Flooding in Finland is getting worse, new climate report says
Pori and Rovaniemi are among the areas to be worst affected in the coming decades, the Finnish Climate Change Panel
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Sweden inaugurates new regiment in sub-Arctic Arvidsjaur
On Friday, the first of five new regiments in Sweden is inaugurated – namely K4 in sub-Arctic Arvidsjaur. Second lieutenant
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Quebec Indigenous groups collecting stories of forced sterilization
Researchers hope ‘wall of silence’ will be broken, lack of data in province addressed Tired of waiting for Quebec to
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Norway ambassador visits Alaska to talk climate, Russia and, yes, Norwegian dog mushing success
Norway’s ambassador to the United States has been in Alaska recently. Anniken Krutnes, Norway’s first female ambassador to the U.S.,
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Britain offers Canadian military help to defend the Arctic
Experts say that concerns about sovereignty have made Ottawa reluctant to let allies operate in the region Britain is signalling
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Liberal minority gov ensures continuity, says Quebec Inuit org, but federal riding boundary ongoing concern
The return of a Liberal minority government in Canada’s elections on Monday will help ensure continuity on Indigenous files, says
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Nunavut Inuit in Canada suing feds over fishing licence allocations to Mi’kmaw company
Nunavut fishers pushing for proportionate amount of quotas off its shores Inuit in Nunavut are suing the federal government over
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Copper mine in northern Sweden scales up resource estimates
The wind mills could symbolise the main reason why it is economical profitable to reopen the old mine beneath the
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With election over, Ontario Inuit org calls on federal government to increase support for urban population
Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI), a counselling and resource centre for Inuit in Ontario, is calling on the incoming Liberal government to
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How floor repair of ‘igloo church’ in Arctic Canada could offer deeper look into North’s permafrost
The church is no outlier — several buildings in the community are affected by freeze-thaw cycle of permafrost Even an
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Arctic sea-ice reaches this year’s low, but shippers still snub Northern Sea Route
After Russia’s warmest-ever summer, the Northern Sea Route is almost ice-free. But only few shipmasters set course for the Arctic
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Canada’s Arctic Nunavut territory confirms 2 more COVID-19 cases: 1 in Kinngait, 1 in Kugluktuk
It brings the total of active cases in Nunavut to 5, with 3 in Kinngait There are two new COVID-19
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From chief medical officer to Liberal MP: Brendan Hanley wins in federal election in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
Hanley won with about 33 per cent of the vote — same as Yukon’s Liberal candidate in 2019 Brendan Hanley,
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Liberal Michael McLeod declares victory in Canada’s Northwest Territories federal riding
‘It’s close but we feel the difference is big enough for us to be able to call it confidently’ Liberal
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NDP candidate Lori Idlout will be next MP in Canada’s Arctic Nunavut territory
NDP candidate Lori Idlout will be Nunavut’s next Member of Parliament. After a strong lead all night, Idlout won the Nunavut
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