Residents worry about evacuation strategy ahead of spring breakup in northern Canadian village
‘I’m not upset about it. I’m insulted by it,’ said one resident of his situation last year On Monday morning
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Mining industry must improve working conditions for Inuit woman in Canada, Pauktuutit tells UN forum
The mining industry in Canada must do more to improve the working conditions of Inuit woman, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of
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Finnish Sámi activists win fishing rights case
The Supreme Administrative Court has acquitted Sámi activists of breaking fishing rules on the Tenojoki river, in a ruling that
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Report: Finland and Sweden joining Nato would increase security in the Baltic Sea region
The government has submitted a detailed report to Parliament on “fundamental changes” in the foreign and security policy environment following
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In Russia’s North, locals are starting to feel the new war economy
Five weeks after the onslaught against Ukraine, dire consequences of war are increasingly being felt by ordinary Russians. Inflation is
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International Women’s Day time to recognize contributions at the community level, says Pauktuutit
Inuit women make contributions across Canada every day, and International Women’s Day is an important moment to recognize them, says
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Yukon to lift ‘nearly all’ COVID-19 restrictions next week
‘We’re in a place now where we’ve managed to weather a storm,’ said Premier Sandy Silver Yukon will lift “nearly all”
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Nunavik’s courts are struggling to deliver justice to Inuit population
1 in 6 adults in Nunavik is brought in front of the justice system each year, prompting calls for reform
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A 12,000-ton gas plant module shipped on Northern Sea Route from China to Murmansk
The successful shipment shows that year-round deliveries can be made on the Northern Sea Route, company Novatek argues after heavy
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Coercive diplomacy is back, says Norwegian FM as Russia announces drills in Nordic country’s Economic Zone
The Norwegian foreign minister warns against Russia’s violations of international law and its use of military force. But she is
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Swedish iron-ore miner LKAB delivers strongest earnings ever
The Swedish state-owned iron-ore producer had an operating profit in 2021 of 26,9 billion Swedish kroner (€2,54 bn). Green technologies
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New 1,000 km long power line bolsters Murmansk energy security in Arctic Russia
“This is the biggest project in the Russian energy distribution system over the last years,” said federal energy minister Nikolai
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Greenland widens alcohol bans in order to control spread of COVID-19
Alcohol bans went into effect in three additional Greenland municipalities on Wednesday after requests from their respective mayors. The bans
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Shipping industry needs to do more to lessen underwater noise in Arctic, say NGOs
As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) sub-committee meeting on ship design (SDC 8) and construction got underway this week, a
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The IT attack that crippled a town in northern Sweden
The municipality of Kalix, in the far north of Sweden, is on the road to recovery after an IT attack
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