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“We take for granted that there will not be any problem in the Arctic that requires a military solution,” says Russian Arctic ambassador

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 14, 2021 at 15:38
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Nikolai Korchunov is Ambassador at large and has headed Russia’s delegation to the Arctic Council since 2018. He is likely

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Shared smoking breaks, broken rules: What led to Nunavut, Canada’s first COVID-19 cases?

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, May 3, 2021 at 13:17 — Last Updated: Monday, May 3, 2021 at 14:26
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Broken isolation rules, shared cigarettes and fear of extended isolation periods are some of the findings in a report that

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‘Complete devastation’: Renowned polar bear biologist mourned after helicopter crash in Arctic Canada

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 09:43
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Scientist Markus Dyck was identified by friends as 1 of 3 victims Scientists are mourning the loss of leading Canadian

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Icelandic government proposes bill for stricter COVID-19 border measures

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 11:42
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The Icelandic Government has proposed a bill with new border measures to help tamp down the domestic spread of COVID-19.

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With tougher border rules appearing to work, Iceland to relax some domestic restrictions

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 16:02
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With Iceland’s tougher border screening and quarantine rules appearing to have put the breaks on new variant infections, the government

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Arctic Guardian exercise 2021 underway to test joint emergency marine response

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, April 12, 2021 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:42
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The Arctic Council and the Arctic Coast Guard Forum launched their Arctic Guardian 2021 exercise on Monday to test the

Finland is considering restrictions on things like lakeside cottage construction in an effort to protect the endangered saimaa seal. (iStock)

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Saimaa ringed seal nest count begins in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 08:00
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The annual count of endangered Saimaa ringed seal nests has begun. The count aims to provide an estimate of how

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Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada relaxes travel advisory to region

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 14:21
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Nunatsiavut, the Inuit self-governing region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, has relaxed their travel warning saying

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Phase 2 of vaccination campaign in Arctic Quebec starts March 30

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, March 29, 2021 at 11:34
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Phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, will start on March 30

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Icelandic volcano erupts for first time in 6,000 years

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, March 22, 2021 at 13:16 — Last Updated: Monday, March 22, 2021 at 19:48
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Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceleand, erupted on Saturday for the first time in 6,000 years.

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The bears are back: Nunavut sorts through 235 repatriated polar bear hides

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:12
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This week Nunavut’s Environment Department is sorting through 235 repatriated polar bear hides that wouldn’t sell at auction in Ontario. The

Communicating how climate change is impacting northern peoples, will be key to getting the world to fully understand the ramifications of Arctic environmental warming, say experts. , near the village of Toksook Bay, Alaska

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Arctic sea ice extent in February lower than average but higher than in recent years

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 16:33
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Arctic sea ice extent in February was well below average, but at the end of the month it was still

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In Russian tundra tragedy, up to 80,000 reindeer might have starved to death

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 11:30
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Herders in the Yamal Peninsula despair as thick layers of ice prevent their animals from getting access to the indispensable

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Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada plans huge outdoor art projection in run up to Inuit art space opening

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 15:20
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The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) in the Canadian province of Manitoba is planning huge outdoor projection of Inuit art starting

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Russia announces multiple missiles towards Bear Gap as US Air Force bombers deploy to Norway for first time

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 10:55
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“Impact area for Russian missiles,” reads a short notice to airmen (NOTAM) for the danger area activated north of mainland Norway. The