COVID-19 has entered a “new phase” in Greenland, government says
With COVID-19 spreading throughout Greenland, the government is changing its testing strategy and urging the population to recognize the pandemic
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Author: Eye on the Arctic
2021 one of seven warmest years on record, says U.N. agency
2021 was one of the seven warmest year’s on record, and included a “record-shattering” temperature in Canada, the World Meteorological
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All communities in Nunavik, Quebec moved to COVID-19 red alert level
As of January 19, all communities in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, have been put at the COVID-19
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Shipping industry needs to do more to lessen underwater noise in Arctic, say NGOs
As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) sub-committee meeting on ship design (SDC 8) and construction got underway this week, a
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Nunavik community of Kangiqsujuaq put on red alert amidst rising COVID-19 cases
The community of Kangiqsujuaq in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, was put on red alert on Friday amidst
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Int’l shipping ups threat of invasive species in Antarctica, even from Arctic, says study
Antarctica’s increased connection to international ports through shipping poses an increasing risk of introducing invasive species into the region’s fragile
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Greenland gov grants mayor’s request for alcohol ban amidst rising COVID-19 cases
Greenland’s government granted the request of a southwestern mayor this week to ban alcohol in his municipality amidst ballooning COVID-19
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Arctic Circle Greenland Forum to go ahead in August
After being cancelled two years in a row because of the pandemic, the Arctic Circle Greenland Forum is set to
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Salluit, Nunavik put on red alert as COVID-19 cases rise
Salluit, a community in Nunavik, Quebec, was put on red alert Tuesday after posting 14 new cases on Monday. “Following
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Nunatsiavut gov. in Atlantic Canada calls for end to non-essential travel between Labrador Inuit communities
The government in Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, is calling for an
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Latest Nunavik data puts vaccination coverage for youth 12 to 17 years old at 48 per cent
The health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, released its latest vaccination numbers on Saturday showing that
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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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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)