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Local governments in the North and the Arctic work hard to deliver essentials, but costs are high, writes Solomon Awa, mayor of Iqaluit. Photograph courtesy of FCM Media
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 1, 2025
“The all-season roads, ports, highways, and other trade-enabling infrastructure we build through the fund will spur growth and better connect northern and Indigenous communities to the Canadian economy and the world,” says a statement from Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty about the Arctic Infrastructure Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 1, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 1, 2025
“The all-season roads, ports, highways, and other trade-enabling infrastructure we build through the fund will spur growth and better connect northern and Indigenous communities to the Canadian economy and the world,” says a statement from Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty about the Arctic Infrastructure Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | November 27, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the 2025 federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | November 27, 2025
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | November 27, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the 2025 federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | November 19, 2025
After living through generations of Canada’s colonial Arctic policies, Inuit and Nunavummiut are sending a clear message to Parliament that the days of unilateral decision-making in Ottawa are over, writes Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Phil Squires/Flickr
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | November 19, 2025
After living through generations of Canada’s colonial Arctic policies, Inuit and Nunavummiut are sending a clear message to Parliament that the days of unilateral decision-making in Ottawa are over, writes Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Phil Squires/Flickr
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP BOB ZIMMER | October 29, 2025
It’s time to demand answers on the Giant Mine project from Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Northern Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand, writes Conservative MP Bob Zimmer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP BOB ZIMMER | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP BOB ZIMMER | October 29, 2025
It’s time to demand answers on the Giant Mine project from Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Northern Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand, writes Conservative MP Bob Zimmer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 19, 2022
A CF-18 Hornet aircraft at Thule Air Base in Greenland in March 2021. With added questions over Arctic security, there are also questions about what role Canada will play in European Arctic security, especially as Finland and Sweden look to join NATO. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Armed Forces/Master Corporal Gary Calvé
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 19, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 19, 2022
A CF-18 Hornet aircraft at Thule Air Base in Greenland in March 2021. With added questions over Arctic security, there are also questions about what role Canada will play in European Arctic security, especially as Finland and Sweden look to join NATO. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Armed Forces/Master Corporal Gary Calvé
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2022
What holds glaciers back is the friction between the ice and the bottom of the ocean. Warmer ocean currents are eating away at the base of the glaciers and effectively detaching them from the bottom, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2022
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2022
What holds glaciers back is the friction between the ice and the bottom of the ocean. Warmer ocean currents are eating away at the base of the glaciers and effectively detaching them from the bottom, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 12, 2022
From Aug. 25-27, NATO’s top bureaucrat, Jens Stoltenberg, pictured in 2018, was fêted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the manner normally reserved for visiting heads of state, full of ceremonial-style military inspections, photo-ops, and joint press conferences. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 12, 2022
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 12, 2022
From Aug. 25-27, NATO’s top bureaucrat, Jens Stoltenberg, pictured in 2018, was fêted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the manner normally reserved for visiting heads of state, full of ceremonial-style military inspections, photo-ops, and joint press conferences. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
In less than half a century the average annual temperature of the Arctic has warmed by more than 3 C, which is three times as fast as the rest of the planet, writes Diane Beckett. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
In less than half a century the average annual temperature of the Arctic has warmed by more than 3 C, which is three times as fast as the rest of the planet, writes Diane Beckett. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SUSAN KUTZ | June 13, 2022
Northerners are concerned about the future of wildlife and their health risks from consuming wildlife, writes Dr. Susan Kutz, a professor at the University of Calgary Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SUSAN KUTZ | June 13, 2022
Opinion | BY SUSAN KUTZ | June 13, 2022
Northerners are concerned about the future of wildlife and their health risks from consuming wildlife, writes Dr. Susan Kutz, a professor at the University of Calgary Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 16, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured May 5, 2022, says Canada supports the rapid accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 16, 2022
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 16, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured May 5, 2022, says Canada supports the rapid accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROHAN HAZELTON | May 4, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 budget committed $1.5-billion in investment over seven years for infrastructure and supply chain projects to help realize critical mineral mining projects in Canada, writes Rohan Hazelton. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ROHAN HAZELTON | May 4, 2022
Opinion | BY ROHAN HAZELTON | May 4, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 budget committed $1.5-billion in investment over seven years for infrastructure and supply chain projects to help realize critical mineral mining projects in Canada, writes Rohan Hazelton. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2022
A new study of northern Canadians shows a disconnect between northerners and the federal government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured here with MP for Winnipeg and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2022
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2022
A new study of northern Canadians shows a disconnect between northerners and the federal government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured here with MP for Winnipeg and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | April 20, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in November 2021. Federal policy can also be a stumbling block, including Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada’s requirement to avoid ‘overbuild’ in telecommunications projects, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | April 20, 2022
Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | April 20, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in November 2021. Federal policy can also be a stumbling block, including Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada’s requirement to avoid ‘overbuild’ in telecommunications projects, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEPHEN VAN DINE | April 6, 2022
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal is pictured on Parliament Hill on March 22. The federal government needs to revisit its level of ambition on the safety and security aspects of the Arctic and Northern Policy Framework as well as its defence policy, writes Stephen Van Dine. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY STEPHEN VAN DINE | April 6, 2022
Opinion | BY STEPHEN VAN DINE | April 6, 2022
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal is pictured on Parliament Hill on March 22. The federal government needs to revisit its level of ambition on the safety and security aspects of the Arctic and Northern Policy Framework as well as its defence policy, writes Stephen Van Dine. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | March 25, 2022
Deployed members of the Joint Task Force Support Component arrive at Resolute Bay, Nunavut for Operation NUNALIVUT 2018 on February 27, 2018. Pierre Leblanc makes the case that Resolute Bay should be developed into an expanded security hub serving the North and Canada's Arctic sovereignty. Photograph courtesy of Major Jean-Francois Robert and the Canadian Armed Forces Image Gallery
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | March 25, 2022
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | March 25, 2022
Deployed members of the Joint Task Force Support Component arrive at Resolute Bay, Nunavut for Operation NUNALIVUT 2018 on February 27, 2018. Pierre Leblanc makes the case that Resolute Bay should be developed into an expanded security hub serving the North and Canada's Arctic sovereignty. Photograph courtesy of Major Jean-Francois Robert and the Canadian Armed Forces Image Gallery
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 21, 2022
A C-130 takes off from Canadian Forces Station Alert on Ellsmere Island, Nunavut, in 2019. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has spurred discussion about the state of Canada's military capacity, particularly in the North, where Russia is Canada's neighbour. Photograph courtesy of Paul Green/The National Guard
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 21, 2022
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 21, 2022
A C-130 takes off from Canadian Forces Station Alert on Ellsmere Island, Nunavut, in 2019. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has spurred discussion about the state of Canada's military capacity, particularly in the North, where Russia is Canada's neighbour. Photograph courtesy of Paul Green/The National Guard