Wagner Group continues recruiting in Murmansk in Arctic Russia
By Atle Staalesen and Georgii Chentemirov Despite Yevgeny Prigozhin’s attempted coup, his mercenary group has not halted its efforts to
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Moscow says WWF threatens Russian development of Arctic
The Russian General Prosecutor argues that environmentalists undermine the country’s expansionist plans in the Arctic and its development of the
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Still no green light from Turkey over Sweden’s NATO membership
Top officials from Sweden, Turkey and Nato met in Ankara on Wednesday, for talks on the Swedish application for membership
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Changes cut wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent in N.W.T.
By Emily Blake · The Canadian Press ‘This seems to have been the change we needed,’ says Health Minister Julie Green The Northwest
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Fort Good Hope seniors move into residence 2+ years after opening
Facility still missing some equipment, like lack of bar to hold onto in showers Over two years after the facility had
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Blog: COP28 Countdown—Bonn UN climate talks try to smooth rocky path to Dubai
The thermometer on the UNFCCC building here in Bonn is showing high summer temperatures early in the season, as the
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Kátł’odeeche couple recovering from wildfire ‘one day at a time’
‘It wasn’t the same reserve that I had seen on the 13th of May’ James and Carol Dixon’s home is
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Western Lapland chilled by Finland’s coldest-ever June temperature
The municipality of Enontekiö in Finnish Lapland started summer with sub-zero temperatures. A weather station near Lapland’s Saana fell recorded
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Denmark proposes defence spend boost, reaffirms importance of low-conflict Arctic
Denmark is proposing a 143 billion kroner ($28 billion CDN) spend on defence over the next 10 years, saying it
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High risk of wildfires in many parts of Sweden, including North
The risk of wildfires is biggest locally in Skåne, Gotland and eastern parts of southern and central Sweden. Inland in
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Finnish Lapland braces for flood peaks this weekend
Lapland rescue services have been busy since Thursday evening due to the Tornio River flood situation. Water levels continued to
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Russia’s new Navy icebreaker steers clear of Arctic waters
The 85 meter long, 6000 ton heavy vessel in late January started its voyage towards Kamchatka where it is to
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Blog – Arctic Exceptionalism is Over. Who Will Tell the Diplomats?
Today the Arctic Council, the main regional forum of the eight Arctic states, transferred its Chairmanship from Russia to Norway.
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Worker in Alaska’s Denali National Park dies after triggering avalanche
Eric Walter provided radio-based safety support and dispatch services for U.S. National Park Service A Denali National Park and Preserve employee died
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Reindeer herding affected by increased tourism in Swedish mountains
Tourism in Jämtland and Härjedalen has increased hugely in recent years, affecting other activities in the region, including reindeer herding.
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