Fuel shortage hits small community in Arctic Canada
There was no fuel in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic, for most of this week after the hamlet’s
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Water levels unusually low across Beaufort Delta region, in northwestern Canada
Water levels have been noticeably low across the Beaufort Delta region, in northwestern Canada, this summer. “It’s the lowest I’ve
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Murmansk supports building new road connection to Finland
Cross-border traffic and trade are down, but regional authorities in Murmansk still want to build a new road and border-crossing
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Land-claim talks: Dehcho First Nations, in Northern Canada, put land issues on backburner
The Dehcho First Nations in the Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, are using new negotiating tactics in their decades-old land
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Nunavut educator Edna Agnes Ekhivalak Elias among appointments to Order of Canada
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has announced the names of 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including actor Donald
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Royal Canadian Mint issues Nunavut gold collector coin to commemorate 20th anniversary of Arctic territory
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a collector coin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the eastern Arctic territory of
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U.S. gov reconsiders restrictions on controversial Alaska mine project
The Environmental Protection Agency announced good news Wednesday for the company backing the proposed Pebble Mine: The EPA is officially
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Arctic fox’s rapid journey from Svalbard to Northern Canada stuns researchers
The 3,506 km long sprint of the small animal is stunning researchers. “We first did not believe it was true,”
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Canada’s new Indigenous languages law does not protect Inuit languages, leaders say
Inuit leaders are calling on the Canadian government to make a real commitment to protect Inuit languages, saying the recently
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Ottawa must raise funding for climate science or risk falling behind, scientists say
Inadequate government funding for climate research in Canada is causing highly-qualified climate scientists to leave the country, says a new
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Local councils in Sweden more interested in climate change preparedness
After last year’s scorching summer in Sweden, more local municipalities are keen on being prepared for the extreme weather that
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Finnish farmers expect quality strawberry season, but hope for more rain
The main strawberry harvest season is just beginning, says the farming organisation ProAgria. So far this summer’s weather has offered
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City council in northwestern Canada postpones vote on climate change emergency
Whitehorse, Yukon city council has chosen to delay a vote that would have seen a climate change state of emergency
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Few Finns willing to make sacrifices alone for climate, poll finds
The willingness of people in Finland to compromise their living standards in order to protect the environment is lower than
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Small town in Arctic Russia to become Northern Sea Route shipping hub
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signs the decree that is to turn the remote Arctic settlement of Dikson, in the
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