Food centre adds water delivery to services amid ongoing city-wide water crisis in Arctic Canadian city
‘If we didn’t have access to that clean water source, I don’t know what the situation would have been’ When
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Norwegian and Russian fishermen get 20% cut in Barents cod quotas
But the quota level is still on a historically high level, negotiators say after Norwegian and Russian fishery authorities sign
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Second community in Arctic Quebec put on Red Alert over weekend after COVID-19 case detected in Kangirsuk
Health authorities put a second community in Arctic Quebec on red alert over the weekend after an active COVID-19 case
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Wintry weather hits Finland with 20cm snow accumulation in Northern Lapland
The autumn holiday for Finnish schoolchildren may seem more like a winter vacation with subzero temperatures in Lapland and snow
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Health investigation continuing in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec as active COVID-19 cases rise to 11
The health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, said on Friday its public health investigation is ongoing
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NunatuKavut community council in Canada accused of not being an Inuit organization, as identity tensions escalate
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami rejects NCC’s status as separate Inuit organization Tensions around who is Inuit in Labrador —and what benefits
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Northern Sweden could see up to 30 cm of snow this weekend
The national weather service has issued a class one warning – its most moderate on a scale of three, for
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Fresh water flown to Iqaluit in Canada’s eastern Arctic after city’s supply deemed undrinkable
City has ordered 80,000 litres of water for its nearly 8,000 people The first shipment of potable water for Iqaluit
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Norway’s new government highlights fight against climate change and continued oil drilling
The cabinet of Jonas Gahr Støre is making climate change and the High North top priorities. At the same time,
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Kelly McLeod named interim deputy grand chief of Gwich’in Tribal Council in Canada
Kelly McLeod, president of Nihtat Gwich’in Council in Inuvik, a city in Canada’s Northwest Territories, will fill his late sister’s
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Northern airlines in Canada raise concerns over new vaccine mandate on flights, impact on medical travel
By Oct. 30, with few exceptions, Canadians will need to provide proof of vaccination to fly The federal mandate to
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U.K. delivers COVID-19 vaccine to British station in Antarctica
The U.K. has now delivered COVID-19 vaccines to its station in Antarctica, saying it’s the last UK Overseas Territory to
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Dinosaurs once roamed the Arctic. What can they tell us about adapting to a changing climate?
Scientists are learning more about how dinosaurs adapted to the climate in Alaska. Studying what these prehistoric giants left behind
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Nuclear-powered gold mine coming to Russia’s Arctic Coast
The Kyuchus field will be one of Russia’s biggest gold mining projects. Its development includes the building of a nuclear
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Arctic Circle Assembly gears up for start of in-person meeting on October 14
The Arctic Circle Assembly, one of the biggest northern-themed conferences in the world, is gearing up for its four-day, in-person
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