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Norwegian F-35s track Russian bombers carrying long-range cruise missile

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 8, 2026 at 11:16
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Norwegian pilots closely monitored the movements of Russian aircraft after F-35s were scrambled to identify strategic bombers operating near NATO

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Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

High lead levels found in drinking water at another 3 N.W.T. schools

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:14
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Three more N.W.T. schools have been discovered to have elevated concentrations of lead in drinking water, amid ongoing testing of

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Business Business (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 News 

Ekati mine’s future in doubt as company files for creditor protection

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 15:17
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By Hina Alam Ekati Diamond Mine’s parent company has filed for creditor protection, saying it is unable to pay bills

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Environment Environment (USA) 

Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 14:03
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Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing black and brown bears – including from helicopters – as part of

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Business Business (Norway) 

ConocoPhillips gets Norway’s nod to restart fields, boost Europe gas supply

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 11:51
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ConocoPhillips said on Thursday that Norway’s energy ministry has approved development and operating plans for a project  in the Greater

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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Politics (Russia) 

Russia expresses fury over memorial vandalism in Norwegian borderland, after monument repairs

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 11:16
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The Russian Embassy in Oslo has sent a diplomatic note to Norway’s Foreign Ministry condemning the desecration of a monument

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Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Science Science (Canada) 

4 more sailors lost on doomed 1845 Arctic expedition identified

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10:11
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A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo say they have definitively identified the remains of four sailors belonging

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A cruise ship in Skagway, in 2019.
Business General 

Yukon tourism forecasts ‘very good season’ after record cruise traffic in 2025

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 12:01 — Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026 at 14:02
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By Dana Hatherly Department estimates cruise passengers entering territory reached new levels last year. After what the Department of Tourism

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Society Society (Canada) 

Alaska Highway reopens near U.S. border in Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 16:33
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The Alaska Highway has reopened north of Beaver Creek, Yukon, after an earlier closure due to flooding on the road.

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Art (Canada) Art and Culture 

New foundation in Ulukhaktok wants to revitalize arts with dedicated space

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 16:20
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The Ulukhaktok Arts Centre overlooking Queens Bay used to be a hub for artists in the small N.W.T. community —

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Politics Politics (Sweden) Society (Sweden) 

Sweden arrests Chinese captain of suspected Russia-linked vessel

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 15:00
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The Chinese captain of a seized oil tanker with suspected Russian links has been placed under arrest on suspicion of 

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Yukon government issues flood watch for the Klondike River

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 11:03
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By Caitrin Pilkington Officials have issued a flood watch for the Klondike River near Dawson City due to melting and

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Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 

Murmansk trapped in coal dust

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:56
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A wind barrier at the coal harbour proved largely ineffective over the weekend, as a thick and persistent cloud of

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Flooding closes Alaska Highway, cuts off access to U.S.-Canada border

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 08:24
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By Caitrin Pilkington The Alaska Highway has been flooded just north of Beaver Creek in the Yukon. Officials have closed

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Featured • Zone 3 News Society Society (Canada) 

Program using AI developed to support military surveillance in the Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 16:03 — Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 16:07
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Researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax developed the program. The CBC’s Brett Ruskin tried it out. You can watch CBC’s

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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