On 6th anniversary of Canadian commission into residential schools, Inuit org calls for action
The 94 calls to action outlined by the commission into Canada’s residential school system were released on June 2, 2015.
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Iceland to ease quarantine facility requirements for travellers from high-risk areas on May 31
With COVID numbers continuing their downward trend, Iceland will start easing compulsory stays in designated quarantine facilities for travellers from
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Lack of consensus punts Arctic Council observer applications to future ministerial
The Arctic Council didn’t admit any new observers to the international forum during its ministerial meeting on May 20, after
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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
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?
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
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
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
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
The Arctic Council and the Arctic Coast Guard Forum launched their Arctic Guardian 2021 exercise on Monday to test the
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Saimaa ringed seal nest count begins in Finland
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
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
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
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
This week Nunavut’s Environment Department is sorting through 235 repatriated polar bear hides that wouldn’t sell at auction in Ontario. The
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Arctic sea ice extent in February lower than average but higher than in recent years
Arctic sea ice extent in February was well below average, but at the end of the month it was still
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