Baffinland gets OK to ship more ore from Nunavut mine
Mining company can ship 6 million tonnes of ore annually until Dec. 31, 2024 Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. has been given
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Federal judge rejects legal challenge to ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project
The massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope can move forward, a federal judge in Anchorage ruled Thursday. U.S.
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Three months after Moscow’s delivery law, crisis looms in Arctic
“Our region is on the verge of an emergency situation,” a woman from the far northern Nenets Autonomous region warns
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Border traffic between Murmansk and Norway dropped after entry-ban for private car
The Norwegian police border control authority says travel across Schengen’s northern entry from Russia is dramatically lower compared with last
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Taken by storm, the “Aleksandr Gusev” becomes landmark wreckage on Barents Sea coast
The 30 year old ship that used to shuttle along the coast of the Kola Peninsula with fish food for
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Canada’s largest fishing vessel will be ready for 2024, says Baffin Fisheries CEO
A ship being described as Canada’s largest fishing vessel — one that will soon make regular ports of call in
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Few weeks before launch, Russia’s biggest LNG project is put on U.S sanction list
The Arctic LNG 2 is included in the State Treasury’s sanctions list as part of efforts to curb Russia’s future
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Canada’s Davie completes purchase of Helsinki Shipyard from Russia’s Algador
By Maiya Keidan Canadian firm Davie Shipbuilding has completed the purchase of Helsinki Shipyard, maker of Arctic icebreaking vessels, from
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Construction starts on new access road to Inuvialuit gas plant in N.W.T.
Plant will eventually fuel Inuvialuit communities for decades Work has started on a new access road off the N.W.T.’s Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk
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Greenland grants two further exploration licences to Amaroq Minerals
The government of Greenland has awarded two further exploration licences to Amaroq Minerals, the company said on Tuesday. “The award
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Lapland tourism industry braces for bedbug infestation
Bed bugs were very rare in Lapland 15 years ago, but they are now found a few times a month,
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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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Barents Sea cod quotas lowered by 20% for the third year in a row
Norway and Russia find common interests in cod and other fish stocks. A deal is reached on the 2024 quotas.
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NDP slams Yukon gov’t plan to spend $44M on Alaska port upgrade
NDP Leader Kate White says government cutting social spending to pay for infrastructure for mining industry Yukon NDP Leader Kate
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World’s northernmost coal power plant shuts down
Longyearbyen at Svalbard switches from coal to diesel and halves the emission of CO2. October 19 marks the last day
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