LIVE on CBC News – Mary Simon sworn in as Canada’s next Governor General
Mary Simon, originally from Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, is being sworn in as Canada’s 30th Governor General.
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Author: Eye on the Arctic
The midnight sun in the High Arctic
The midnight sun shines across sea ice along the Northwest
Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago on July 23, 2017. (David Goldman/AP)
The Northern Lights in Rovaniemi, Finland
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen in the sky over Arctic Snowhotel in Rovaniemi,
Finland February 28, 2019. Picture taken February 28, 2019.
(Alexander Kuznetsov/Reuters)
The global seed vault in Arctic Norway
Representatives from many countries and universities arrive in the Svalbard’s global
seed vault with new seeds, in Longyearbyen, Norway February 25, 2020. (Lise Aserud/NTB Scanpix/Reuters)
Soldiers during a dog training session in northern Russia
Soldiers of the Russian North Fleet’s
Arctic Brigade are seen during the first dog training in Russian north.
(Andrei Luzik, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Icebergs in eastern Greenland
A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs in eastern
Greenland. (Felipe Dana/AP)
A research camp in the High Arctic
The German Arctic research vessel Polarstern in the ice next to a research camp Ocean City in the Arctic region. (Michael Gutsche/Alfred-Wegner-Institut via AP)
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A ship navigates the Arctic Ocean
Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise ship navigates through floating ice in the Arctic Ocean,
September 15, 2020. (Natalie Thomas/Reuters)
The northern lights in Enontekio, Finland
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen over the sky in Enontekio in Lapland, Finland January 25, 2021. (Alexander Kuznetsov/Reuters)
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Soccer on the sea ice near Greenland
KV Svalbard’s crew, formed by Norwegian Navy privates and scientists from Norwegian Institute of
Marine Research, play soccer as they are protected from polar bears by armed guards in the arctic
environment in the sea around Greenland, March 22, 2018. (Marius Vagenes
Villanger/Kystvakten/Sjoforsvaret/NTB Scanpix via Reuters)
Ships in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Ships located just outside of the city of Iqaluit in Canada’s eastern Arctic.
(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
Eye on the Arctic report How not to promote Arctic tourism wins silver medal at Canadian Online Publishing Awards
Eye on the Arctic won the silver medal at the 2020 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) in the Best Investigative
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Eye on the Arctic report How not to promote Arctic tourism among finalists at Canadian Online Publishing Awards
Eye on the Arctic has been named as a finalist at the 2020 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) in the
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COVID-19 Roundup: Phase 1 of Greenland’s reopening on June 15; Finland believes in a greener recovery
Phase 1 of Greenland’s reopening strategy will start on June 15, the government said in a Monday news conference, accompanied
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COVID-19 Roundup: Sweden discusses virus’ impact on the military; Norway’s COVID reproduction rate falls to 0.61
COVID-19 and its effect on the military dominated discussions at the Northern Group meeting of defence ministers this week, said
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