The night sky is filled with constellations that help us navigate the stars, but not all constellations are created equal.

It’s a circumpolar constellation – it’s always there year-round,” says Derek Kief, astronomer at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver.

Understanding the circumpolar context Defining what constitutes “circumpolar” can be controversial. An inclusive definition would be membership in the Arctic Council, which comprises the United States ...

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Canada's three territorial premiers reinforced their solidarity at the Arctic Circle Greenland Forum which drew leaders from across the circumpolar world and beyond to Nuuk, Aug. 27 to Aug. 29.

International Inuit Day was established by the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), the organization that represents the approximately 165,000 Inuit in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka, Russia.

This is a circumpolar constellation, meaning it never sets as seen from Canadian soil. Although these five stars might look the same, they range in distance from 55 to 613 light-years away from Earth.

Some are also visible between April 16-25. At the same time, spring constellations have also made their appearance. Constellations are divided into two groups. The Big and Small Dipper, for example, ...