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Children in northern Canadian territory waiting over a year to see hearing specialist
The average wait time for children to see an audiologist in the Northwest Territories is 70 weeks, a number Frame Lake MLA Kevin O’Reilly says
CANADA
Children in northern Canadian territory waiting over a year to see hearing specialist
The average wait time for children to see an audiologist in the Northwest Territories is 70 weeks, a number Frame Lake MLA Kevin O’Reilly says
DENMARK/GREENLAND
Increasing ocean acidification ushering era of uncertainty for Arctic, says report
If left unchecked, acidification levels in the Arctic Ocean will have significant consequences for northern communities as well as the rest of the globe says
SWEDEN
Major deal between Sweden’s Saab and U.S. Air Force a “sign of closer transatlantic ties”, says defence expert
A new deal means that the Swedish manufacturer Saab will for many years to come be making trainer aircrafts for the US Air Force. This
RUSSIA
Regional government in northwestern Russia slashes budget by 5%
The adopted 2019 budget for the Murmansk region gives little space for other than survival. “In the budget for 2019 and the following years we
FINLAND
Finnish government proposes banning coal by 2029
Finland’s government proposed on Thursday that the use of coal to produce electricity or heat should be banned by 2029. The proposal will go to
NORWAY
Could drones help prevent polar bear attacks on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard?
A polar bear shot dead after it attacked a crew member from a cruise ship on Svalbard this summer now raises questions on whether drones
ICELAND
Scientists puzzled by right whale’s appearance off Iceland
While it has happened before, seeing an Atlantic right whale swimming in waters off of Iceland is still rare. But an Icelandic whale-watching crew spotted
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USA
Indigenous youth are taking pride in their heritage, speaker tells Elders and Youth conference in Alaska
The 35th annual Elders and Youth conference finished Wednesday in Anchorage, southern Alaska. Liz Medicine Crow is the president of the the First Alaskans Institute,
