Scotland releases first Arctic policy framework
Scotland released its first every Arctic policy framework on Monday, positioning itself as a strategic link between the North and
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Walruses attack, sink small navy craft in Arctic Russia
Expedition participants from the Northern Fleet and Russian Geographical Society all managed to get to shore after their landing boat
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Twin science projects seek to understand impacts of Arctic climate change
Two major international science projects involving hundreds of scientists from around the world are underway in the Arctic seeking to
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Sámi Parliament of Finland torn on local rights, urban influence
The nearly-monthlong Sámi Parliament elections entered their final week on Monday, and on Tuesday Finland’s national broadcaster Yle published the
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Climate change threatens security and industry, Russian PM says
This week, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a government decree on the Paris Agreement. “The participation in this process
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Exhibition to showcase Inuit art from Atlantic Canada
A new exhibition featuring the work of 25 known and emerging Inuit artists from Altlantic Canada is coming to Montreal
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Inuit priorities should be part of Canadian nation building, national org. tells campaigning parties
With the Canadian election campaign in full swing, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Canada’s national Inuit organization, is calling on the
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Collapse of tour operator Thomas Cook to hit Arctic Finland tourism
The sudden bankruptcy and liquidation of tour operator Thomas Cook will have an impact on businesses in Finnish Lapland, according
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Operation uncovers flood of painkillers reaching rural Alaska by mail
An operation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and other federal agencies has turned up a previously undocumented drug problem spread
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As China adapts to a melting Arctic, Shanghai prepares for the worst
China’s claims to be a near-Arctic state is not all about a Polar Silk Road and access to natural resources,
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Sweden’s rising fuel prices spark protest rally in Stockholm
Less than a kilometre away from a large climate action protest outside Sweden’s parliament, protesters from the countryside staged their
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Alaska remote diesel generators win exemption from pollution rule
Congress has passed a bill to exempt diesel generators in rural Alaska from an air quality rule that village utilities
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Shipping growing in Russia’s Arctic ports
More Arctic shipping means more load for regional seaports. Practically all the major ports along Russia’s northern coast are experiencing
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What the budget says about Sweden’s minority government
What does this week’s budget proposal say about the state of the four party co-operation that brought in the government?
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Hybrid-powered electric cruise ship navigates Northwest Passage
A Norwegian company says it has navigated the first hybrid-powered cruise ship through the Northwest Passage using a combination of
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