Bear brawl at garbage dump in northern Canada caught on tape
In a video posted to Facebook recently, two black bears appear to rear up in a grumpy confrontation in the
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Gold mine in southern Finland to shut down after court denies appeal
Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court has rejected an appeal by the Australian company Dragon Mining. The firm had earlier decided to
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Northern Sea Route to get shipping boost from Dubai
The developers of the Northern Sea Route team up with DP World, the global port operator based in the Arab
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Indigenous students in Alaska get hands-on medical experience at nursing camp
Nurse Charlie Tyrrell is walking students through a wound care demonstration. 17-year-old Mariah Perez and her class partner Rayanne Alick
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Former Nunavut, Arctic Canada PM says residents should elect their premier
Aggu MLA and former Nunavut (Canadian eastern Arctic) premier Paul Quassa says its time for Nunavummiut to elect their own
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Inadequate shelter services in Arctic Canada imprison Inuit women in cycle of violence: study
The lack of women’s shelters, transition lodging and second-stage housing services is keeping Inuit women trapped in an ongoing cycle
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Number of reported domestic violence cases rises in Finland
Last year there were 9,900 cases of domestic violence and intimate partner violence offences reported to Finnish authorities, which is
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Northern Canada: Rail link downed by Alberta wildfire won’t raise fuel prices in Northwest Territories, minister says
The added expense of trucking fuel north from Edmonton, Alberta for the annual barge resupply won’t be passed along to
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Russian, Chinese companies ink deal on shipping along Northern Sea Route
Russian natural gas producer Novatek sign deal with China’s COSCO on shipping on the Northern Sea Route. The agreement will
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Alaska governor holds rally in support of his Permanent Fund Dividend plan
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy held a rally Thursday night in Wasilla, southcentral Alaska, in support of a Permanent Fund Dividend
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Canadian Inuit organization launches climate change strategy
Gerry Kisoun stands gazing out at the eastern shore of the Mackenzie River Delta and its expansive network of rivers,
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Northern Canada: Tornado hit Northwest Territories community last Sunday
The powerful storm that damaged property in Fort Smith, N.W.T., last Sunday was indeed a tornado, Environment and Climate Change
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33-month sentence in theft of ancient mammoth tusk in Alaska
The case of a fossilized mammoth tusk stolen in Anchorage, Alaska last year has finally come to a close. On
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Finger-pointing but no answers after family in Arctic Canada buries wrong baby due to hospital mistake
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, in the Canadian Prairies, is pointing the finger at a local hospital after a Nunavut
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Finland’s wolf population up 10 percent
Finland’s wolf population is currently estimated to be between 185 and 205 specimens, according to a report complied by Luke,
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