Climate change doc from Arctic Canadian teens to be shown at UN conference
A group of seven teenagers from Tuktoyaktuk, northwestern Canada, has been invited to show a documentary they made on climate
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Judge sends sex offender back to Arctic Canadian community despite lack of treatment
The Northwest Territories newest judge recently faced a challenge N.W.T. judges have been confronting for decades — what to do
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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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Communities in Canada’s central Arctic have warmest February since 2006
While most of Canada has been experiencing a colder winter, Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, in the northern part of the Northwest
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Indigenous man launches $600M class-action lawsuit, claiming police mistreatment in Canada’s northern territories
A teen in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), has launched a $600-million, class-action lawsuit against Canada’s federal police, the RCMP, in
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Drivers flock to Northern Canada’s new highway to Arctic Ocean
The Dempster Highway (in Canada’s Northwest Territories and Yukon) has long been a destination in and of itself — but
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Southern Canadian couple has perfect wedding on Arctic Ocean’s shores
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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Blog: Looking back on the year that was in the Arctic
In Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska, the ocean was frozen as far as I could see. It was March, the time of
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Russian oil, cooperation over commerce & Canada’s Arctic highway : 2017 Arctic Year in Review
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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Blog – Who really built Canada’s first highway to the Arctic Ocean?
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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Blog: Arctic 2016 in photos
In 2016, I traveled to far-flung parts of the Arctic I’d never before visited. I spent over two months of
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Blog: To understand the road to the Arctic Ocean, first go south
For the past few weeks, I’ve been in the Northwest Territories studying the new highway being constructed between Inuvik and
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Blog: Seen from space: Canadian highway to Arctic Ocean nears completion
A few days ago, The Washington Post ran a story about the Dalton Highway in Alaska. This packed gravel road courses
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Construction season ends on Arctic Canadian highway
The second highway construction season between the Arctic Canadian communities of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk has come to a close. In
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Canada’s N.W.T. cuts northern allowance for staff in Arctic communities
The northern allowance payment for some employees of the Government of Canada’s Northwest Territories went down on April 1. In
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