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How polar geopolitics are creeping into the Arctic Winter Games

March 9, 2026

Athletes might be the stars of the show, but the Arctic Winter Games can't escape politics. The games kicked off on Sunday with the flyover of a CF-18 fighter jet at the opening ceremony in Whitehorse. Military aircraft flying over sporting events is nothing new in much of the world, of course, but in the Canadian North, it's practically unheard of.



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