Sweden seeks new powers to limit movement during pandemic
The government wants to introduce new temporary legislation giving them powers to limit people’s rights to visit beaches, use public
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Sweden to re-establish northern regiment, fears armed attack
“Sweden will be affected if crisis or an armed conflict arises in our neighbourhood. An armed attack against Sweden cannot
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Chinese company’s deal to buy Arctic gold mine facing national security review in Canada
TMAC Resources Inc. says the federal cabinet has ordered a national security review of the proposed sale of the Canadian
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Canada’s PM says COVID-19 pandemic amplified housing, connectivity gaps in territories
Trudeau says the pandemic has exposed ‘the depths’ of issues faced by northerners In an exclusive interview with CBC North’s The
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Johannes Lampe re-elected as president in Inuit region of Atlantic Canada
Johannes Lampe was re-elected this month as president of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland
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China’s new icebreaker completes first Arctic expedition
A major number of sediment samples have been collected from the Arctic seabed in the course of the maiden voyage
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Canadian Inuit women’s org says throne speech sent the right signals
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, an organization that represents Inuit women in Canada, says Wednesday’s throne speech sent the right
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Northerners hopeful after Canadian throne speech
The premier of the Northwest Territories says she is generally happy with the federal commitments identified in Wednesday’s throne speech,
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Nordic politicians sign landmark defense cooperation deal in Arctic Norway
The defense ministers of Finland, Norway and Sweden meet in the far northern military base of Porsangmoen to sign an
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Indigenous, distinction-based health legislation & moving forward on UNDRIP among Canadian government priorities in throne speech
Northern-specific issues were largely absent from Wednesday’s throne speech in Canada, but moving forward on introducing legislation on the United
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Blog – Whose Arctic security is it anyway?
The question of security in the Arctic has become more pronounced in the region of late. This is thought to
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NATO’s new Atlantic command to keep watch over the European Arctic
NATO’s new U.S.-based Atlantic Command was declared operational in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday, underlying the alliance’s
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What northern Canadians want from the upcoming throne speech
Next week, Governor General Julie Payette will take to the throne in Canada’s Senate chamber to deliver the Liberal government’s
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Experts warn of potentially ‘deadly’ great power games in the Arctic
The joint U.S., U.K., Norwegian and Danish exercise off Russia’s coast in the Barents Sea is the latest example of
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Increase in NATO scrambled jets from Norway
With two F-16s in the air on Monday, the number of QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) to identify Russian military planes
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