Foster coalition reports major issues in Canadian Arctic territory child-care services
Child protection workers in the N.W.T. withheld important documents from foster families, “lied” about the behavioural issues of children in
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Canadian government eyes ‘meaningful resolution’ to Indian hospitals class action lawsuit
The Canadian government has consented to the certification of a proposed $1.1 billion class action lawsuit filed over Indian hospitals
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4% border traffic growth between Norway and Russia in 2019
Highest number of border-crossers between Russia and Norway since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. Figures from the Norwegian police
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Moscow adopts 15-year plan for Northern Sea Route
By year 2035, the Russian government intends to build at least 40 Arctic vessels, upgrade 4 regional airports, construct railways
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Damp shelter in Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit expected to reopen in mid-January
Iqaluit’s damp shelter will reopen later on this month, thanks to a new agreement with the Uquutaq Society. The non-profit
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Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin stresses climate action in New Year message
Marin said that society’s strength can’t be measured by the wealth of its most affluent members. In her Prime Minister’s
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Meteorologists should watch the tropics rather than the Arctic to predict extreme cold in North America, study says
Meteorologists often look at the behaviour of the polar vortex to predict extreme cold events in North America, but the
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64 years tracking Santa with the North American Aerospace Defense Command
Did you know that you can follow Santa Claus on his long journey around the world? For the 64th time,
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Sweden to make all laws follow its climate targets
The government has presented Sweden’s first ever ‘climate policy action plan’ which describes how they will work over the next
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Gwich’in Tribal Council deputy chief from Canada shares frustration from COP25 conference
‘I actually feel really emotional right now,’ Jordan Peterson told CBC while at COP 25 The deputy chief of the
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Compilation: Nuclear energy in the Arctic
How are Arctic countries using nuclear energy and what are the debates about it? A look back at Eye on
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Canadian PM stresses relationship with Indigenous peoples in mandate letters to new government ministers
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued his mandate letters to the ministers of his new government on Friday, stressing the
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Equinor drops plan for oil transfer terminal at Veidnes in northern Norway
This Arctic beauty spot will remain exactly that; a beauty spot. The costs of constructing an oil terminal at Veidnes
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Arctic Council creates new expert group on nuclear emergencies
Two fatal accidents during the summer of 2019 was a wake-up call for radiation emergency authorities monitoring northern waters. On
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Swedish fishmongers and sushi shops still selling critically endangered eel, WWF says
Although the number of restaurants offering eel has fallen, the WWF says sales in sushi restaurants and stores still present
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