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View from road near the Arctic community of Inuvik in Canada's Northwest Territories. (Eilís Quinn / Eye on the Arctic)
Blog Canada Society Society (Canada) 

BLOG: The elephant in the room – Mental health in Arctic communities

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 12:27
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It probably won’t surprise many readers to learn that northern Canada has one of the highest rates of suicide in

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Ice-Blog: Polar regions hit by ocean acidification

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, November 29, 2013 at 12:46 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:24
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Did you notice much about the problem of CO2 in the oceans in the (already minimal in most places) coverage

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Inuit hunters point to seal holes near the Arctic Canadian community of Clyde River, Nunavut. (Eilís Quinn / Eye on the Arctic)
Blog Canada Politics Politics (Canada) Special Features 

FEATURE INTERVIEW: Canadian Inuit leader denounces WTO ruling on EU seal ban

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 16:54 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:24
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On Monday, the World Trade Organization upheld the European Union ban on seal products, a law that Canadian Inuit have

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Scene from Aningaaq. (Warner Brothers)
Blog Culture Denmark/Greenland 

BLOG: Short film follow-up to “Gravity” connects the final and “last” frontiers

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 12:39
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Last month, audiences flocked to see the film Gravity, a thriller set in the final frontier of outer space. [Note:

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Ice-Blog: Why conferences like Warsaw won’t save the Arctic!

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, November 25, 2013 at 17:05
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No wonder the ngos walked out in disgust. The latest UN climate conference has strengthened my feeling that these mega-events

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“On Thin Ice” at Warsaw climate talks

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, November 18, 2013 at 16:33
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Did you know it was the “Day of the Cryosphere” at the Warsaw climate talks COP 19 in Warsaw yesterday?

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Super Typhoon Haiyan from the International Space Station on November 9, 2013. (Karen L. Nyberg / NASA / AFP)
Blog Iceland Society Society (Iceland) 

BLOG: Filipino diaspora in the Arctic sends help back home

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, November 18, 2013 at 14:21 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 20:56
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The Filipino diaspora is one of the most widespread in the world, with members making their homes from Alaska to

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Courtesy Jonathan Verreault
Blog Canada Environment Environment (Canada) Special Features 

Flame retardants found in Arctic gulls

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, November 15, 2013 at 15:29 — Last Updated: Friday, March 16, 2018 at 09:29
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  A recent study has discovered a range of contaminants in the glaucous gull population in Canada’s eastern Arctic. The

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1851 painting of HMS Investigator trapped in ice, some 850 km north of the Arctic Circle (Samuel Gurney Cresswell)
Blog Canada Society (Canada) Special Features 

Canada: The discovery of an Arctic shipwreck

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 12:58
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Over 160 years ago, a large 3-masted sailing ship was in the high Arctic searching for the lost Franklin expedition.

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Ice-Blog: Philippines, Warsaw, Arctic – join the dots

Irene Quaile
Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 15:49
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I have very mixed feelings as the UN climate conference gets underway in Warsaw just as the Philippines are devastated

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Arctic explorer Artur Chilingarov (C) lighting the Olympic flame at the North Pole. (Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee / AFP)
Blog Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Blog: Olympic Torch burns brightly for some on top of the world

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 14:57
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The Olympic torch for the upcoming Winter Games in Sochi, Russia has made quite the journey so far. It’s only

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Time: The Overlooked Arctic Resource

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 15:30
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Oil and gas. Uranium and rare earth metals. Cod and shrimp. Reindeer and seal pelts. These things constitute the bulk

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Blog Environment (Russia) Russia 

Ice-Blog: Melting permafrost eroding Siberian coasts

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 12:24
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Rising summer temperatures and dwindling Arctic sea ice are eroding the cliffs of Eastern Siberia at an increasing pace. Scientists

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Blog Denmark/Greenland Environment (Denmark/Greenland) 

Analysis: Implications of Greenland’s decision to allow uranium mining

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 10:57
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In a 15-14 vote, Greenland’s parliament voted to overturn the long-standing ban on uranium mining. The Danish Ministry of Foreign

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With Swedish help, South Korea completes its first pilot service of Northern Sea Route

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, October 28, 2013 at 10:38
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On Tuesday, after 22 days at sea, the first-ever South Korean pilot service of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) reached

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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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