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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Arctic tourism in Norway: “People crash into trees and get broken bones”

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:19
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By Elizaveta Vereykina The most famous hiking trail in Tromsø is not as harmless as it seems. One of the most

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Analysis: Experts say party platforms miss target on defence, North

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:02
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Parties focus on bases and equipment rather than fundamental issue There is an “anything you can do, I can do

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* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News 

Rovaniemi airport in Arctic Finland to get major expansion as passenger numbers surge

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:12
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Rovaniemi Airport in Arctic Finland will get a major upgrade with a €3 million expansion to accommodate the surging number

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (Canada) 

Residential school survivors reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:51
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By Jackie McKay WARNING: This story contains details of experiences at residential schools. The first time Piita Irniq was on

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden’s armed forces want less costly ways to destroy enemy drones

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:44
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As the threat of enemy drones grows, Sweden’s Armed Forces need to find a cost-effective way of taking them down.

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

N.W.T. government announces relief for ailing diamond mines

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:50
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Measures include ramping up local diamond valuations, temporary property tax relief The Northwest Territories government has announced several new policies

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

China asked to remove stone lions from Arctic research station in Svalbard

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:47
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“This decision is not likely to be appreciated by Beijing” Two stone lions outside the door to the Yellow River

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Transport issues delay school portables to Colville Lake, N.W.T., says gov’t

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:21
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By Nadeer Hashmi  Territory says much-needed units likely won’t arrive in community until next winter Transportation and logistical issues are

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics (Canada) 

N.W.T. NGOs say cost of living a key issue in this federal election

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 21, 2025 at 16:20
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The cost of living is a concern for many N.W.T. community organizations and they want to know how candidates running

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Conservationists, Yukon First Nation say decision on Whitehorse dam could help salmon

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 16:49
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By Julien Greene Some Yukoners say there’s a lot the territorial and federal governments have done right with a recent

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Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (Canada) 

Where your federal candidates stand on issues facing Eeyou Istchee

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 15:11
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By Vanna Blacksmith Here’s what federal candidates have to say about their promises if elected to represent the Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 Politics Politics (Canada) 

Poilievre stresses Arctic defence plans as northern issues surface in election debate

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 12:14 — Last Updated: Friday, April 18, 2025 at 01:20
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English-language debate:  Simultaneous Inuktut translation [South Baffin dialect]: Poilievre stresses Arctic defence plans as northern issues surface in election debate

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Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (Canada) 

For some Yukoners, climate change is a key issue this federal election campaign

Jackie Hong, CBC News @xjackiehong
Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:11
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While topics like tariffs, affordability and housing have dominated conversations about the upcoming federal election, some Yukon voters say another

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Society (Canada) Society (USA) 

5 projects vie for $1M Arctic Inspiration Prize

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 15:30
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Five projects from across the North have been named finalists for a $1-million investment through the 2025 Arctic Inspiration Prize.

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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) 

Finland keeps border with Russia closed “until further notice”

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 14:21
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Finland will keep all the checkpoints on its eastern land border with Russia closed until further notice, the Interior Ministry

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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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