4 hunters rescued from island in Canada’s Arctic
Four hunters from Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut are safe after a getting stranded on a remote island. The
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Month: August 2013
BLOG: Harper’s Arctic tour conceals shift in circumpolar politics
In the midst of the hoopla for Stephen Harper’s 8th annual Arctic trip this year, two extremely interesting things took
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Canada’s Northwest Territories hosts mining conference
Mining companies are set to meet with government this week in Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) Top
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Sweden: Air pollution violates EU levels
Sweden may have to pay fines to the EU because of poor air quality. Although last year saw an improvement
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Alaska aviators: Is that a drone in your airspace?
As the national conversation builds about what drones should and should not be used for in the U.S. (along
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More students in North Finland opting to study Russian
Record numbers of elementary school students in northern Finland are opting to learn Russian. Up to a quarter of youngsters
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All eyes on China as cargo vessel takes to the north
On August 8, the Chinese cargo ship Yong Sheng set sail from Dalian, a port city in northeastern China. The Hong Kong-flagged
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Aboriginal groups in the Northwest Territories urge halt to Gahcho Kue diamond mine
Three aboriginal groups in the Northwest Territories are urging the federal government not to approve the territory’s latest diamond mine
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More dead muskox found on Banks Island
Several dead muskox have been found on Banks Island, sparking fears the bacteria that culled the herd there last summer
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A summer when Alaskans got to wear T-shirts and shorts on ice glaciers, comfortably
Visitors may wonder just how the Tongass National Forest happens to become the world’s largest temperate rain forest, what with
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Mixed reviews of leader’s Arctic tour
The most Arctic-minded Canadian prime minister is what Stephen Harper would like to be considered. The prime minister is on
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Have king salmon fallen victim to cellphones on Alaska’s Kuskokwim River?
Subsistence fishermen in the Bethel area reported good fishing through the season, and most everyone seems happy with the fish
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Ottawa testing $620K stealth snowmobile for Arctic
The Canadian military has been secretly test-driving a $620,000 stealth snowmobile in its quest to quietly whisk troops on
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Military’s Arctic training facility opens in Resolute,Nunavut
The year-round facility will be used as a base for cold weather survival training and other Arctic operations. The military
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Federal $600,000 grant aims to ease transition to Alaska health exchanges under Obamacare
On Thursday, a handful of federal and state agencies gathered in Midtown Anchorage to announce the newest wrinkle in the
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