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North Prime Minister Mark Carney announced investments into the military’s infrastructure and presence in the Arctic and into Nunavut infrastructure while visiting its capital of Iqaluit on Tuesday — the first domestic trip of his leadership of Canada.   Feds also investing $420M into military presence, $253M into Nunavut infrastructure CBCContinue Reading

North While a national organization seeks to track cases of forced sterilization of Indigenous peoples across Canada, Inuit women in the North say the practice hasn’t ended. Three women shared their stories with us. Woman from Happy Valley-Goose Bay shocked to realize her case wasn’t an outlierCBC News · Posted: MarContinue Reading

North Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the Inuit Child First Initiative will be renewed for another year at the signing of a new Nunavut Agreement Implementation Contract in Ottawa.  Program funds social, health and educational support to all Inuit children in Canada Sarah Krymalowski · CBC News · Posted: Mar 08,Continue Reading

North The federal government is increasing the amount of money it’s spending to build a network of northern military hubs to$2.67 billion. It also announced Thursday the first hubs would be in Iqaluit, Yellowknife and Inuvik. Defence minister says hubs will allow for ‘swift action’ if needed Liny Lamberink ·Continue Reading

North An avalanche in Alaska backcountry swept up and buried three skiers under a blanket of snow that could be as deep as a 10-storey building, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. Slide happened late Tuesday near Girdwood, the skiing capital of Alaska Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

A Yukon woman is raising the alarm about the cost and difficulty of accessing abortion medication in the territory. Jane Doe says she had to seek an abortion through the emergency room, because the Opal clinic — the territory’s only dedicated abortion services provider — is only open one day a week, forContinue Reading

North Preliminary federal data shows exploration spending decreasing across all three territories and B.C. High gold prices aren’t resulting in higher spending, report finds Caitrin Pilkington · CBC News · Posted: Mar 03, 2025 12:40 AM EST | Last Updated: 11 hours ago A member of the Association of MineralContinue Reading

North A retired Yukon-based entomologist is finding artistic inspiration in the tiniest and most private of places: beetle genitalia. Benoit Godin enlisted help from Whitehorse studio to create elaborate glass sculptures Andrew Hynes · CBC News · Posted: Mar 02, 2025 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: March 2 Yukon entomologistContinue Reading

North The federal government is appointing former Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) president Aluki Kotierk to oversee an external review of the Nutrition North subsidy.  Aluki Kotierk says she will look for ways to make the program ‘more efficient or more effective’Luke Carroll · CBC News · Posted: Feb 25, 2025Continue Reading