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For some Yukoners, climate change is a key issue this federal election campaign

1 week ago | rcinet.ca | Jackie Hong

While topics like tariffs, affordability and housing have dominated conversations about the upcoming federal election, some Yukon voters say another issue should also be at the forefront — climate change and the environment. “It seems to be something we’re ignoring now,” Haines Junction resident Julie Bauer said. “I know there’s other focuses but I think the environment has to be a priority, especially for our youth and for all of us….
Housing, cost of living among priorities for Inuit woman

1 week ago | rcinet.ca | Eilís Quinn

With Canada in the midst of a federal election, the organization that represents Inuit women in the country is urging federal party leaders to place a greater focus on the issues affecting the Arctic. Pauktuutit, an advocacy group, said it’s particularly hoping to hear more about how parties plan to address urgent concerns in the North including housing instability, rising costs of living, and violence against Indigenous women and girls.
Denmark sets Arctic Council leadership agenda amid intensifying global Greenland focus

1 week ago | rcinet.ca | Eilís Quinn

As it prepares to assume the chairmanship of the Arctic Council in May, the Kingdom of Denmark outlined its key priorities on Friday, placing a strong emphasis on supporting Indigenous communities and making the Council’s work more accessible to the people and communities of the North.
Arctic Council to hold virtual chairmanship handover from Norway to Denmark on May 12

2 weeks ago | rcinet.ca | Eilís Quinn

The Arctic Council’s chairmanship handover from Norway to Denmark will take place virtually on May 12. In response to an email query, the Council confirmed that all components of the organization—Arctic States, Permanent Participants, Working Groups, and Observers—will meet online only. The event will not be live-streamed.
Trump administration says Alaska gas line investment could ward off tariffs

2 weeks ago | rcinet.ca | Liz Ruskin

If countries want to keep the Trump administration from imposing tariffs on their exports to the United States, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggests they invest in Alaska’s proposed Liquified Natural Gas project. Bessent spoke Wednesday outside the White House, after President Trump announced he would pause reciprocal tariffs for 90 days to allow countries to negotiate. A reporter asked Bessent what it would take for a country to block the imposition of tariffs beyond three months.
Federal campaign ramps up in Yukon as candidates look to reach voters

2 weeks ago | rcinet.ca | Jackie Hong

The federal election campaign is gradually ramping up in the Yukon, with candidates holding events, knocking on doors, putting up signs and otherwise trying to increase their visibility. Here’s a roundup of what the people vying to be the territory’s next MP got up to last week. Ryan Leef, Conservative PartyRyan Leef held a rally to mark the official opening of his campaign office in downtown Whitehorse Thursday evening.
EU’s raw materials plan an attack on Indigenous land and culture, says Saami Council

3 weeks ago | rcinet.ca | Eilís Quinn

The European Commission’s recent approval of 47 strategic projects aimed at mining and processing raw minerals, has been condemned as a significant violation of Indigenous rights, according to the president of the NGO representing the international Sámi community. The mining projects Talga Graphite in Nunasvaara, LKAB ReeMap in Malmberget, and LKAB Per Geijer in Kiruna, all located in Arctic Sweden, part of the traditional Saami homeland.
Arctic Ocean current could be at risk, research warns of global ripple effects

3 weeks ago | rcinet.ca | Eilís Quinn

New research suggests continued global warming could put a major Arctic ocean current in serious trouble, and that the consequences could extend far beyond the North. Known as the Beaufort Gyre, this swirling current above Alaska and Canada’s western Arctic, accumulates freshwater and helps regulate the temperature and salinity of the region’s waters. But with climate change accelerating, the future is uncertain.
Victoria Gold receiver asks Yukon gov’t for another cash injection, raising total cost to $220M

3 weeks ago | rcinet.ca | Jackie Hong

If approved, increase would be the second time receivership’s total cost has more than doubledThe cost of the Victoria Gold receivership — started after a catastrophic heap leach failure at the company’s Eagle Gold mine in central Yukon last year — is set to more than double again. Firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which has been managing Victoria Gold’s affairs since August, is seeking court approval to increase the maximum borrowing charge to $220 million, up from $105 million.
Trump’s Greenland rhetoric, VP Vance visit, could backfire on U.S.: expert

4 weeks ago | rcinet.ca | Eilís Quinn

U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing rhetoric around owning Greenland, coupled with U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s upcoming trip to the island, could backfire, an Arctic expert is warning. While the U.S. is right to acknowledge Greenland’s strategic importance, the administration’s handling of the matter is “inexplicable,” the expert says.