Electricity to get more expensive in the north due to new Sweden-Finland powerline
A new electricity transmission line between Sweden and Finland is set to come online on Wednesday afternoon. The Aurora Line
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Many tourism firms in Finnish Lapland violate labour laws, say union and hospitality association
Some companies illegally order foreign workers to attend weeks of training without pay – or even charge them for such
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Canadian North laying off roughly 15 pilots due to drop in flying, union says
Airline says no northern employment or flight services will be affected Canadian North has laid off roughly 15 of its
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Arctic Norwegian town fears flight cuts could chill winter tourism boom
By Elizaveta Vereykina Although the number of tourists visiting northern Norway continues to increase, tour operators in Kirkenes are worried that
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Casino project will be different than Yukon’s failed mines, CEO says
Proposed mine now undergoing largest review ever done by territory’s assessment board The president of the company behind the proposed
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Kremlin envoy proposes ‘Putin-Trump tunnel’ to link Arctic Russia & Alaska
By Andrew Osborn Russia and the United States should build a “Putin-Trump” rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link
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Assessment board recommends a yes for Gladiator Metals project in Whitehorse
Company is proposing 5-year drilling program on claims in and around Whitehorse The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB)
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Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK
A Chinese container ship has completed a pioneering journey through the Arctic to a UK port, state-run news agency Xinhua
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Grounded cargo ship successfully refloated in Canadian Arctic: company
A Dutch-flagged ship has successfully been refloated after being stranded in Canada’s Arctic archipelago for over five weeks. “Wagenborg is
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Is Norway’s Arctic capital prepared for this year’s wave of winter tourists?
By Elizaveta Vereykina With the transition to winter underway, the high tourist season in Tromsø is also approaching. How will
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Overloading, unknown protocols caused Iqaluit barge capsize, investigation finds
Additional safety procedures now created with new gear added to boats A capsized barge that sent a crew member and
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Air Tindi pausing flights between Yellowknife and Whatı
By Devon Tredinnick Flight lacked popularity, was costing airline too much, president says A Yellowknife airline has put a pause
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Greenland’s leader hails EU as trusted friend and urges investment in its minerals
Greenland’s leader on Wednesday thanked the European Union for being “a trusted friend” and urged the 27-nation bloc to invest
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Trump approves Alaska mining road to boost copper, zinc production
President Donald Trump on Monday ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of
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Safeguards in place, but still stranded: New details on efforts to free Thamesborg before freeze-up
On paper, the European shipping company that sent the Thamesborg cargo vessel through the Northwest Passage did everything right: the
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