Polaris air-to-air refuelling aircraft in
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Arctic Council meeting begins in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The Arctic Council is meeting in Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories, this week to decide the issues the
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Russia’s Ukraine moves not yet spilling into Arctic Council
Like a pristine winter landscape, all looks surprisingly serene among Russia, Canada and their fellow Arctic Council members. But just
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