Hunters in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, still waiting for decision on exporting polar bear hides
Hunters in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, are still waiting to hear the final word on when they can resume exporting polar bear hides
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Federal government spending $6.6M on caribou conservation in Nunavut
The federal government is investing $6.6 million over four years to aid the Nunavut government’s research and monitoring of 13 caribou herds
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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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Canada’s deal for F-35 jets to help reinforce northern security: defence minister
Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Monday that Canada would acquire 88 new F-35 fighter jets, saying they would play
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‘Indian boarding home’ survivors in the North eligible to receive thousands of dollars in compensation
Indigenous northerners who were housed in private boarding homes to attend public schools in the latter half of the 20th
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Nunavik: Demands for health network to be put under trusteeship
“We’re not sinking: we’re sunk.” A worker shortage, coupled with poor management of the Nunavik health care system, is creating
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Blog: ‘Nor night nor day no rest’ – Arctic diplomacy divided (and united)
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, its political, economic and strategic effects have flowed outwards to adjacent regions and beyond.
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Canada needs a ‘more consistent’ presence in North to bolster security, Inuit leader says
A prominent Inuvialuit leader said Canada must build up a more consistent presence in the Arctic if the country is
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NATO membership decision draws closer as Finnish and Swedish leaders meet
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm Wednesday to discuss defense and security policy,
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Survey: Majority of Finns consider Russia a significant military threat
Eighty-four percent of Finns consider Russia to be a significant military threat, according to a recent values and attitudes survey
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Finnish PM wants NATO decision to be taken this spring
Sanna Marin on Saturday told Social Democratic Party delegates gathered in Helsinki that it was time for Finland to seriously
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Covid-19 no longer classified a ‘danger to society’ in Sweden
After two years, from today, Covid-19 is no longer categorised as ‘a danger to society and a threat to public
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Canada looks to reinforce Arctic sovereignty through diplomacy, military, says minister
National Defence Minister Anita Anand is planning a trip to the Arctic, as she gathers her allied counterparts in Arctic
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Violence Against Women bill would expand power of up to 30 Alaska tribal courts
To help tackle the high rates of violence in Alaska Native villages, a bill in Congress would expand tribal court
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut to ease public health measures in 15 communities
Fifteen Nunavut communities will be under less-restrictive public health measures starting Monday as their COVID-19 case counts subside. Chief Public
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