Coverage

A European Space Agency campaign in Arctic Norway called Jammertest deliberately disrupts satellite signals, using vans, antennas, a handheld jammer, and an atomic clock, to examine effects on navigation systems and assess timing accuracy, including impacts on smartphones.

Kaffemik is a Greenlandic tradition where coffee‑centric gatherings celebrate life events, drawing a flow of visitors and serving cakes, sweets and sometimes savory foods, emphasising open socialising over a fixed guest list.

The article recounts the 1877 Howgate Preliminary Arctic Expedition, led by Captain George Tyson from New London aiming to recruit Inuit families at Cumberland Sound to relocate to Ellesmere Island for a planned U.S. scientific colony at Lady Franklin Bay.

An examination of foundational institutional principles for culturally responsive governance in Alaska’s Indigenous communities during times of crisis.

Examines projected environmental change that may impact traditional whaling in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.

Alberta’s 2025 dual‑practice health law could create a two‑tier system, raising concerns among Northwest Territories residents who rely on Alberta for care.

Microwave remote sensing monitors and evaluates sea ice across the Arctic using scattering signatures.

A new method for refining the regional model of the Arctic’s gravitational parameters seeks to improve data quality in an area with sparse observations caused by harsh conditions and limited accessibility.

Linda Lundmark of Umeå University is expanding her Arctic Six Chair research on the internationalisation of tourism labour markets, examining staffing shortages, migrant worker inclusion, and impacts on local businesses and sustainable community development.

The Dene National Assembly unanimously passed eleven resolutions, chiefly demanding dedicated, multi‑year funding for education in Dene communities and broader support for homelessness, medical travel, and data sovereignty in the Northwest Territories.

A yearling harp seal rehabilitated in Maine completed a 4,500‑mile journey to the Arctic, passing through Cape Breton Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Baffin Bay, and Greenland as recorded by satellite tracking.

Nunavut’s Department of Health reports 32 tuberculosis cases detected from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, up from 26 in 2025, partly due to expanded community testing.

The Orkney Museum opens the AGLOOKA exhibition, honoring Arctic explorer John Rae with Inuit, First Nations, Métis, and Orcadian art and artefacts, celebrating cultural exchange and Indigenous knowledge.

Wrangel Island, Russia’s largest Arctic island, is described as the crown jewel of its Arctic holdings; Britain renounced sovereignty over the island in the 1920s.

Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) warns that foreign states, including Russia and China, are using civilian vessels to conduct covert intelligence gathering and possible sabotage along the Norwegian coast, and encourages the public to report suspicious maritime activity.

A black vulture, rarely seen in Canada, was spotted in Mayo, Yukon, prompting local birders and residents to observe and hope it returns south.

Fortune Minerals Ltd. is still pursuing partners to finance its NICO cobalt‑gold‑bismuth‑copper mine in the Tlicho region, a project that could cost over $1 billion and create 250‑300 jobs in the NWT and 100+ in Alberta.

Delegates at the 56th Dene National Assembly passed a resolution to hold the next assembly in Fort McPherson, with dates to be set later and the 57th assembly scheduled for Fort Simpson in 2028.

A virtual symposium on climate emergencies highlighted the need for Indigenous input, federal investment in critical infrastructure, and tailored resilience strategies for the Northwest Territories.