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Environment

Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
* Featured * Environment Environment (USA) Featured • Zone 3 General USA 

Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Politics

Europe’s Von der Leyen strengthens Arctic security ties with Iceland during visit
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Countries Featured • Zone 1 General Iceland News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Europe’s Von der Leyen strengthens Arctic security ties with Iceland during visit

Society

Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, taking measures to address drugs, community safety
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, taking measures to address drugs, community safety

Science

Alaska needs a state dinosaur, lawmaker says, but top dino scientist not sure on pick
Science Science (USA) 

Alaska needs a state dinosaur, lawmaker says, but top dino scientist not sure on pick

Business

Nunavut enters into new 10-year agreement for air transportation services
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

Nunavut enters into new 10-year agreement for air transportation services

Art & Culture

A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun
* Featured * Art and Culture Culture (Finland) Featured • Zone 1 Finland General 

A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun

News

Europe’s Von der Leyen strengthens Arctic security ties with Iceland during visit
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Countries Featured • Zone 1 General Iceland News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Europe’s Von der Leyen strengthens Arctic security ties with Iceland during visit

Friday, July 18, 2025Eye on the Arctic0
$500 per child grocery fund ending for Inuvialuit families
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 2 General News Society Society (Canada) 

$500 per child grocery fund ending for Inuvialuit families

Thursday, July 17, 2025CBC News0
Labrador to see development as Canada expands northern military defence
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Labrador to see development as Canada expands northern military defence

Friday, July 18, 2025CBC News0

Canada

Labrador to see development as Canada expands northern military defence
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Labrador to see development as Canada expands northern military defence

Friday, July 18, 2025CBC News0
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, taking measures to address drugs, community safety
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, taking measures to address drugs, community safety

Friday, July 18, 2025CBC News0
One dead after fatal police shooting in Inukjuak, Que.
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

One dead after fatal police shooting in Inukjuak, Que.

Friday, July 18, 2025CBC News0

Denmark/Greenland

Inuit Circumpolar Council granted permanent status at International Maritime Org.
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Inuit Circumpolar Council granted permanent status at International Maritime Org.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Denmark signs ammunition deal to boost domestic production citing heightened security situation
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Denmark signs ammunition deal to boost domestic production citing heightened security situation

Wednesday, July 2, 2025Eye on the Arctic0
Greenland coach speaks out on CONCACAF rejection & fight for Arctic team’s recognition
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Greenland coach speaks out on CONCACAF rejection & fight for Arctic team’s recognition

Friday, June 27, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Finland

A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun
* Featured * Art and Culture Culture (Finland) Featured • Zone 1 Finland General 

A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun

Tuesday, July 15, 2025The Associated Press0
Finland’s Enersense sells Pori shipyard to Canadian firm Davie
* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Finland’s Enersense sells Pori shipyard to Canadian firm Davie

Wednesday, July 9, 2025Yle News0
Finland and Lithuania set to produce anti-personnel mines, officials say
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland and Lithuania set to produce anti-personnel mines, officials say

Wednesday, July 9, 2025Thomson Reuters0

Iceland

Europe’s Von der Leyen strengthens Arctic security ties with Iceland during visit
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Countries Featured • Zone 1 General Iceland News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Europe’s Von der Leyen strengthens Arctic security ties with Iceland during visit

Friday, July 18, 2025Eye on the Arctic0
Icelandic authorities give hazard warnings as fissures spread lava and smoke
* Featured * Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland 

Icelandic authorities give hazard warnings as fissures spread lava and smoke

Wednesday, July 16, 2025Eye on the Arctic0
Europeans step up Arctic diplomacy amid U.S. and global pressure
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Europeans step up Arctic diplomacy amid U.S. and global pressure

Monday, June 16, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Norway

“It’s not in my interest to have contact with Russia”: Norwegian border town mayor
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

“It’s not in my interest to have contact with Russia”: Norwegian border town mayor

Tuesday, July 15, 2025The Independent Barents Observer0
New video aims to improve passenger safety during Arctic cruise emergencies
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 Norway Society (Norway) 

New video aims to improve passenger safety during Arctic cruise emergencies

Tuesday, July 8, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Study casts doubt on massive Arctic ice shelf during ice ages
* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 1 General News Norway 

Study casts doubt on massive Arctic ice shelf during ice ages

Monday, July 7, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Russia

Nuclear icebreaker had to sail all to St. Petersburg for basic hull work as Russia’s lacks northern dock
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Nuclear icebreaker had to sail all to St. Petersburg for basic hull work as Russia’s lacks northern dock

Friday, July 4, 2025Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Rosatom outlines 10-year construction plan for Kola NPP-2
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Rosatom outlines 10-year construction plan for Kola NPP-2

Wednesday, July 2, 2025Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
New New Shipping, Rosatom to build container ships for year-round Arctic sailings
* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

New New Shipping, Rosatom to build container ships for year-round Arctic sailings

Wednesday, June 18, 2025Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Sweden

Cooler summer temperatures good for Sweden’s Sami reindeer-herding communities
* Featured * Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General News Sweden 

Cooler summer temperatures good for Sweden’s Sami reindeer-herding communities

Tuesday, July 8, 2025Radio Sweden0
A European flag flies at the entrance of the EU Commission in Brussels on May 21,2014. (Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images)
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

‘Coffee cheese’ from North Sweden gets EU protection

Wednesday, July 2, 2025Radio Sweden0
A street sign in Kiruna showing the way to Lulea
* Featured * Art and Culture Featured • Zone 3 General Society (Sweden) Sweden 

New residency invites Indigenous artists to northern Sweden

Thursday, June 26, 2025The Canadian Press0

USA

China’s Arctic involvement ‘highly exaggerated,’ Harvard researchers say
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (USA) USA 

China’s Arctic involvement ‘highly exaggerated,’ Harvard researchers say

Friday, July 18, 2025The Canadian Press0
Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
* Featured * Environment Environment (USA) Featured • Zone 3 General USA 

Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Thursday, July 17, 2025The Associated Press0
A city on the tundra.
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Society (USA) USA 

Canadians are forgoing U.S. travel this year; might they come to Nunavut instead?

Monday, July 14, 2025CBC News0

Podcasts

Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic

Longforms

Arctic Ambition: Taloyoak’s quest to transform its economy through environmental protection
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Arctic Ambition: Taloyoak’s quest to transform its economy through environmental protection

Wednesday, June 12, 2024Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Blog

Ice-Blog: Chilling prospects for a warming Arctic in 2025
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Blog Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Ice-Blog: Chilling prospects for a warming Arctic in 2025

Thursday, January 23, 2025Irene Quaile0

Video Reports

Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language
Art Art (Canada) Canada Culture General Video Reports 

Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language

Wednesday, November 6, 2019Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic1

Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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