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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Former Kuujjuaq mayor named Liberal candidate for Ungava in Quebec election

Jane George, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 11:36
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Tunu Napartuk faces two challengers in the Oct. 3 provincial election Tunu Napartuk, a former mayor of Kuujjuaq, Que., will

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* Featured * Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples important to mark says Inuit org

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 15:45 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 15:53
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August 9 is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the Inuit Circumpolar Council says it’s an important

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Russia warns of rocket splashdown north of Svalbard

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 8, 2022 at 16:02 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 09:43
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Watch out on August 9th as Russia is to launch a cluster of satellites, including one for Iran aimed to

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

US Senate votes overwhelmingly in favour of Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 10:31
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Just after midnight Swedish time, the US Senate voted in favour of ratifying Finland and Sweden’s application to join the

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Border traffic more than doubled after Russia relaxed COVID restrictions

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 11:34
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Norway and Finland are the only two European countries with direct borders to Russia that continue to issue tourist visas

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Canada Countries General News Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

‘The rebirth of our nation’: Gwich’in accord passed at biennial gathering

Jackie Hong, CBC News @xjackiehong
Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 09:55 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 14:47
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Gwich’in across northern Canada and Alaska will now be more coordinated and unified in efforts to tackle collective issues like

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New Russian war monument near Norway praises battle and aggression in Ukraine

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 14:02
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The Kola Peninsula has hundreds of war memorials paying tribute to Soviet soldiers and victims of Nazi German aggression during

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Murmansk offers 100,000 rubles cash in recruitment campaign for Ukraine war

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 25, 2022 at 14:44
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Governor Andrei Chibis takes a more active role in the Ukraine war and promises payment by signing to “Arctic patriots.”

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Featured • Zone 2 Politics Politics (Canada) 

Yukon considers decriminalizing small quantities of drugs to address emergency

Anna Desmarais, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 14:23
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The Yukon government is considering whether it should decriminalize very small doses of hard drugs.  Tracy-Anne McPhee, the territory’s health

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Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (Russia) 

Northern Fleet sabotage-reconnaissance group eliminated, claims Ukraine Intelligence

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 10:17
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It is the Defense Intelligence Agency of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense that posted the information via its Telegram channel on Monday. The

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Blog Featured • Zone 2 Politics 

Blog: A line drawn here … Arctic boundaries shift in a time of conflict

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Monday, July 18, 2022 at 11:34 — Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2022 at 11:38
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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its fifth month, and with little sign of a resolution, Arctic governments in

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Featured • Zone 2 Politics Politics (Russia) 

Repressive authorities block Indigenous Russia site

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 18, 2022 at 10:03
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“This is how the Russian Government protects its own citizens from receiving so-called ‘dangerous’ information about the indigenous peoples’ rights,”

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Russia eases border restrictions, but crossings to Finland still restricted

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 15, 2022 at 11:24
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As of Friday, Russian authorities were denying many people entry into Finland via land, according to Russian news outlet Fontanka

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Ottawa health transfer boost wouldn’t be enough, says N.W.T. premier

Sidney Cohen, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 09:03
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The increase, suggested at a premiers’ meeting, would help but N.W.T. would need more, she told media How much would

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 2 Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

More Russian GPS jamming than ever across border to Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 11, 2022 at 10:15
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Four passenger aircraft have over the last few days lost GPS signals when flying in Norway’s northeastern region. Since Russia’s

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