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Russian Geographical Society opens office on Svalbard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 7, 2025 at 11:26
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The organisation that is closely connected with the Kremlin and the Russian Defence Ministry opens a so-called Expedition and Tourist

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

For the first time, Yukon’s Legislative Assembly will have more women than men

CBC News
Posted: Friday, November 7, 2025 at 09:02
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By Cali McTavish  Yukon third province or territory in Canadian history to elect more women than men For the first time

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Putin tells officials to submit plans for possibly resuming nuclear tests after Trump’s remarks

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 12:21
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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials on Wednesday to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response

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

Indigenous leaders decry budget’s lack of money for key reconciliation programs

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 08:54
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By Brett Forester  Education, health and urban Indigenous programs are running out of money, prompting fears about their future Indigenous

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

New US ambassador to Denmark assumes duty as Trump eyes control of Greenland

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 13:18
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The new U.S. ambassador to Denmark, a PayPal co-founder and longtime friend of Elon Musk, assumed office on Wednesday amid

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

Analysis: For the Yukon’s premier-designate, the expectations start now

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 10:49
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By Chris Windeyer  The list of problems Currie Dixon’s government will be expected to tackle is long and complex Don’t

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

Federal budget delivers $1B Arctic Infrastructure Fund, though future of some social programs unclear

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 08:57
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By Samuel Wat  Transport Canada to invest in major infrastructure projects including airports, seaports, all-season roads A new Arctic Infrastructure

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

‘Change is here’: Yukon Party wins majority government, as Liberals implode

Paul Tukker, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 09:20
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Currie Dixon to become Yukon’s 12th premier, and 1st to be born in the territory Currie Dixon’s Yukon Party has

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

China pledges to defend shared security interests with Russia

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, November 3, 2025 at 08:48
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China wants to strengthen cooperation with Russia and defend shared security interests, Premier Li Qiang told visiting Russian Prime Minister

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland turns to nature as new line of defence against Russia

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 15:44
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western nations have raced to rearm—buying drones, rebuilding arsenals, and even reconsidering 1990s-era bans on

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

Nunavut election saw one of the lowest voter turnouts in territory’s history

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 10:59 — Last Updated: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 11:04
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By Juanita Taylor  Turnout in Nunavut elections has been in steady decline since 1999 As victory sets in for Nunavut’s

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

Some new Nunavut MLAs want to see more infrastructure so their communities can grow

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 09:12
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Power plants, water services needed to improve housing and economies in Nunavut communities A power outage on election night is

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

Canadian Inuit leaders call for northern infrastructure focus ahead of federal budget

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 15:57
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Inuit leaders are calling on the federal government to make infrastructure in the territories a national priority, saying its key

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

Q&A | N.W.T. housing minister not sure gov’t should be ones to provide public housing

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 13:59
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Minister said she’s not surprised by scathing report from Auditor General The Northwest Territories’ housing minister said her department is

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

Russia claims successful test of Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drone

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 11:58
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The drone was launched from a submarine on Tuesday October 28, Vladimir Putin said. The test has a huge psychological

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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