Three more N.W.T. schools have been discovered to have elevated concentrations of lead in drinking water, amid ongoing testing of educational facilities across the territory. Deh Gah School in Fort ...

By Tharsha Ravichakaravarthy Researchers and hunters say transporting food between communities is difficult, expensive and sometimes unreliable — and it's leading to lots of spoiled food. Katrin ...

Norwegian pilots closely monitored the movements of Russian aircraft after F-35s were scrambled to identify strategic bombers operating near NATO airspace. One of the Tu-95MS bombers was observed carr ...

Tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula is a niche but booming industry powered by deep-pocketed adventure-seekers traveling thousands of miles to marvel at penguin colonies and take "polar plunges" in ...

Flood watch advisories have been issued for the Yukon River in the Dawson region, as well as the Nordenskiold River in Carmacks, Yukon. A flood watch means that river levels are rising and may exceed ...

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The Russian Embassy in Oslo has sent a diplomatic note to Norway’s Foreign Ministry condemning the desecration of a monument honoring fallen Soviet soldiers in Neiden earlier this winter. The protest ...

By Caitrin Pilkington Officials have issued a flood watch for the Klondike River near Dawson City due to melting and breaking ice. In a release, the Yukon's Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) said ...

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The Chinese captain of a seized oil tanker with suspected Russian links has been placed under arrest on suspicion of  carrying false documents and of violating  laws on seaworthiness, a Swedish ...

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A wind barrier at the coal harbour proved largely ineffective over the weekend, as a thick and persistent cloud of black dust drifted across the city centre. The incident has sparked anger among ...