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In a territory of almost 32,000 people – most under 25 – scattered across 1.9 million square kilometres with little in the way of transportation infrastructure, Internet access is an issue.

The headquarters for the new Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency will be located in Iqaluit, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Tuesday.

Harper was joined by Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq and Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl in making the announcement at the city's Arctic Games Arena as part of the prime minister's five-day tour.

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More than 800 young environmental activists from 110 countries on Monday began a meeting described as the biggest-ever youth gathering on climate change.

The week-long conference in the central South Korean city of Daejeon is organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled to arrive in Iqaluit on Monday evening, for the first stop on a five-day tour of the Canadian Arctic.

In addition to visiting the Nunavut capital, the prime minister will also visit Yellowknife, Whitehorse, as well as other communities in Canada's Far North before wrapping up his trip on August 21.

Environmentalists say government documents show Canada's role in international climate change negotiations includes "bullying" developing countries, backpedalling on commitments and attempting to exploit divisions in Europe.

Three University of Guelph researchers will spend the next year studying the impacts of climate change on health in an Inuit community in northern Newfoundland and Labrador. They'll rely on storytelling and digital technology to gather data and create educational materials.

Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers — including Nunavut premier Eva Aariak — have committed to set up a working group with leaders of Canada’s national aboriginal organizations to address their concerns across the country.

In this relentless summer of heat in the North, scientists are watching for a possible record low polar ice cap...

The shore line near Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories is even more barren than usual this summer as the Arctic Ocean gives up tens of thousands more square kilometres of ice -------------------------->

Most parents dread the moment their child says, “I’m joining the circus,” but in Igloolik, a remote town of 1,200 in Nunavut, running away to join the circus is one way youth can build the confidence to pursue their dreams … and travel the world at the same time.

Award winning performer Tanya Tagaq will embark on her first U.S. solo tour in August to showcase her unique style of Inuit throat singing....

While school is out for the summer, dozens of Canadian and international youth between the ages of 14 and 17 are planning the "class-trip" of a lifetime.

The world's richest countries appear to be taking climate change seriously. At their recent meeting in L'Aquila, Italy, G8 countries agreed that global warming should not exceed two degrees Celsius, on average, over the pre-industrial temperature.

First Nations chiefs in Manitoba called on the provincial and federal governments to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday because of the spread of swine flu on reserves and the lag time in responding to it.

Canada has been plunged into a worldwide recession that is harsher than any economic downturn since the Great Depression. Now, more than ever, citizens are counting on their governments for vision, compassion and leadership.

Canada's controversial and lucrative sport hunting industry is the last legal one left in the world.

American polar bear hunters seemed destined for extinction last year when the U.S. government listed the iconic Arctic predator as “threatened” due to the rapid melting of its sea-ice habitat.

FLEFF, along with a consortium of national and international organizations, will partner with the Bangalore festival. The distributors are Documentary Educational Resources, Bullfrog Films and Microcinema International.