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Environment

Antarctic changes could become tipping points with global implications, says report
* Featured * Environment Featured • Zone 1 General News 

Antarctic changes could become tipping points with global implications, says report

Politics

Belarus sends prime minister and military leaders to Murmansk
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Belarus sends prime minister and military leaders to Murmansk

Society

Yellowknife won’t host 2026 Arctic Winter Games, minister confirms
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Yellowknife won’t host 2026 Arctic Winter Games, minister confirms

Science

Report recommends creation of Finnish space situational awareness centre
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Science Society (Finland) 

Report recommends creation of Finnish space situational awareness centre

Business

Arctic Economic Council appoints new Chair
* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway 

Arctic Economic Council appoints new Chair

Art & Culture

Finalists for prestigious Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award announced in Winnipeg
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Art Art (Canada) Art and Culture Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Finalists for prestigious Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award announced in Winnipeg

Newsroom Picks

U.S. set to open sole diplomatic post above Arctic Circle—Location? Tromso, Norway
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (USA) USA 

U.S. set to open sole diplomatic post above Arctic Circle—Location? Tromso, Norway

Thursday, June 1, 2023Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Denmark proposes defence spend boost, reaffirms importance of low-conflict Arctic
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Canada) 

Denmark proposes defence spend boost, reaffirms importance of low-conflict Arctic

Tuesday, May 30, 2023Eye on the Arctic0
Trial fence on Finland-Russia border nears completion, Lapland phase next
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Politics Politics (Finland) 

Trial fence on Finland-Russia border nears completion, Lapland phase next

Tuesday, May 30, 2023Yle News0

News

Antarctic changes could become tipping points with global implications, says report
* Featured * Environment Featured • Zone 1 General News 

Antarctic changes could become tipping points with global implications, says report

Friday, June 2, 2023Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Belarus sends prime minister and military leaders to Murmansk
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Belarus sends prime minister and military leaders to Murmansk

Friday, June 2, 2023Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Yellowknife won’t host 2026 Arctic Winter Games, minister confirms
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Yellowknife won’t host 2026 Arctic Winter Games, minister confirms

Friday, June 2, 2023CBC News0

Canada

Yellowknife won’t host 2026 Arctic Winter Games, minister confirms
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Yellowknife won’t host 2026 Arctic Winter Games, minister confirms

Friday, June 2, 2023CBC News0
Person-focused homelessness strategy tabled in N.W.T.
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Person-focused homelessness strategy tabled in N.W.T.

Thursday, June 1, 2023CBC News0
Evacuation order issued for wildfire-threatened Sambaa K’e, N.W.T.
* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General 

Evacuation order issued for wildfire-threatened Sambaa K’e, N.W.T.

Wednesday, May 31, 2023Liny Lamberink, CBC News0

Denmark/Greenland

Coordinated action urgently needed to face rapid polar changes, says WMO
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

Coordinated action urgently needed to face rapid polar changes, says WMO

Monday, May 29, 2023Eye on the Arctic0
Danish policy prioritizes low-conflict Arctic amidst Russian tensions
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Danish policy prioritizes low-conflict Arctic amidst Russian tensions

Tuesday, May 23, 2023Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Arctic security key in upcoming defence agreement: acting Danish defence minister
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Arctic security key in upcoming defence agreement: acting Danish defence minister

Wednesday, April 19, 2023Eye on the Arctic0

Finland

Western Lapland chilled by Finland’s coldest-ever June temperature
* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 2 Finland General 

Western Lapland chilled by Finland’s coldest-ever June temperature

Thursday, June 1, 2023Yle News0
Trial fence on Finland-Russia border nears completion, Lapland phase next
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Politics Politics (Finland) 

Trial fence on Finland-Russia border nears completion, Lapland phase next

Tuesday, May 30, 2023Yle News0
Finland hosts major European fighter jet exercise in Lapland, Pirkanmaa
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland hosts major European fighter jet exercise in Lapland, Pirkanmaa

Monday, May 29, 2023Yle News0

Iceland

Iceland makes first state visit to Canada in 23 years
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Iceland makes first state visit to Canada in 23 years

Wednesday, May 31, 2023Eye on the Arctic0
NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise underway in North Atlantic
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 2 General Iceland Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise underway in North Atlantic

Thursday, April 27, 2023Eye on the Arctic0
Iceland authorizes U.S. submarine service visits
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Iceland authorizes U.S. submarine service visits

Wednesday, April 19, 2023Eye on the Arctic0

Norway

Norway truth commission details country’s dark history of assimilation
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Norway truth commission details country’s dark history of assimilation

Friday, June 2, 2023CBC News0
Arctic Economic Council appoints new Chair
* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway 

Arctic Economic Council appoints new Chair

Wednesday, May 31, 2023Eye on the Arctic0
Russia warns of artillery shooting 5 NM from Norway’s Grense Jakobselv
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Russia warns of artillery shooting 5 NM from Norway’s Grense Jakobselv

Tuesday, May 30, 2023Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Russia

Belarus sends prime minister and military leaders to Murmansk
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Belarus sends prime minister and military leaders to Murmansk

Friday, June 2, 2023Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0
New Russian storage vessel for spent nuclear fuel designed for Arctic sea-ice
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Russia Society Society (Russia) 

New Russian storage vessel for spent nuclear fuel designed for Arctic sea-ice

Wednesday, May 31, 2023Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Moscow expels five Swedish diplomats, orders closure of Consulate General
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Moscow expels five Swedish diplomats, orders closure of Consulate General

Thursday, May 25, 2023Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Sweden

Blinken to visit Luleå amid Arctic fighter jet exercise
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Blinken to visit Luleå amid Arctic fighter jet exercise

Friday, May 26, 2023Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
High risk of wildfires in many parts of Sweden, including North
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 2 General Sweden 

High risk of wildfires in many parts of Sweden, including North

Tuesday, May 23, 2023Radio Sweden0
Reindeer herding affected by increased tourism in Swedish mountains
* Featured * Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 2 General Sweden 

Reindeer herding affected by increased tourism in Swedish mountains

Monday, May 8, 2023Radio Sweden0

USA

U.S. set to open sole diplomatic post above Arctic Circle—Location? Tromso, Norway
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (USA) USA 

U.S. set to open sole diplomatic post above Arctic Circle—Location? Tromso, Norway

Thursday, June 1, 2023Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Sisters among missing boaters found in partially submerged vessel in Alaska: family
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (USA) USA 

Sisters among missing boaters found in partially submerged vessel in Alaska: family

Thursday, June 1, 2023The Associated Press0
Alaska’s Murkowski among senators pushing for Indian boarding school commission
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (USA) USA 

Alaska’s Murkowski among senators pushing for Indian boarding school commission

Thursday, May 25, 2023Eye on the Arctic0

Podcasts

Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic

Longforms

Sami-led project seeks to revitalize Indigenous education across Arctic Europe
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 Featured Longform Longform Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

Sami-led project seeks to revitalize Indigenous education across Arctic Europe

Wednesday, May 24, 2023Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Blog

Blog: Narva, Estonia—A would-be Arctic crossroads on Europe’s edge
* Featured * Blog Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics 

Blog: Narva, Estonia—A would-be Arctic crossroads on Europe’s edge

Friday, May 26, 2023Mia Bennett0

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 Arctic0

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