Blog: Northern Canada doesn’t have a university … Does it need one?
Much ado has been made by the fact that northern Canada – specifically the territories – does not have a
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Snow cover nears record low across North
The Northern Hemisphere had a near-record low snow cover in June, especially in western Canada and Alaska, and the drier
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High-speed train kills 54 reindeer in Arctic Sweden
A high-speed train killed 54 reindeer belonging to the Laevas Sami association on Thursday near Kiruna, in northern Sweden. The
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Alaska: Shoal found where Shell ship was gouged
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that hydrographic surveyors discovered a previously uncharted shoal in the area where a key
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Should Sweden replace lawns with wild meadows?
The verdant lawns of city parks may be a thing of the past as Swedish researchers are working on a project to replace regular
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Alaska village seeks disaster relief as walrus harvests decline drastically
As recently as a few years ago, the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island could expect to harvest 600
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Finland confirms 6th Russian airspace violation in just over a year
The plane’s pilot was warned before and during the encroachment, but failed to respond. The Finnish Border Guard says its
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Canadian reporter says Toronto Star stopped work on Arctic shipwreck story
Canadian reporter Paul Watson says he has resigned from the Toronto Star newspaper after editors banned him from further research into
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Finland: Nuclear power plant site vandalised
Fennovoima’s controversial nuclear power plant construction site in Pyhäjoki has again been vandalised – this time with three machines left
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Amendment blocks ANWR wilderness plan
Alaska Congressman Don Young added an amendment to a bill this week that would block the feds from spending any
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Sweden’s plan to boost rural housing fails
The Swedish government’s investment in a guaranteed line of credit to build new houses in rural areas has been a
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Shell icebreaker damaged, returns to port
In another hurdle for Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling program, an ice-handling vessel playing a key role in the operation has
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Erosion, geopolitics and the Beaufort Sea: Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Arctic mural underway in Toronto, Canada
A giant wall mural by Arctic artists finally got underway in Canada’s largest city of Toronto on Thursday. Artists Patrick
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Sweden developes new space strategy
Sweden may soon have a new strategy for space, with proposals on how to get the most out of the
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