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Replacements are on order for the Army's current Arctic-capable fleet of Bandvagn 206s, which has more or less lapsed into oblivion, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 10, 2025
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed. The more control the federal government has in the North, the more likely those policies endanger Inuit communities, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 10, 2025
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed. The more control the federal government has in the North, the more likely those policies endanger Inuit communities, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SOLOMON AWA | December 1, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SOLOMON AWA | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY SOLOMON AWA | December 1, 2025
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
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | December 1, 2025
Modern Small Modular Reactors depend on continuous, secure, high-assurance data links, but the telecommunications systems in the North are not built for that level of responsibility, writes Tyson Macaulay. Photograph courtesy of Alberto Adán, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | December 1, 2025
Modern Small Modular Reactors depend on continuous, secure, high-assurance data links, but the telecommunications systems in the North are not built for that level of responsibility, writes Tyson Macaulay. Photograph courtesy of Alberto Adán, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY ROSALIND LOCKYER | December 1, 2025
Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez, centre, pictured speaking at an announcement about funding for the Department for Women and Gender Equality in Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSALIND LOCKYER | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY ROSALIND LOCKYER | December 1, 2025
Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez, centre, pictured speaking at an announcement about funding for the Department for Women and Gender Equality in Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said investments announced in the 2025 federal budget will 'create skilled, well-paid jobs, strengthen regional economies, and help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said investments announced in the 2025 federal budget will 'create skilled, well-paid jobs, strengthen regional economies, and help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YVONNE JONES | June 10, 2019
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple follows the crew of Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Terry Fox through the icy waters of the Franklin Strait, in Nunavut Canada, Aug. 11, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YVONNE JONES | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YVONNE JONES | June 10, 2019
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple follows the crew of Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Terry Fox through the icy waters of the Franklin Strait, in Nunavut Canada, Aug. 11, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | June 10, 2019
U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 30, 2018, at the USMCA signing ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photograph courtesy of Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | June 10, 2019
U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 30, 2018, at the USMCA signing ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photograph courtesy of Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
Climate change has visible impacts, such as the disturbing of the migratory patterns of subsistence species like caribou, but there are intangible challenges as well for northern and remote communities to deal with. Flickr photograph by peupleloup
Climate change has visible impacts, such as the disturbing of the migratory patterns of subsistence species like caribou, but there are intangible challenges as well for northern and remote communities to deal with. Flickr photograph by peupleloup
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 5, 2019
The departments headed by National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains need a better response to the practice of turning over reporters’ information to private companies, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 5, 2019
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 5, 2019
The departments headed by National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains need a better response to the practice of turning over reporters’ information to private companies, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 29, 2019
Labrador Liberal MP Yvonne Jones, pictured at a last year's Liberal convention in Halifax, says the government has brought 'continuous' improvements to Nutrition North. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 29, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 29, 2019
Labrador Liberal MP Yvonne Jones, pictured at a last year's Liberal convention in Halifax, says the government has brought 'continuous' improvements to Nutrition North. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | May 27, 2019
The first major naval vessels built in Canada since the mid-1990s are now beginning to emerge from the Halifax Shipyards. The Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels, announced by prime minister Stephen Harper in 2007, are versatile ice-strengthened patrol ships that will be used for a variety of missions including coastal surveillance, SAR, drug interdiction, support to international partners, humanitarian aid, and disaster relief, writes Adam Lajeunesse. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | May 27, 2019
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | May 27, 2019
The first major naval vessels built in Canada since the mid-1990s are now beginning to emerge from the Halifax Shipyards. The Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels, announced by prime minister Stephen Harper in 2007, are versatile ice-strengthened patrol ships that will be used for a variety of missions including coastal surveillance, SAR, drug interdiction, support to international partners, humanitarian aid, and disaster relief, writes Adam Lajeunesse. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
NDP MP Romeo Saganash introduced Bill C-262 in 2016 and is still waiting for it to pass. It would set a framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
NDP MP Romeo Saganash introduced Bill C-262 in 2016 and is still waiting for it to pass. It would set a framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2019
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured in January 2019 at a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has recommended four key changes to the Indigenous child welfare legislation undergoing study at a House committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2019
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured in January 2019 at a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has recommended four key changes to the Indigenous child welfare legislation undergoing study at a House committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | May 13, 2019
Opinion | May 13, 2019
Opinion | May 13, 2019
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 13, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pictured Oct. 7, 2018, arriving in Seoul, Korea, at a recent Arctic Council meeting in Finland, trashed Russia and China for their alleged designs on the Arctic, including the notion of extending the Silk Road via the Northwest Passage, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Embassy of Korea
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 13, 2019
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 13, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pictured Oct. 7, 2018, arriving in Seoul, Korea, at a recent Arctic Council meeting in Finland, trashed Russia and China for their alleged designs on the Arctic, including the notion of extending the Silk Road via the Northwest Passage, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Embassy of Korea
Opinion | BY DICK MENZIES, MARCEL BEHR | April 29, 2019
Natan Obed, pictured left with Prime Minister Trudeau April 3 in Ottawa, is president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, which has been working with the federal government to help wipe out tuberculosis among Inuit in Canada’s North. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DICK MENZIES, MARCEL BEHR | April 29, 2019
Opinion | BY DICK MENZIES, MARCEL BEHR | April 29, 2019
Natan Obed, pictured left with Prime Minister Trudeau April 3 in Ottawa, is president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, which has been working with the federal government to help wipe out tuberculosis among Inuit in Canada’s North. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RYAN DANBY | April 29, 2019
Indigenous Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured. The House Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs report comes at a critical time; the government’s new Arctic Policy Framework is set to be released in the coming weeks, writes Ryan Danby. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY RYAN DANBY | April 29, 2019
Opinion | BY RYAN DANBY | April 29, 2019
Indigenous Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured. The House Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs report comes at a critical time; the government’s new Arctic Policy Framework is set to be released in the coming weeks, writes Ryan Danby. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia