Round-the-clock ‘bear cam 360’ goes live in Finland
For the first time, you can watch a 360-degree live webcast that puts you in the middle of a community
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Alaska senators worry about funding for scholarships, medical education, rural power cost equalization
State senators in Juneau, Alaska raised alarm on Tuesday about the money swept from state budget accounts into a harder-to-access
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Russia aims to make Northern Sea Route world-class shipping lane
With new super-powerful icebreakers, the Russian Arctic route might be able to compete with the Suez Canal, leader of nuclear
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Russia’s floating nuclear power plant gathers worldwide attention as it prepares to be towed in Arctic waters
Russia’s controversial nuclear barge is ready to travel through the Arctic seas — and observers across the globe are watching.
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Electric and biofuel buses roll into Finnish cities
Buses running on biogas and electricity are slowly becoming a more common sight in Finland, as transport companies and municipalities
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Radiation seeping out from 30-year-old nuclear-sub wreck in Norwegian Sea
One sample taken from an open ventilation hole of the wrecked Soviet nuclear-powered submarine shows levels of about 800 Becquerel
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Inuit languages declining in Canada’s Nunavut territory, stats show
Inuit languages declined in Nunavut in the 15 years between 2001 and 2016, according to a Statistics Canada report released
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Seal meat, dinosaurs and friends: Nunavut Day celebrated in Canada’s eastern Arctic
July 9 is Nunavut Day, and in Iqaluit, people took to the streets to celebrate 26 years since the Nunavut
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Canadian Francophone Games could be coming to the North in 2023
The Northwest Territories’ francophone federation hopes to submit a bid to host the 2023 Canadian Francophone Games in Yellowknife, in
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Inuit groups in Canada to get over $161M for skills, employment training
Canada’s Crown Indigenous-Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett was in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Monday where she announced changes to the federal government’s
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Canadian gov grants $15M for agriculture projects in North
The Canadian government is spending $15 million to increase food security in the North, according to Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister
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Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel deal set to be inked with Chinese construction company
The Finland to Estonia undersea rail tunnel project led by businessman Peter Vesterbacka has taken a step forward. He announced
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Business is good for Russian nickel giant Nornickel
Nornickel makes big money and has tripled payouts to its shareholders over the last three years. The annual General Meeting
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Finnish government considers allowing cities to charge congestion fees to slash emissions
The Finnish government has plans to reduce carbon emissions by allowing urban municipalities to charge road congestion fees, according to
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Police force in Northern Quebec faces officer shortage
The Kativik Regional Police Force (KRPF) is facing a staff shortage after losing more than a dozen officers over the
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