Blog: Norway’s Arctic policy and a kaleidoscope election
Election season has begun in earnest in Norway, as the country now faces a host of domestic and foreign issues in
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News
Yukon extends season for wildfire crews amid warm, dry weather
Wildland firefighters typically on contract until end of August, now staying on for at least another week Yukon is keeping
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Mine cracks will force 6,000 more people to move in Sweden’s Arctic city of Kiruna
Two-thirds of Kiruna’s population will now need to move, it was announced Thursday, as cracks in the ground due to
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Security top priority in Oslo’s new High North strategy
Two Norwegian government ministers came to Kirkenes, northern Norway, to present the country’s new High North strategy. Despite their emphasis
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Siberia’s 2020 heat wave left lasting impacts on Arctic, study finds
The 2020 Siberian heat wave continued to leave its mark more than a year later, according to recent research. The
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Here’s how Yukon Energy hopes to reduce fish deaths at the Whitehorse dam
By Isabella Calissi Company’s new licensing agreement for the dam requires improvements to fish safety Yukon Energy says it’s taking
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Sámi Parliament presses Finland to extend Truth and Reconciliation support services
The Sámi Parliament in Finland is urging the government to keep the Sámi psychosocial support unit Uvjj – Uvjâ –
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Blog: Ilulissat’s icebergs are shrinking
The world-famous icebergs of Ilulissat, Greenland seem large. Towering up to 60 meters above the water, many are. But they
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Suspected illegal Arctic border crossing from Russia to Norway, person detained
Norway’s military guards detained a person suspected of illegally walking over the Grense Jakobselv creek from Russia in the wilderness
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Yukon exploration company buys ‘non-core’ Victoria Gold property
By Gabrielle Plonka Victoria Gold receiver expediting long-term sale agreement A Yukon exploration company has purchased property adjacent to the
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Arctic security at stake: U.S. commission outlines urgent research priorities
U.S. Arctic Research Commission issues blunt message: U.S. security and prosperity depend on understanding and shaping the Arctic …before others
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Wooden church in Arctic Sweden sets off on slow road trip to escape mining subsidence
By Tom Little Sweden’s landmark Kiruna Church will begin a two-day trip to a new home on Tuesday, inching down
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ANALYSIS: Which Donald Trump will negotiate with Putin in Alaska?
By Steve Holland When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Helsinki in 2018, the pair
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AFN demands Yukon First Nations treated as equals in defence, security planning
By Julien Greene New report charts course for inclusive defence planning built on atoning for past harms The Assembly of
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Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine is latest chapter in Alaska’s long history-and tension-with Russia
When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest
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