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Featured • Zone 2 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian citizen detained in Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 11:49
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The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a man from Norway’s border region has been detained by Russian

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Norway) 

NATO launches large-scale air force exercise on Monday

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 10:13
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Ramstein Flag 2026 will span a vast area from northern Norway to southern Spain. The first fighter jets and support

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Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 2 

TotalEnergies eyes exit from outlawed Arctic LNG 2

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 14:33
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The French company’s 10 percent ownership stake in the sanctioned Russian gas project is likely to be acquired by a

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) 

Sweden urges EU to tighten rules on tourist visas for Russians

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 13:42
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Sweden’s migration minister urged the European Commission on Thursday to tighten rules on tourist visas for Russians, saying it was

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Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Yellowknife teen recognized for work supporting autistic child in dance class

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 12:02
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By Julia Parrish  It’s a partnership that’s lasted three years, and at 14 years old, Taylor Paddon said she gets

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Featured • Zone 3 News Society Society (Canada) 

How Kakisa, N.W.T., is making a fire break part of its plan to grow more food

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:26
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By Sarah St-Pierre  When a wildfire reached Kakisa in 2014, burning around the community on two sides and along its

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Two artists on stage
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Art and Culture Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

The Oktoecho Ensemble Presents “Transcestral”

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 14:40
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The musical ensemble Oktoecho will stage two free outdoor performances of its production Transcestral this Saturday, May 30, in Montreal’s

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics 

Nunavut Premier proposes doubling child benefits

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:40
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The Government of Nunavut is proposing a $2.47 billion operating budget for 2026-27, which would represent an eight per cent

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Rebecca Chartrand in Parliament
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Society 

Housing : Ottawa Invests Over $67 Million in Northern and Manitoba Communities

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, May 25, 2026 at 16:02
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The federal government is ramping up its efforts in Manitoba’s northern and rural regions. Canada’s Minister of Northern Affairs and

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RCMP officers in downtown Yellowknife, pictured on May 19, 2026.
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Expect more police presence in downtown Yellowknife this summer: RCMP

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 10:43
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Un texte de Devon Tredinnick Yellowknife residents can expect to see more police officers patrolling the city’s downtown core this

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Inuk woman sitting
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Lead found in water at Iqaluit’s only Inuktitut daycare

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 09:57 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 11:02
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By Bianca McKeown The water in Mariam Imaq’s kitchen runs clear now, but it didn’t always.  “Imagine like acrylic paint,

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Nunavut: Green light for construction at Hope Bay gold mine

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:27
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The federal government and senior executives from Agnico Eagle have officially broken ground on the redevelopment of the Hope Bay

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Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (Canada) 

N.W.T. gov’t sees boost in Indigenous hiring after overhaul of affirmative action policy

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2026 at 14:53
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By Devon Tredinnick The N.W.T. government says it’s seen a boost in Indigenous hiring since overhauling its affirmative action policy

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Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 3 

First oil from Pikka ‘imminent,’ as developer hails biggest North Slope project in decades

Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2026 at 11:00
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By Wesley Early When the Pikka oil and gas field was discovered in 2013, industry leaders hailed it as the

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Featured • Zone 2 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) 

British carrier deploys north for NATO exercise amid increase in Russian overflights

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2026 at 09:55
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HMS Prince of Wales is carrying helicopters set to play a key role as NATO forces conduct submarine detection training

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
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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