US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks
The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday that it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety
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Russians facing stricter visa rules for Schengen countries
A growing number of Russians are crossing the border to Norway in the north for shopping and transfer to other
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Yup’ik Democrat Mary Peltola beats Sarah Palin in Alaska special election
Peltola will be the first Native American woman to represent Alaska in the U.S. Congress Democrat Mary Peltola won the
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Arctic Circle gathering boosts cooperation across the circumpolar world
‘It’s very important to have a unified voice,’ says Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok Canada’s three territorial premiers reinforced their solidarity
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Norway has adopted EU’s updated sanctions against Russia
Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt says the sanctions are “a necessary response to Russia’s brutal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine.” The
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U.S. to name ambassador-at-large for Arctic region
The United States plans to name an ambassador-at-large for the Arctic region, the State Department announced on Friday. It will
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Hundreds of foreign soldiers join military exercise in Arctic Finland
A record high 880 Swedish soldiers have crossed the northern border to Finland for a week-long exercise kicking off on
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NORAD’s role vital for North America and for NATO, says Stoltenberg
NATO’s secretary general got an up-close look at Canada’s northern defences — and culture — on Thursday during a visit to
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NATO chief tours Arctic defences as Canada comes under pressure
NATO’s secretary general is getting an up-close look at Canada’s northern defences Thursday as he visits the Arctic — a region of
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NATO chief’s first visit to Canadian Arctic signals thaw in Ottawa, experts say
Prime minister, NATO secretary general to tour military radar site in Nunavut Canada’s longstanding resistance to NATO involvement in the
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Defence ministers of Norway, Finland, Sweden to talk security at Thursday meeting
Finland will host the defence ministers of Norway and Sweden on Thursday to talk about the “changing security environment” facing
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Ungava candidates wait for Quebec election call to start campaigns
3 candidates vie for seat encompassing Nunavik Quebec has not yet called its Oct. 3 election — by law that
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Prime Minister, NATO secretary general to spotlight Arctic defence on Nunavut visit
The 2 plan to discuss climate change and its impacts on defence and security Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Jens Stoltenberg, the
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Northern Fleet kicks off large Barents-Arctic naval exercise
Surface warships, submarines and aviation are involved in waters from the Kola Peninsula to Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya.
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Moscow threatens to block Marianne’s news online over interview from 2018
Journalist and publisher Marianne Hofman refuses to depublish the article despite being threatened by Russia’s censorship agency. “Instead I will
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