Inuit org urges stronger action on plastic pollution after global talks stall
Inuit leaders are urging stronger action on plastic pollution after the latest round of global talks aimed at creating a
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Tree planting may not be effective climate change solution for the North, study finds
By Tori Fitzpatrick Researcher says tree planting at high latitudes may not prevent warming Planting trees is a popular way
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Finland welcomes EU’s downgrading of wolf protection status
The change from “strictly protected” to “protected” means wolves can be hunted under exceptional circumstances. Finland’s Environment Minister Kai Mykkänen (NCP) has
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Warm fall, wet November mark unusual autumn weather for Finland
Lapland, Finland’s Arctic region, experienced some of the coldest autumn temperatures in the country, while the southern and eastern parts
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Beijing and Moscow tune in for more Arctic shipping
Only few days after a Chinese bulk carrier destroyed two cables in the Baltic Sea in what appears as an
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N.W.T. coroners have new tool to identify drug-related deaths more quickly
By Jocelyn Shepel Machine allows for same-day results, compared to previous 6-week waiting period The N.W.T. has a new tool
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Nearly half of Nunavut has been told to boil their water this year
By Samuel Wat With water quality strategy finalized, government says they have momentum to fix issues Nunavut is no stranger
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Study suggests dust is a hidden player in the Arctic’s changing climate
Dust may play a bigger role in the warming Arctic than previously thought, said a team of scientists, raising questions
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Norway’s self-imposed military restrictions are out-dated, professor argues
With Russia’s expansionist war a new security landscape has emerged also in the north, argues professor Njord Wegge. NATO’s new
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Gwich’in green energy company focus of lawsuit filed in N.W.T. Supreme Court
Nihtat Gwich’in say company was created and operated without any oversight from board members Leaders of the Nihtat Gwich’in Council
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Officials monitoring avian flu in mammals in the Canadian Arctic
By Samuel Wat Nunavut government says it relies on info from local hunters Wildlife officials tracking the spread of bird
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Denmark and Greenland to discuss Arctic defence cooperation amid global tensions
Denmark’s Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is visiting Greenland for the second time this year to talk Arctic security with
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Sea-ice caused trouble for Russian warships
Russia is developing a fleet of naval icebreakers. But none of them took part in the Northern Fleet’s expedition that
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Yukon gets $370K to work toward an Arctic security institute for the North
Feasibility study to take place over next 17 months Over the next 17 months, the Yukon government will look at
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Russia faces unprecedented heat as global warming shifts air currents nationwide
By Elizaveta Vereykina Russia’s main meteorological service reports about unusually high temperatures across the country. “Temperatures are very high all over
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