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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 KEN COATES | November 30, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to 'drill, baby, drill' will have major effects on the Canadian energy sector, and a possible Conservative government under Pierre Poilievre would bring about significant policy shifts, writes Ken Coates, professor of Indigenous Governance at Yukon University. Wikimedia Commons photo and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | November 30, 2024
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | November 30, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to 'drill, baby, drill' will have major effects on the Canadian energy sector, and a possible Conservative government under Pierre Poilievre would bring about significant policy shifts, writes Ken Coates, professor of Indigenous Governance at Yukon University. Wikimedia Commons photo and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RANJ PILLAI | November 28, 2024
A strong, sustainable future for the North requires prioritizing security needs, economic development, health and wellbeing, and environmental stewardship, writes Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY RANJ PILLAI | November 28, 2024
Opinion | BY RANJ PILLAI | November 28, 2024
A strong, sustainable future for the North requires prioritizing security needs, economic development, health and wellbeing, and environmental stewardship, writes Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 17, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
At a news conference in Kanata, Ont. on Oct. 28, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a future CPC government would remove sales tax from new homes sold under $1-million. He says he would cut the federal Housing Accelerator Fund to partly cover for his proposed tax changes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 17, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 17, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
At a news conference in Kanata, Ont. on Oct. 28, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a future CPC government would remove sales tax from new homes sold under $1-million. He says he would cut the federal Housing Accelerator Fund to partly cover for his proposed tax changes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERIN O’TOOLE | October 30, 2024
Dan Vandal
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. We need strategic federal investment and meaningful partnerships with Inuit communities and private-sector providers to create sustainable, long-term connectivity in the Arctic, writes Erin O’Toole. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERIN O’TOOLE | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY ERIN O’TOOLE | October 30, 2024
Dan Vandal
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. We need strategic federal investment and meaningful partnerships with Inuit communities and private-sector providers to create sustainable, long-term connectivity in the Arctic, writes Erin O’Toole. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 17, 2024
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed says he 'welcomes Google’s work to include Inuktut in its roster of languages on Google Translate.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 17, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 17, 2024
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed says he 'welcomes Google’s work to include Inuktut in its roster of languages on Google Translate.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR PAT DUNCAN | October 9, 2024
There is far more to be done in the Yukon, and this work will require the ongoing commitment of all involved, writes ISG Sen. Pat Duncan. Flickr photograph by Louis White
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR PAT DUNCAN | October 9, 2024
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR PAT DUNCAN | October 9, 2024
There is far more to be done in the Yukon, and this work will require the ongoing commitment of all involved, writes ISG Sen. Pat Duncan. Flickr photograph by Louis White
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | August 22, 2024
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Canada's Arctic policy must include building strong alliances, investing in military capabilities, promoting economic development, protecting the environment, and empowering Indigenous Peoples, writes Andrew Latham. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | August 22, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | August 22, 2024
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Canada's Arctic policy must include building strong alliances, investing in military capabilities, promoting economic development, protecting the environment, and empowering Indigenous Peoples, writes Andrew Latham. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 10, 2024
With more than 42,000 people, Whitehorse is one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities, with a young population, many of whom are francophone, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Louis White/Flickr
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 10, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 10, 2024
With more than 42,000 people, Whitehorse is one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities, with a young population, many of whom are francophone, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Louis White/Flickr
Liberal MP Kody Blois chairs the House Agriculture Committee, whose recent report recognizes that oligopolies and monopolies are extracting unreasonable profits at the expense of farmers and consumers, write Marissa Alexander and Wade Thorhaug. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Liberal MP Kody Blois chairs the House Agriculture Committee, whose recent report recognizes that oligopolies and monopolies are extracting unreasonable profits at the expense of farmers and consumers, write Marissa Alexander and Wade Thorhaug. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Canada has fallen far behind other nations in the Arctic with respect to infrastructure and security investments in their northern regions, write Madeleine Redfern and Sean Boyd. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Canada has fallen far behind other nations in the Arctic with respect to infrastructure and security investments in their northern regions, write Madeleine Redfern and Sean Boyd. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMES MOORE, LUC CASSIVI | May 29, 2024
Members of 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry jump into a drop zone during Exercise Arctic Ram near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Feb. 12, 2016. DND photograph by MCpl Louis Brunet
Opinion | BY JAMES MOORE, LUC CASSIVI | May 29, 2024
Opinion | BY JAMES MOORE, LUC CASSIVI | May 29, 2024
Members of 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry jump into a drop zone during Exercise Arctic Ram near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Feb. 12, 2016. DND photograph by MCpl Louis Brunet
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | January 31, 2024
The community of Apex, Nunavut. Small and widely distributed populations, vast expanses of land, and the high cost of living, working, and building will always make the Far North reliant on southern funds. But the balance can shift, writes Ken Coates. Photograph courtesy of Aaron Lloyd/Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | January 31, 2024
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | January 31, 2024
The community of Apex, Nunavut. Small and widely distributed populations, vast expanses of land, and the high cost of living, working, and building will always make the Far North reliant on southern funds. But the balance can shift, writes Ken Coates. Photograph courtesy of Aaron Lloyd/Wikimedia Commons