Moscow protests Norwegian exploration in Svalbard waters
It is becoming something of a habit that the Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Norway of violating the Svalbard Treaty. Press
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Volcanic eruption ‘remains a possibility’ at Reykjanes Peninsula, says Icelandic Met Office
Officials at the Icelandic Meteorological Office are warning that a volcanic eruption at Reykjanes Peninsula in the country’s southwest “remains
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Canada’s military launches scaled down annual Arctic exercise
About 160 Canadian soldiers are taking part in a scaled down version of the annual Arctic exercise Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 2021
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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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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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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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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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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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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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