From MMIWG in U.S. & Canada, to Greenland’s IUD scandal, Inuit women’s summit says ‘no more’
From Canada’s National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, to this year’s Danish and Greenlandic government apologies
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Finland turns to nature as new line of defence against Russia
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western nations have raced to rearm—buying drones, rebuilding arsenals, and even reconsidering 1990s-era bans on
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How the Arctic has been ‘pushed & triggered’ into climate extremes: paper
As the Arctic warms at an unprecedented rate, a new scientific review outlines how events once considered rare — from
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Denmark, Greenland agree to build naval wharf in Nuuk amid growing Arctic focus
In its latest step to strengthen its Arctic footprint, Denmark and Greenland have agreed to build a dedicated naval wharf
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Grounded cargo ship successfully refloated in Canadian Arctic: company
A Dutch-flagged ship has successfully been refloated after being stranded in Canada’s Arctic archipelago for over five weeks. “Wagenborg is
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Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear, wins Alaska Fat Bear Week contest
By Cedar Attanasio, Mark Thiessen ‘Despite his broken jaw, he remains one of the biggest, baddest bears at Brooks River’ Chunk,
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Polar bears take over abandoned research station in Russian Arctic
Polar bears have taken over an abandoned Soviet polar research station on small island off Russia’s far northeastern cost. Vadim
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GPS interference forces plane to abort landing in Arctic Norway
A Widerøe Dash-8 plane travelling from Vadsø to Vardø in Norway’s northeastern-region could not land because of jamming of the
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BLOG—A crash course in snowmobiling across Svalbard
On the first day of a three-day snowmobile expedition across Svalbard, I learned that operating the machine involves just throttling,
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U.S. Coast Guard monitors Chinese ships in Arctic waters…again
The U.S. Coast Guard says it tracked two Chinese research vessels operating in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska this week,
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Canada’s biggest Arctic research entity is 10 years ‘young’
One of North America’s leading Arctic research entities just turned 10 years old. Or 10 years “young,” as one of
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A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages
The members of Kiruna Church primarily worship in Swedish, their country’s main language. But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers
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Nunavut looks for new solutions after again declaring suicide crisis
By Samuel Wat Suicide prevention is about more than just counselors, says one territorial official WARNING: This story discusses suicide.
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Denmark to expand Arctic surveillance with purchase of long-range drones
In the latest move from Denmark to bolster northern security, Copenhagen signed an agreement this month to buy four long-range
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Liquor restrictions coming to Colville Lake, N.W.T., after plebiscite
Colville Lake, N.W.T., community members have voted to limit the amount of alcohol in the community. On Friday, the hamlet
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