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Northern lights likely to glow across Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 10:12
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Finland's Nordica icebreaker ship docked in the Helsinki port on May 1, 2012. (Roni Rekomaa/AFP/GettyImages)

Finland: Icebreaker strike cancelled, ports to stay open over Easter

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 13:47 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 19:42
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The Meadowbank gold mine (owned by Agnico-Eagle) in the high Arctic operates on Inuit-owned land and pays millions of dollars in royalties to the Inuit. It has brought both benefits and problems to the Inuit of the nearby community of Baker Lake. (The Canadian Press)

Arctic mining: unexpected social negatives for Inuit women

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 09:45
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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