On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this week: – The former president of the Sámi Parliament in Finland lashed out at the country this week calling it a “racist”… »
Highlights / Your Columns
Book:From battlefield, to hospital, to politics “Unflinching”
Jody Mitic wanted to be a soldier ever since he was a young boy. He joined the cadets, then as soon as he could, the regular army. He was sent to Afghanistan, where he was part of an elite sniper… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Arctic energy: What can polar regions learn from each other?
Energy security and the cost of living are constant challenges in most polar regions. While the South focuses on things like offshore drilling and how northern resources can be accessed to fuel southern regions, less attention is paid to both the energy challenges and… »
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Rebroadcast: Cross-Canada ride for veterans and awareness.
For a former Canadian soldier, for Paul Nichols it was a bit difficult to transition from the order and discipline of military life, back to life as a civilian, let alone forget the adrenalin, danger and fears of active combat.… »
ARTS- Christopher Walker- artist painter
This week, a conversation with Canadian painter, Christopher Walker who has been one of the feature artists in the prestigious Arabella magazine of art architecture and design. Originally from Montreal, he later worked in southern Ontario designing and illustrating science books where… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
What Obama’s Arctic visit might mean for Paris
All eyes were on the U.S. state of Alaska last week, where a major Arctic conference was underway. The international event was called Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience, or GLACIER for short. It included foreign… »
Don’t put kids on diets, warn dietitians
Childhood obesity rates have not gone down in the last decades and are at their highest level ever, according to a recent study. But dietitians say it is a mistake to put children on diets. Danger of eating disorders “I… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
In spite of bad press, drones useful to biologists
Drones have been getting some bad press in Canada recently, but biologists say, properly used, they are important for collecting information about wildlife. A drone flying near a wildfire disrupted firefighting operations last week. And a recent study found that… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Peel Watershed case returns to Yukon court
The Peel Watershed controversy is arguably one of the most watched, ongoing environmental stories in Canada. The Yukon Government wants most of the Peel Watershed opened up to industries like mining. While environmentalists and First Nations want most of the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Sanctions, Sami and polar bear hair: Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this week: -The U.S. has issued new sanctions against Russian oil, something that could have a negative impact on Norway’s Statoil. –Sami… »
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