Finland: New Year’s temperature low hits -33.4C
It has been a freezing start to the new year in Finland, with the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) recording a low temperature
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Russia’s brand new warship heads to Arctic base
Frigate Admiral Golovko is the most modern surface ship in the Russian Navy. It will serve in the Northern Fleet.
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‘We need to maintain reliability’:Yukon Energy about microgeneration project pause
Yukon gov’t not accepting new applications to renewable energy rebate program for now Yukon Energy says it’s all for adding
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Finland announces new Russian border closure
Finland will once again close all checkpoints on its eastern border with Russia, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (Finns) announced at
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Supreme Court overturns N.W.T. appeal court ruling on who can attend French school
Ruling sets aside a N.W.T. Department of Education decision from 2018 blocking non-Francophone students. The Supreme Court of Canada has
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British research ship crosses paths with world’s largest iceberg
Britain’s polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world — a “lucky” encounter that enabled
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World to hit 1.4°C of warming in record hot 2023
With a month to run, 2023 will reach global warming of about 1.4 degrees Celsius (2.5 Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels,
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Search resumes for the missing after landslide in Alaska fishing community
Ground search teams returned Thursday to the site of a massive landslide that killed three to search for an adult
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Alaska senator makes new push to get Law of the Sea ratified
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is making a new push to get the U.S. Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention
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Sámi knowledge helps developing climate policies
By Johannes Jauhiainen Finland’s recently launched Sámi Climate Council aims to introduce new ways of making decisions in the Arctic.
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Makivvik and Avataq sign MOU to strengthen Inuktitut in Nunavik
Makivvik and Avataq signed an MOU on Tuesday to strengthen Inuktitut in Nunavik, saying it will provide the financial resources
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Northerners decry potential cuts to housing subsidies for some federal workers
Decision expected Tuesday following meeting between Treasury Board and unions Fewer staff to operate services, more southern-based teleworking employees, and
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Russia threatens to withdraw from fishery deal with Norway
Limiting access for Russian fishing vessels to Norwegian ports is illegitimate, Moscow claims and warns that further restrictions could cause
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Police detain 29 climate activists following protest at Lapland pulp mill
Greenpeace and Elokapina activists blocked access to Metsä Group’s mill on Wednesday to protest against unsustainable forest management practices. Police
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U.S. Interior Secretary listens to Indian boarding school survivors on Alaska stop
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has wrapped up her multi-day trip to Alaska which included participating in the process currently
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