Russian legislators question Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard
Norway is violating the Svalbard Treaty from 1920, says Deputy Speaker in the Russian Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev following the
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission should continue says Sami Parliament in Finland
The Sami Parliament Assembly in Finland has decided to continue its support of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the body
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Drones in Arctic health care? Greenland pilot project now underway
Greenland has launched a project this month that will see drones ferry medication and diagnostic samples between the capital city
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Two years after huge Arctic spill, river water in Norilsk is still red from diesel fuel
“Two years have passed, there have been some clean-up operations, but these dirty red substances are still in the ground
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Int’l Inuit org releases protocols for researchers, institutions and policy makers in the Arctic
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched its protocols for researchers, institutions and policy makers in the Arctic on Friday saying
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Russia pauses nuclear safety cooperation with Norway in the North
No grants – no cooperation: After giving more than €2 billion over the last 27 years to help Russia secure
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Q&A – Search and Rescue in Canada’s North with Sergeant Simon-Luc Lavoie
Sergeant Simon-Luc Lavoie was always interested in doing a job where he could help people. He’d set his sights on
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Biggest construction sites in Arctic Russia could turn into ghost towns
Thousands of jobs will vanish if projects like the Belokamenka Yard outside Murmansk come to halt. Several of Russia’s biggest
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Will the green transition be the new economic motor in the Arctic?
TROMSO, Norway — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ruptured Arctic cooperation and raised questions about the ongoing impacts on everything
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‘More important than ever that the Arctic community meets together’ – Arctic Frontiers
Discussions among Arctic nations have long been marked by their emphasis on cooperation and the importance of facing shared challenges
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Lapland among regions not in favour of wind power compensation for eastern Finland
Regional leaders are calling for a new compensation system in wind power tax revenue due to a clear disparity between
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Poll: Increased support for Swedish NATO membership
57 per cent of Swedes are now in favour of Sweden joining NATO, according to an opinion poll by pollster Demoskop, which
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Craft space aims to teach Alaska Indigenous women skills — and help beat addiction
At the IñuPiphany studio in downtown Anchorage, four Alaska Native women worked diligently last week on crafting Eskimo yo-yos. They
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Nunavut MP presses minister on ‘desperately needed’ housing in the North
Nunavut’s housing crisis reached Ottawa for the second time this week as NDP MP Lori Idlout pressed Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen
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Nunavut MLAs call for territorial search and rescue centre
Two Nunavut MLAs say developing a search-and-rescue operation centre within the territory could help improve response times when people go
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