A combat air patrol of American and Canadian fighter jets was scrambled this week after multiple Russian warplanes were spotted in the Arctic, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Thursday, marking the latest military incident to unfold in a region that is drawing increasing scrutiny.
The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission says the outcome of the Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project, if it moves forward, “is really anybody's guess.”
An F-35 Lightning II crashed during a scheduled training event at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, causing a massive fireball and spreading debris not far from the fence line, a video verified as authentic by officials showed.
President Donald Trump's aim to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders who see new fossil fuel development as critical to Alaska's economic future and criticized by environmental groups that worry about a warming climate.
Pres. Donald Trump suggested 40 icebreakers will be ordered as a massive addition to the United States’ current fleet of just two heavy icebreaker ships.
The Alaska Air National Guard’s rescue mission to the Yukon is still ongoing in response to an ultralight plane crash near the Town of Faro on Jan. 26, according to a public affairs officer. Authorities have indicated the two occupants aboard the ultralight plane that crashed were safely rescued.
If they’re not going to abide by our trade agreements then neither are we,' Premier David Eby said on Tuesday.
The Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact, between the United States, Canada and Finland is meant to pool new ship construction.
On Jan. 23, 1971, a weather observer at Prospect Creek Camp measured a temperature of minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Their 5,000-mile snowmobile jaunt a couple of years ago was so adventurous, three Minnesota men, ages 67, 71 and 74, are set to depart next from Grand Rapids, Minn. to Newfoundland.
Aurora also offers two shorter expeditions in 2026: the 17-day Arctic Golden Autumn & Northern Lights itinerary in August and the 18-day Northern Lights Explorer in September. The line will also have another 29-day Northwest Passage expedition in August 2026 aboard one of its other polar vessels, Greg Mortimer.