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Environment

Heaviest snowfall in decades increases avalanche risk near Haines, Alaska
* Featured * Environment Environment (USA) Featured • Zone 3 General USA 

Heaviest snowfall in decades increases avalanche risk near Haines, Alaska

Politics

New Italy Arctic policy adds U.S. Greenland ambitions to growing Arctic competition narrative
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 1 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (USA) USA 

New Italy Arctic policy adds U.S. Greenland ambitions to growing Arctic competition narrative

Society

Researchers head to Nunavut to assess Arctic challenges for robots
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Researchers head to Nunavut to assess Arctic challenges for robots

Science

In 2025, melting sea ice allowed a Canadian icebreaker to enter the world’s last ice area
Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Science Science (Canada) 

In 2025, melting sea ice allowed a Canadian icebreaker to enter the world’s last ice area

Business

French-U.K. Starlink rival pitches Canada on ‘sovereign’ satellite service for Arctic military operations
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

French-U.K. Starlink rival pitches Canada on ‘sovereign’ satellite service for Arctic military operations

Art & Culture

‘The space to practise culture’: Handgames beginners in Whitehorse find community and confidence
Culture Culture (Canada) 

‘The space to practise culture’: Handgames beginners in Whitehorse find community and confidence

Newsroom Picks

Analysis: Denmark sets a military tripwire. It’s a message to Trump more than Russia or China
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Analysis: Denmark sets a military tripwire. It’s a message to Trump more than Russia or China

Thursday, January 15, 2026Murray Brewster, CBC News0
New Italy Arctic policy adds U.S. Greenland ambitions to growing Arctic competition narrative
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 1 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (USA) USA 

New Italy Arctic policy adds U.S. Greenland ambitions to growing Arctic competition narrative

Friday, January 16, 2026Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Researchers head to Nunavut to assess Arctic challenges for robots
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Researchers head to Nunavut to assess Arctic challenges for robots

Wednesday, January 14, 2026Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

News

New Italy Arctic policy adds U.S. Greenland ambitions to growing Arctic competition narrative
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 1 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (USA) USA 

New Italy Arctic policy adds U.S. Greenland ambitions to growing Arctic competition narrative

Friday, January 16, 2026Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland

Friday, January 16, 2026The Associated Press0
Carney says he spoke with China’s Xi about Greenland, Arctic sovereignty
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Carney says he spoke with China’s Xi about Greenland, Arctic sovereignty

Friday, January 16, 2026The Canadian Press0

Canada

Carney says he spoke with China’s Xi about Greenland, Arctic sovereignty
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Carney says he spoke with China’s Xi about Greenland, Arctic sovereignty

Friday, January 16, 2026The Canadian Press0
Researchers head to Nunavut to assess Arctic challenges for robots
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Researchers head to Nunavut to assess Arctic challenges for robots

Wednesday, January 14, 2026Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
‘No such thing as a better colonizer’: Inuit emphatically reject U.S. takeover of Greenland
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

‘No such thing as a better colonizer’: Inuit emphatically reject U.S. takeover of Greenland

Tuesday, January 13, 2026Chris Windeyer, CBC News0

Denmark/Greenland

Analysis: Denmark sets a military tripwire. It’s a message to Trump more than Russia or China
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Analysis: Denmark sets a military tripwire. It’s a message to Trump more than Russia or China

Thursday, January 15, 2026Murray Brewster, CBC News0
‘Fundamental disagreement’ remains with Trump over Greenland after high-level talks
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 1 General News Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

‘Fundamental disagreement’ remains with Trump over Greenland after high-level talks

Wednesday, January 14, 2026The Associated Press0
Denmark, Greenland bring united front to White House as Trump says NATO needs U.S. to control island
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Denmark, Greenland bring united front to White House as Trump says NATO needs U.S. to control island

Wednesday, January 14, 2026The Associated Press0

Finland

Finland preparing to send two liaison officers to Greenland
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland preparing to send two liaison officers to Greenland

Thursday, January 15, 2026Yle News0
Only Greenland and Denmark can decide on their own future says Finnish President
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Only Greenland and Denmark can decide on their own future says Finnish President

Monday, January 5, 2026Yle News0
2025 was second-warmest ever recorded in Finland
Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 1 

2025 was second-warmest ever recorded in Finland

Friday, January 2, 2026Yle News0

Iceland

NATO chief to Arctic Allies: “We’re all frontline states now,” as Iceland’s role grows
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

NATO chief to Arctic Allies: “We’re all frontline states now,” as Iceland’s role grows

Monday, December 1, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current’s possible collapse
* Featured * Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News 

Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current’s possible collapse

Wednesday, November 12, 2025Thomson Reuters0
Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Blog Featured • Zone 2 General Iceland Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?

Wednesday, October 22, 2025Mia Bennett1

Norway

4,000 US soldiers deploy to Norway for Arctic exercise
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

4,000 US soldiers deploy to Norway for Arctic exercise

Wednesday, January 14, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Petrostate Norway says it needs more oil
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 1 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Petrostate Norway says it needs more oil

Tuesday, January 13, 2026Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0
“We want to be Europe’s most integrated region in terms of defence”
Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) 

“We want to be Europe’s most integrated region in terms of defence”

Friday, January 2, 2026Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Russia

Russia claims first-ever North Pole aerial refuelling
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia claims first-ever North Pole aerial refuelling

Monday, January 12, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Heating outage in minus thirty degrees stirs an uproar in Navy hub Severomorsk
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Heating outage in minus thirty degrees stirs an uproar in Navy hub Severomorsk

Thursday, January 8, 2026The Independent Barents Observer0
Sanctioned Russian cargo carrier makes port call in Norwegian archipelago
Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) 

Sanctioned Russian cargo carrier makes port call in Norwegian archipelago

Monday, December 29, 2025Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Sweden

Swedish military to Greenland ahead of exercise
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedish military to Greenland ahead of exercise

Thursday, January 15, 2026Radio Sweden0
Sweden critical of Trump’s latest push for Greenland
Featured • Zone 2 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) Geopolitics (USA) Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Sweden critical of Trump’s latest push for Greenland

Monday, December 29, 2025Radio Sweden0
Why Sweden’s missing sun is messing with our body clocks — and how morning light can help
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Why Sweden’s missing sun is messing with our body clocks — and how morning light can help

Friday, December 19, 2025Radio Sweden0

USA

New Italy Arctic policy adds U.S. Greenland ambitions to growing Arctic competition narrative
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 1 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (USA) USA 

New Italy Arctic policy adds U.S. Greenland ambitions to growing Arctic competition narrative

Friday, January 16, 2026Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland

Friday, January 16, 2026The Associated Press0
Alaska’s Murkowski wants to reassure Denmark, but it’s not clear Congress is with her
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska’s Murkowski wants to reassure Denmark, but it’s not clear Congress is with her

Thursday, January 15, 2026Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media0

Podcasts

Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic

Longforms

Arctic Ambition: Taloyoak’s quest to transform its economy through environmental protection
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 2 Featured Longform Longform Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

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

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

Blog

Blog: As Greenland rejects Starlink, China and Russia tighten military ties
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Blog Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Blog: As Greenland rejects Starlink, China and Russia tighten military ties

Wednesday, December 10, 2025Mia 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 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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