Lapland, Finland ski season ends, but not for lack of snow
Ski resorts in Levi, Pallas and Saariselkä kept their slopes open until Mother’s Day this year. The last of Lapland’s
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Sweden extends pandemic restrictions to June 1
Restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19, set to expire on May 17th, are being extended until June 1st. From
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Government in Arctic Canadian territory of Nunavut working to bring Pfizer vaccine to territory for teens
Chief public health officer confirms outdoor transmission of COVID-19 in Iqaluit The Nunavut government is working to get the Pfizer
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Transport Canada gives $19M for airport upgrades in Northwest Territories
The federal government is putting more than $19 million toward upgrade work at three airports in the N.W.T. A Wednesday news
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Iceland’s revised COVID-19 border criteria seems to be working, some domestic restrictions relaxed
Iceland revised the criteria for “high risk areas” when it comes to COVID-19 rules at the border, the government announced
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Indigenous and minority language names for Norway now have official status
Roads into Norway from Sweden, Finland and Russia will get new signs with the country name also written in the
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At least 16,000 in Sweden have long COVID
At least 16,000 people in Sweden have had their health damaged long-term by a Covid-19 infection, reports Swedish Radio News.
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Northern Sweden takes lead in vaccinations
Northern Sweden has suffered great losses in the pandemic, but now has 40 percent of its local population vaccinated. Data from
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National housing non-profit calls Canadian budget ‘missed opportunity’ for northern housing
It could have been a ‘fantastic opportunity’ to address northern housing over next 10-20 years: CHRA director A national housing
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Yellowknife, Canada has 20 active cases of COVID-19, no community transmission so far
7 probable cases, more than 1,000 close contacts related to outbreak at school There are now 20 active and seven
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1st court date for southern couple accused of sneaking into northern Canadian community for vaccines
Rod and Ekaterina Baker did not appear in person A Vancouver couple accused of flouting Yukon’s COVID-19 rules and travelling to
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Iceland extends COVID-19 restrictions by one week
Iceland’s Ministry of Health is extending some domestic COVID-19 restrictions by one week, but says the country is on the
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Except for military towns, Russian North sees sharp decline in population
The region of Murmansk in 2020 had a more than 1,1 percent drop in its population. But several of the
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Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit declares local state of emergency after COVID-19 community transmission detected
Bylaw officers will be enforcing Nunavut government’s lockdown rules The City of Iqaluit declared a local state of emergency Monday
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Shared smoking breaks, broken rules: What led to Nunavut, Canada’s first COVID-19 cases?
Broken isolation rules, shared cigarettes and fear of extended isolation periods are some of the findings in a report that
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