Prospectors disturbed by surprise staking ban in Yukon, Canada
The Yukon government is defending its decision to ban mineral staking on some First Nations settlement lands — despite prospectors saying
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Russian Embassy denies accusations of influence operations in Norway
“As normal there are no evidence, just general speculations,” the Embassy writes in a statement to the Barents Observer. On
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Precipitation levels in North Finland 1.5 –2 times higher than average
Outside of the Arctic region of Lapland, Finland experienced record-breaking average temperatures and all-time highs in the month of January
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Extremely low pressure grounds some air traffic in northern Norway
The past months have seen extraordinarily rough weather along the north Norwegian coast. Early this week came another extreme. The
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Alaskan Brent Sass wins 2020 Yukon Quest sled dog race
Sass, who’s won the Yukon Quest twice before, arrived in Whitehorse on Tuesday afternoon He was the lead musher for
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Russian influence ops seek to fuel discord between Arctic Norway and Oslo, Norwegian intelligence service says
Kremlin seeks to exploit any issue that can create split, said Lt. Gen. Morten Haga Lunde when presenting the Intelligence
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Finnish Lapland municipality estimated to have lowered emissions by 121 percent
For the first time, comparable data ranks greenhouse gas emissions for all Finnish municipalities. According to figures released by the
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Canada’s Northwest Territories releases plan to hit 22 priorities in 4 years
The government of Canada’s Northwest Territories has released its 2019-23 mandate, which includes details about how and when the government plans
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Reconciliation means doing business differently in Canada, northerners say
Reconciliation mean doing business differently in Arctic Canada, and taking an win-win approach to development, a Canadian Arctic conference heard
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Russia is hotter than ever say meteorological organizations
Average temperatures in January were up to 12 degrees Celsius above normal in parts of the country. It is supposed
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Renewable energy must be community tailored, Arctic conference hears
As communities across the polar region of North America work to get off diesel, renewable energy projects must be tailored
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Yukon Quest 2020: last year’s winner first to reach race’s halfway point
Alaska musher Brent Sass is still the one to beat in the Yukon Quest sled dog race. Sass, who won
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Russian vessels fired cruise missiles in Norwegian Sea as part of training
Two big naval vessels from the Northern Fleet trained combat against enemy aircrafts off the Norwegian coast. It was the
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Air links between Canada, Alaska, Greenland & Siberia could be building blocks for economic development says Quebec Inuit leader
Direct air links between Arctic Canada and Inuit regions of Alaska, Greenland and Russia could be important building blocks for
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Sami culture and concerns on display at annual Jokkmokk market in Swedish Lapland
Thursday is Sami National Day, celebrated by the indigenous people of Sweden’s north. It’s also when the annual Jokkmokk Winter
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