Electricity to get more expensive in the north due to new Sweden-Finland powerline
A new electricity transmission line between Sweden and Finland is set to come online on Wednesday afternoon. The Aurora Line
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Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current’s possible collapse
By Alison Withers and Stine Jacobsen Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a
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Aggressive’ tree disease discovered in N.W.T. aspens
By Tamara Merritt Researcher who helped discover disease in N.W.T. says it’s worth watching but not ‘an imminent threat’ A
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Whitehorse runners pack courtroom in solidarity with jogger after alleged assault
Whitehorse residents packed a courtroom on Monday to show support for a woman who was allegedly assaulted while out running
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Crews working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?
By Becky Bohrer, Gene Johnson, Mark Thiessen More than 1,600 were displaced, many of them now adapting to different way of life
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Commission proposes changes to N.W.T. electoral boundaries
By Devon Tredinnick Electoral commission has made 4 recommendations – 3 of which support growing number of districts The N.W.T.
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Multi-year funding ‘transformative’ for N.W.T. organizations focused on homelessness
By Tamara Merritt 2-year funding ‘turned what was once crisis management into a coordinated, effective housing system’ Multi-year funding to
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Many tourism firms in Finnish Lapland violate labour laws, say union and hospitality association
Some companies illegally order foreign workers to attend weeks of training without pay – or even charge them for such
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‘The need is still there,’ says Yukon family about loss of rural nutrition program
It’s what Jordan’s Principle funding is meant for, say Jesse and Amanda Johnston of Watson Lake A family in Watson
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Canadian North laying off roughly 15 pilots due to drop in flying, union says
Airline says no northern employment or flight services will be affected Canadian North has laid off roughly 15 of its
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NYC’s MoMA adds artwork by Nunavut artist Shuvinai Ashoona to collection
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has acquired two drawings by acclaimed Nunavut artist Shuvinai Ashoona, marking
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Russian Geographical Society opens office on Svalbard
The organisation that is closely connected with the Kremlin and the Russian Defence Ministry opens a so-called Expedition and Tourist
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Nunavimmiut have wound back their clocks for the last time
By Samuel Wat Next year the region will permanently move to daylight time, scrapping seasonal time changes Starting next year,
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For the first time, Yukon’s Legislative Assembly will have more women than men
By Cali McTavish Yukon third province or territory in Canadian history to elect more women than men For the first time
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As COP30 nears, new report warns of ‘irreversible’ polar ice loss
As world leaders prepare to meet in Belém, Brazil, for the COP30 environmental conference on Monday, a new report warns
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