Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada plans huge outdoor art projection in run up to Inuit art space opening
The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) in the Canadian province of Manitoba is planning huge outdoor projection of Inuit art starting
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New research chair at Laval University to help better understand permafrost changes in Arctic Quebec
The government of Quebec is giving $900,000 to Laval University’s Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics to help operate the new research
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Sami Parliament in Finland agrees more time needed for Truth and Reconciliation Commission preparation
The Sami Parliament in Finland has decided more time is needed to prepare for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission saying
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Greenland calls election after government breaks up
Greenland’s government called a national election Tuesday after parliament threatened it with a no-confidence vote, just over a week after
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Russia announces multiple missiles towards Bear Gap as US Air Force bombers deploy to Norway for first time
“Impact area for Russian missiles,” reads a short notice to airmen (NOTAM) for the danger area activated north of mainland Norway. The
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Alaska politicians send Trudeau letter saying they’re “shocked” over Canada’s cruise ship ban
Three Alaska politicians sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying they were dismayed at Canada’s continued cruise
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Jobless huskies in Arctic Finland travelling south for work
The collapse of the tourism industry in Lapland has meant thousands of sledding dogs are out of work. The pandemic
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Iceland’s ‘COVID-19 passport’ offers preview of debate over post-vaccine travel
Canada’s territories say it’s too early to discuss whether vaccinations would reopen travel Iceland recently became the first country in Europe to
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“Situation critical in the North” – Arctic Tourism & and the Pandemic Podcast: Ep 1
Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key
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Threat of military conflict in the Arctic is ‘relatively low,’ says top Russian diplomat
Russian officials believe that the threat of a military confrontation in the Arctic is “relatively low,” says the country’s senior
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Tanker embarks on first ever mid-winter voyage on Northern Sea Route
The Christophe de Margerie is approaching the Bering Strait on a historic voyage across the icy waters of the Russian
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NOAA scientists hope to gain better understanding of global climate thanks to old U.S. Navy Arctic data
In the basement of the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), surrounded by stacks of boxes of archival materials, a
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10 new COVID-19 cases reported in Arviat
Nunavut reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, all in Arviat. The new cases bring the total number of
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Scientists puzzled by 30,000 chinook that seem to be missing from Yukon River
There’s a mystery in Yukon and Alaska and it involves about 30,000 missing fish. Salmon counts on both sides of
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Participants at Nunavut mine hearing question whether process is serving Inuit
Tensions continue between Baffinland and Inuit leaders at an expansion hearing for the Mary River mine, but yesterday it was
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