Fight over contested Alaska mine project aired at US House hearing
For Alaskans opposed to the Pebble Mine, a hearing in the U.S. House Wednesday was an opportunity to raise the
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Historical, 150-year-old map of southwest Yukon on display in Northern Canada
When a precious map arrived in the Yukon from San Francisco last week, Tom Buzzell was shocked at its size.
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Former Alaska state lawyer sues after being fired for not signing governor’s “pledge of loyalty”
A Fairbanks lawyer who used to work for the state has filed a lawsuit, saying she was fired after refusing
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Deline Indigenous gov excluded from meeting with new MLAs in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories MLAs in the newly-minted 19th Legislative Assembly have yet to govern a day, and leadership in the community
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Company behind contested Alaska mine project pays $1M to hire Washington lobbyists
The U.S. House will hold a hearing on the Pebble Mine, in Southwest Alaska, on Wednesday. Members of Congress should be
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Moody’s downgrades rating on $550M bond owed by Northern Canada mines owner
The murky future for two diamond mines in the Northwest Territories has led a major credit ratings agency to doubt
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Towns in northwest Russia commemorate liberation from Nazi Germany
War heroes are saluted, fallen comrades commemorated and civilian suffering paid respect as the towns of Nikel and Kirkenes look
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Online cannabis sales won’t ‘dent’ illegal market, says minister in Northern Canadian territory
The Nunavut government, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, says it can’t undercut black market cannabis sales without a physical retail store.
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Arctic-bound Russian icebreaker gets Norway’s help following engine troubles
The diesel-powered Tor on Tuesday morning issued a plea for help to Norwegian rescue services. There is stormy weather on
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Canadian FedElxn 2019: Liberals hang on to western Arctic, centre-left NDP takes east
The Liberal Party was able to hang on to Canada’s western Arctic in the federal elections on Monday, while the
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Alaska Federation of Natives declares climate emergency
The 53rd Alaska Federation of Natives convention wrapped up in Fairbanks late Saturday afternoon. Conference attendees heard remarks by both
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Labrador MP slams Innu leadership in legal spat over NunatuKavut Inuit self-determination
Moments after her election win sent Yvonne Jones back to Ottawa for a third term, the Labrador MP broke her
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Riding including Arctic Quebec goes for separatist Bloc Québécois in Canada’s federal election
The candidate for the centre-left Bloc Québécois (BQ), the Quebec separatist party, won the riding that includes the Arctic region
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Inuk MP Yvonne Jones hangs on to Labrador riding in Atlantic Canada
Yvonne Jones, the Liberal Party MP in the Labrador riding of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, held
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Helsinki University christens new vessel for Baltic Sea research
A new research vessel was christened in Helsinki last week that will improve and modernize Finland’s Baltic Sea research capabilities.
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