Norwegian diplomats again skip ceremony honouring victims of Stalin’s terror
By Thomas Nilsen, Georgii Chentemirov For the second consecutive year, Norway’s diplomatic missions in Russia have stayed away from the country’s most
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Arctic high on agenda at Denmark, Faroe Islands meeting
The Danish defence minister and the Faroese foreign minister may differ on their characterizations of a recent meeting in the
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To help solve the North’s ‘energy deficit’, Ottawa looks at nuclear options
By Devon Tredinnick The Department of National Defence is exploring whether nuclear energy can work in the Arctic The federal
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Fuel crisis grips Karelia in northern Russia
By Georgii Chentemirov Russia’s fuel crisis is disrupting daily life in Karelia, leaving tourism businesses stranded, hampering rescue operations, and threatening
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First Nations-led Auntie’s House to incorporate cultural practices in Whitehorse youth group home
By Alexa MacKie ‘When children do go into care, it’s important that they do stay connected to their community and
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Ottawa awards Telesat $2.3B Arctic military satellite contract
A Canadian telecommunications firm has signed a deal with the federal government worth $2.3 billion to provide high-speed satellite communications
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Estrogen shortage sends women in northern Sweden to Finland
The shortage of menopause hormone therapy medications has meant that women in northern Sweden are crossing the Finnish border to
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Arctic Winter Games to return in 2028 after all, this time in Alaska
Officials said earlier that the next games wouldn’t happen until 2029 Just months after organizers of the Arctic Winter Games
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Blog: Barentsburg—Experiencing the Russian Arctic without entering Russia
Arctic islands are sometimes places where the world comes together, whether in the form of a Norwegian-Russian post office or
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First Nation in Dawson City, Yukon, plans for return of ancient baby mammoth ‘Nun cho ga’
Rare specimen found in 2022 currently being preserved at Canadian Conservation Institute in Ottawa It’s been four years since a
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Northern Fleet conducts multiple missile launches near Norway in the Barents Sea
The Russian Navy has carried out a large-scale live-fire exercise simulating the defence of the Kola Peninsula against a seaborne
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Meet the men on a mission to bring back the art of Inuit kayak making
Inside a workshop in Iqaluit, Izaac Wilman shows off his decade-old wood furnished qajaq, or Inuit kayak, made in the
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WestJet strike leaves northern travel plans up in the air
By Jessica Davey-Quantick For one Yellowknife family, flight cancellations are more than just a disappointment: they could leave a teen
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New LNG terminal and reservoir park under construction in Kola Bay
The industrial facilities under construction across the bay from the Northern Fleet headquarters in Severomorsk are part of a new
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Murmansk governor announces construction start for Kola NPP-2
By Denis Zagore However, project operator Rosenergoatom has yet to announce the start of construction of the new nuclear power plant.
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