Cancelled Norwegian cruises to Arctic Russia: competitor denies any involvement
“I can say without reservation that neither I nor anyone else at Poseidon Expeditions had any contact with officials at
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Atlantic Canada: Innu Nation asks court to quash NunatuKavut agreement with Ottawa
The Innu Nation, in Atlantic Canada, is again challenging the Indigenous status of the NunatuKavut Community Council, this time in
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Fertilizer shipment presents opportunities for Russia’s Northern Sea Route
The Arctic route opens new opportunities for our deliveries to Asia, says company Acron. It is the first ever shipment
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Finnish Parliament debates Rinne govt’s first budget proposal
Finland’s Parliament began debate on Tuesday over the first state budget proposal put together by the left-leaning government of Prime
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Leaders take on climate, Indigenous issues, but Arctic absent from Canadian election debate
The leaders of Canada’s six federal parties took to the debate stage in Gatineau, Quebec Monday night, facing off over
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Heavy snowfall in northwestern Canada left thousands without power
About 5,500 residents in southern Yukon, northwestern Canada, lost power after a heavy snowfall Saturday night that caused trees to
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Norway to open new rescue base in Arctic to deal with rising ship traffic
Search-and-rescue efforts in the European Arctic will with the new helicopter base be strengthened as industry, tourism and military all
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Taxing carbon in Canada’s diesel-dependent North
People living off-grid in the Northwest Territories witness climate change every day, but in remote communities where power and heat
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Putin wants new rail link between Arctic coast and Indian Ocean
The construction of a railway line to Sabetta is what is needed, the Russian president argues. It was Asia and
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Alaska’s public broadcasting stations trying to make up for loss of state funds
Alaska now joins 14 other states that don’t fund public media. Public radio and TV stations across the state lost all their
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Fire season in Yukon, northwestern Canada was ‘complex and challenging’
Damien Burns, the director of Yukon Wildland Fire Management, says firefighters in Yukon had quite a summer this year —
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Incoming MLAs in Northern Canada have long list of asks for new federal gov
A territorial election campaign in the Northwest Territories produced dozens of grand visions for the North — but it’s a
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“It’s important to be aggressive about our human rights,” international Inuit leader tells Montreal conference
With international interests increasingly active in the Arctic, it’s more important than ever that Inuit stand up for their human
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Shipping on Northern Sea Route up 40% this year
Goods volumes are expected to reach 29 million tons in course of 2019, says leader of Russia’s Northern Sea Route
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Ottawa seeks judicial review in decision to compensate First Nations kids
Canada’s Liberal government led by Justin Trudeau is challenging a landmark human rights ruling to compensate apprehended First Nations children
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