Russian Arctic LNG advances in European market
While deliveries of pipeline gas are dwindling, shipments of liquified natural gas from Russia’s far northern Yamal Peninsula to Europe
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Record December passenger numbers for airports in Arctic Finland
Airports in Arctic Finland saw record passenger numbers in December, says the latest data from Finavia, Finland’s airport authority. Their
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Canada’s Yukon territory lifts COVID-19 public health emergency declaration
Canada’s Yukon territory lifted its COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on Monday after almost three years. The territory’s health minister
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Snow expected in Finnish Lapland on Wednesday
The mild weather of recent days is set to continue this week, with intermittent local snow and rain showers, according
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Affordability one major theme of Yukon’s latest housing report
45 per cent of all units in Carcross are unaffordable, inadequate or overcrowded, report says Affordability is one of the
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Calling all walrus detectives! Public can pitch in for count starting Jan 17…
Anyone interested in pitching in on an ongoing walrus census, can sign up as armchair detectives when the counting period
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MLAs in Canada’s Northwest Territories to hear from public on carbon tax changes
‘My constituents up here, we’re really hurting,’ says Nunakput MLA, who opposes carbon tax increases Northwest Territories MLAs will hold
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Police in Arctic Norway say helicopter now needed for border surveillance
A former commander with the Kremlin-linked Wagner private military company fled across the border to Norway in dramatic circumstances last
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Possible record year for arctic fox in Nordics with 762 cubs counted in 2022
The arctic fox population across the Nordic region has been in freefall for decades, but recent data suggests cross-border cooperation
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Ottawa laying groundwork for Indigenous justice systems, says Lametti
Indigenous people make up 32 per cent of federal prison population Justice Minister David Lametti says Ottawa is building a
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Yukon Quest Alaska official hopes to patch things up and bring back cross-border race
Famed 1,600-kilometre race not happening this year after international dispute over rules The new executive director of the Yukon Quest
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Abbott pledges support for Nunatsiavut housing after advocate calls it ‘abominable’
Housing minister says a co-ordinated approach with local government is best Newfoundland and Labrador’s housing minister toured Nunatsiavut this week, getting
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Sweden’s Arctic city of Kiruna welcomes EU Commission
All members of the European Commission and the entire Swedish government are in Sweden’s northernmost city Kiruna today for an
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LKAB discovers Europe’s largest rare earth metals deposit outside Russia
The Kiruna-based mining company has identified resources which exceed one million tons of rare earth oxides, likely the largest discovery
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2022 one of eight hottest years on record confirms UN
Rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat have contributed to the the past eight years being the warmest ever recorded,
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