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Author: Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Thousands of Atlantic salmon escape from farm near Alaska waters

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, August 28, 2017 at 13:13 — Last Updated: Monday, August 28, 2017 at 13:15
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Leaders and experts in Alaska’s fishing industry are concerned about what a recent escape of farmed Atlantic salmon in Washington state

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Alaska’s largest newspaper files for bankruptcy; new publishers emerge

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, August 14, 2017 at 13:55 — Last Updated: Monday, August 14, 2017 at 14:03
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Alaska’s largest newspaper filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Saturday evening and new owners have been lined up.

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Alaska’s cruise industry just keeps getting bigger

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 12:59
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The cruise industry in Alaska is getting bigger, in more ways than one. The state is seeing larger ships traverse its waters,

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Former Gov. Murkowski to explore creation of Alaska-Canada rail link

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, April 3, 2017 at 12:41 — Last Updated: Monday, April 3, 2017 at 14:42
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Former Gov. Frank Murkowski is exploring the creation of a rail connection between Alaska and Canada, an unrealized priority left

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New apprenticeship programs aim to train Alaska workers amid a tough job market

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 15:35
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With more job losses expected this year, it may not be the greatest time to be looking for a job in Alaska. But

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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
Business Business (USA) General Society (USA) USA 

Alaska can expect even more job losses in 2017 than last year

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2017 at 14:14 — Last Updated: Friday, January 6, 2017 at 15:00
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After worse-than-anticipated job losses in 2016, Alaska is now expecting even more in the year ahead. Alaska is forecast to lose

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Alaska folk schools offer lessons in countering ‘convenience culture’

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 21:25
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Raising urban chickens, making a leather belt or building a traditional kayak aren’t among the offerings you’ll usually find at

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With a possible pilot shortage looming, some in Alaska are especially concerned

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 14:37
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In a state where many people live off the road system and rely on aviation for everything from grocery deliveries

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Alaska communities prepare for Northwest Passage cruise ship

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, June 13, 2016 at 13:37 — Last Updated: Monday, June 13, 2016 at 13:45
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This summer, an extravagant cruise ship voyage will make history, and it’s starting in Alaska. A luxury vessel, the $350

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Despite winter darkness, solar power might work better in rural Alaska than you’d expect

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, May 9, 2016 at 14:12
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Harnessing solar power in Alaska might not, at first, seem very effective. The sun is a rare sight in much

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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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