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Featured • Zone 1 Politics Politics (Russia) 

Assertive Moscow outlines push into central Arctic Ocean

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 15:12
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Russia’s newly adopted Marine Doctrine has a high stress on Arctic waters and the shelf north of the country’s 200

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Business Business (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 

Baffinland promotes proposed production increase at Nunavut regulator meeting

Jane George, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 15:06
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Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. says it will stop production at its Mary River iron mine, end shipping and cut jobs

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Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Nunavut seeking solutions for 90 unfilled teaching positions

Jane George, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 13:44
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As schools in 10 Nunavut communities get underway this week, a teacher shortage of about 90 positions territory-wide remains. That

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Environment Environment (Canada) 

Hot days ahead in much of the N.W.T. this week

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 10:16
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Sunny skies and soaring temperatures have ushered in heat warnings for many areas of the N.W.T. on the heels of a warm

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Featured • Zone 2 Politics Politics (Russia) 

UK denies violation of Russian airspace over the Barents Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 10:00
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“The UK aircraft was in communication with Russian civilian air traffic control and its crew operated in a safe and

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Business Business (Canada) Featured • Zone 1 

Fuel shortage affects flights in some High Arctic communities

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 09:37
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A shortage of fuel in some Nunavut communities is affecting flights in the High Arctic. In a statement on Tuesday

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Environment Environment (Canada) 

Nihtat Energy Ltd. is installing 3,456 solar panels in Inuvik, N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 16:14
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A new renewable energy project is moving forward in Inuvik, N.W.T. Northern Indigenous-owned and operated company Nihtat Energy Ltd. is

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Politics Politics (USA) 

Sarah Palin could join U.S. Congress, as her ex in-laws hold fundraiser for opponent

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 10:44
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Alaska voters get their first shot at using ranked voting in a statewide race Tuesday in a special U.S. House

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Geopolitics Politics Politics (Russia) 

Russia accuses British spy plane of violating airspace north of Kola Peninsula

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 10:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 10:53
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British RC-135 with equipment to collect real-time electronic intelligence data was forced out of Russian airspace by a MiG-31, the

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Society Society (Canada) 

Federal government extends pandemic funding for northern food security

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 10:02 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 10:06
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Nutrition North program subsidies put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue for at least two more years, says

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Blog Environment Featured • Zone 3 

Blog: The Arctic in a warming world

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 15:07 — Last Updated: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 16:29
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The far north has long been considered a barometer for the measurement of global climate change, including via phenomenon such

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Business Business (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 

Canadian North’s direct flight between Iqaluit and Toronto ending after Labour Day, a month early

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 14:19 — Last Updated: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 14:24
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Canadian North’s direct flight between Iqaluit and Toronto will be ending after the September long weekend, about a month earlier

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Art Art (Canada) 

National Geographic expedition teaming up with Inuit to visit Nunavik on conservation mission

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 13:13
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Ossie Michelin’s childhood dream of working with the National Geographic Society became a reality last month, when he was invited

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Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (Norway) 

Russian fishermen violated shore leave regulations

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 10:41 — Last Updated: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 14:22
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Liberal Party (V) leader Guri Melby, a member of the Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, says Russian fishing

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Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 

Warm weather set to sweep across Finland from Monday

Yle News
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 10:11 — Last Updated: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 10:20
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Warm summer weather is predicted for many parts of Finland from Monday, with temperatures reaching highs of 30 degrees Celsius

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