Rosatom’s new yard will be built north of the existing service base for nuclear-powered icebreakers on the eastern shores of the Kola Bay north of Murmansk. (Thomas Nilsen/The Independent Barents
An aerial view shows icebreakers in Helsinki, Finland. The EU’s new Arctic strategy calls for expanding Europe’s icebreaker fleet. (Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images) The European Union laid
Taloyoak, Nunavut. The pan-Arctic cable proposed in the EU’s new Arctic strategy could improve connectivity in remote Arctic communities, the document said. (Eilís Quinn/Eye on the Arctic) The European Union
Yukon Premier Currie Dixon in his office on Sept. 28, 2026. The federal government has agreed to increase the Yukon government’s borrowing limit, according to a federal order-in-council. (Dana Hatherly/CBC
Ships are framed by pieces of melting sea ice in Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on July 31, 2019. Disruptions to global trade routes caused by wars in Ukraine and
Aukkauti cast members seen in silhouette. (Samuel Lagacé/Courtesy Aaqsiiq Nunavik Inuit Theatre Company) The second leg of Aaqsiiq Nunavik Inuit Theatre Company’s tour of Aukkauti will begin in Kuujjuaraapik with
Sarah Swan moderated Thursday night’s arts forum discussing how candidates in Yellowknife’s upcoming election see the future of arts in the city. (Sarah St-Pierre/CBC) By Sarah St-Pierre Promoting Indigenous art,
Russia’s Arctic military forces are flexing muscles with exercises from Franz Josef land in the north to the White Sea in the south. (Thomas Nilsen/The Independent Barents Observer) At least
Shipbuilders talk in front of a section of the hull of the CCGS Imnaryuaq polar icebreaker at the Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (Rich
As data centers and artificial intelligence raise new questions about energy, water, land, infrastructure, jobs and community priorities across Alaska, a new report from the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers