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* Featured * Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Arctic sea ice hits record low March, raising concerns for summer extent

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Posted: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 15:47
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The Arctic’s winter ice extent reached its lowest recorded level in March since satellite monitoring began in 1979. On March

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (Canada) 

Construction starts on new heavy polar icebreaker for Canada

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Posted: Friday, April 4, 2025 at 16:32
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Construction officially started on one of two new heavy polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), marking the first

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 News 

Greenland drone research could help better predict ice loss

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Posted: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 16:07 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 16:08
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New research using drones has uncovered new details about water vapor movement above Greenland’s ice sheet, something that could help

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland leaves Ottawa mine ban treaty, citing geopolitical security concerns

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Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 18:03
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Finland has announced it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing the escalating tensions

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* Featured * Art (Canada) Art and Culture Canada Countries Culture (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General 

Greenland reggae band Sauwestari to play Alianait Arts Festival in Arctic Canada

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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2025 at 14:47
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The Alianait Arts Festival, a renowned cultural event held annually in Arctic Canada, confirmed the dates for its 2025 edition

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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (Canada) 

New leadership at Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada as CEO retires, new faces step up

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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 16:13
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Rosemary Cooper, CEO of Canada’s national Inuit women’s association, is retiring this month Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, with Nikki

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

World TB Day: Inuit org raises alarm on TB crisis as Canadian election begins

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Posted: Monday, March 24, 2025 at 16:22
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March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day.  And with a federal election now underway in Canada, the country’s national Inuit organization

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Environment Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

New Antarctica map may help better predict ice flow and climate impacts

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Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:30 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:34
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A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to significantly improve predictions of how ice flows and melts in response

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Countries Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Politics Politics (Finland) 

Sami Parliament in Finland call for reform to Reindeer Damage Act

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Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 16:12 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 16:21
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The Sámi Parliament in Finland is calling for reform of the Reindeer Damage Act after the March 13 government refusal

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Canada) 

Indigenous science fair set for Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik in northern Quebec

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Posted: Monday, March 17, 2025 at 15:52
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The northern Quebec communities of Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik are gearing up to host the 2025 Quebec Indigenous Science Fair, something

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Lisa Koperqualuk steps down as ICC Canada Leader; Natan Obed named acting head

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Posted: Friday, March 14, 2025 at 17:04
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Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk has resigned as president of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada, the organization said on Friday.  In a statement,

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News 

Arctic Finland sees unseasonably mild winter this February

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Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 17:31
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Finland’s Arctic Lapland region experienced an astonishingly mild winter through the month of  February with the average temperature roughly 7

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* Featured * Environment Featured • Zone 3 General 

Global sea ice hits all-time February minimum, with Arctic, Antarctic declines 

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Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 15:33 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 15:37
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Sea-ice extent reached a stark new record in February, reaching its all-time minimum extent for the month, with the Arctic

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Iceland’s FM announces defence review, calls revamped security policy ‘urgent’

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Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 14:56 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 16:00
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Iceland’s foreign minister is sounding the alarm on national security, announcing an accelerated review of the country’s defence and security

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

$1M CanNor investment looks to boost First Nations-led economy, tourism projects

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Posted: Monday, March 10, 2025 at 14:57
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Canada’s Northern Economic Development Agency is investing $1 million into three First Nation-led projects in Yukon, aimed at boosting the

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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

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