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Environment

Federal, Yukon gov’ts announce $17M to help reduce wildfire risk
* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General 

Federal, Yukon gov’ts announce $17M to help reduce wildfire risk

Politics

Nuclear icebreaker had to sail all to St. Petersburg for basic hull work as Russia’s lacks northern dock
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

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

Society

Cruise ship passenger missing in Alaska after leaving ship to hike
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (USA) USA 

Cruise ship passenger missing in Alaska after leaving ship to hike

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

Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return
Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 1 General USA 

Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return

Art & Culture

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

Newsroom Picks

Finland hails plan for allies to join NATO land forces in North
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland hails plan for allies to join NATO land forces in North

Wednesday, June 25, 2025Thomson Reuters0
Roadless Rule repeal will help economically struggling Alaskan communities: senators
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics 

Roadless Rule repeal will help economically struggling Alaskan communities: senators

Wednesday, June 25, 2025Eye on the Arctic0
Greenland coach speaks out on CONCACAF rejection & fight for Arctic team’s recognition
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 1 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenland coach speaks out on CONCACAF rejection & fight for Arctic team’s recognition

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

News

Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return
Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 1 General USA 

Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return

Friday, July 4, 2025The Associated Press0
Nuclear icebreaker had to sail all to St. Petersburg for basic hull work as Russia’s lacks northern dock
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 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
Cruise ship passenger missing in Alaska after leaving ship to hike
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (USA) USA 

Cruise ship passenger missing in Alaska after leaving ship to hike

Friday, July 4, 2025The Associated Press0

Canada

Federal, Yukon gov’ts announce $17M to help reduce wildfire risk
* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General 

Federal, Yukon gov’ts announce $17M to help reduce wildfire risk

Friday, July 4, 2025CBC News0
Indigenous tourism in Canada gets $35M a year in push to rebuild the industry
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

Indigenous tourism in Canada gets $35M a year in push to rebuild the industry

Thursday, July 3, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Independent report details causes of last year’s Eagle mine failure in Yukon
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

Independent report details causes of last year’s Eagle mine failure in Yukon

Thursday, July 3, 2025CBC News0

Denmark/Greenland

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
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 1 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenland coach speaks out on CONCACAF rejection & fight for Arctic team’s recognition

Friday, June 27, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Danish general says he is not losing sleep over US plans for Greenland
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General News Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Danish general says he is not losing sleep over US plans for Greenland

Friday, June 27, 2025Thomson Reuters0

Finland

Finland hails plan for allies to join NATO land forces in North
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland hails plan for allies to join NATO land forces in North

Wednesday, June 25, 2025Thomson Reuters0
Cooler May weather for Finland but spring still warmer overall
* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 2 Finland General News 

Cooler May weather for Finland but spring still warmer overall

Monday, June 23, 2025Eye on the Arctic0
Finland’s lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty; boosts defenses against Russia
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland’s lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty; boosts defenses against Russia

Thursday, June 19, 2025The Associated Press0

Iceland

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
Iceland ramps up flood, avalanche defence projects after major budget boost
* Featured * Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland 

Iceland ramps up flood, avalanche defence projects after major budget boost

Monday, June 2, 2025Eye on the Arctic0
Iceland’s FM announces defence review, calls revamped security policy ‘urgent’
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Iceland’s FM announces defence review, calls revamped security policy ‘urgent’

Tuesday, March 11, 2025Eye on the Arctic0

Norway

Tourists find refuge in Northern Norway amidst European heatwave
* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Tourists find refuge in Northern Norway amidst European heatwave

Thursday, July 3, 2025The Independent Barents Observer0
Norway confirms it will spend 5% of GDP on defence
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway confirms it will spend 5% of GDP on defence

Friday, June 20, 2025Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Norwegian monarch visits polar Svalbard as interest in Arctic grows
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian monarch visits polar Svalbard as interest in Arctic grows

Monday, June 16, 2025Thomson Reuters0

Russia

Nuclear icebreaker had to sail all to St. Petersburg for basic hull work as Russia’s lacks northern dock
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 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

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
Sweden says before NATO summit they will spend 5% of GDP on defence
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden says before NATO summit they will spend 5% of GDP on defence

Friday, June 13, 2025The Associated Press0

USA

Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return
Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 1 General USA 

Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return

Friday, July 4, 2025The Associated Press0
Cruise ship passenger missing in Alaska after leaving ship to hike
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (USA) USA 

Cruise ship passenger missing in Alaska after leaving ship to hike

Friday, July 4, 2025The Associated Press0
Cargo ship carrying new vehicles sinks in North Pacific weeks after catching fire
* Featured * Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 3 General News USA 

Cargo ship carrying new vehicles sinks in North Pacific weeks after catching fire

Wednesday, June 25, 2025The Associated Press0

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

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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