Danish leader tells the US ‘you cannot annex another country’ as she visits Greenland
Denmark’s prime minister has told the U.S. during a visit to Greenland that “you cannot annex another country,” even with
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EU’s raw materials plan an attack on Indigenous land and culture, says Saami Council
The European Commission’s recent approval of 47 strategic projects aimed at mining and processing raw minerals, has been condemned as
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Arctic Ocean current could be at risk, research warns of global ripple effects
New research suggests continued global warming could put a major Arctic ocean current in serious trouble, and that the consequences
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Biden admin lacked authority to cancel Alaska refuge oil and gas leases: judge
By Becky Bohrer Judge says terms of a 2017 tax law suggested leases could only be cancelled by court order
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Trump’s Greenland rhetoric, VP Vance visit, could backfire on U.S.: expert
U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing rhetoric around owning Greenland, coupled with U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s upcoming trip to the
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Russia sees scope for international investors in Arctic
Russia sees scope for international investors, including from the Global South, to help develop its Arctic region, a senior official
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U.S. tariffs threatening Indigenous tourism rebound in North
U.S. tariffs are threatening the Indigenous tourism rebound in northern Canada, just as the industry was starting to emerge from
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New Antarctica map may help better predict ice flow and climate impacts
A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to significantly improve predictions of how ice flows and melts in response
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Sami Parliament in Finland call for reform to Reindeer Damage Act
The Sámi Parliament in Finland is calling for reform of the Reindeer Damage Act after the March 13 government refusal
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Feds boost spending on northern military hubs to $2.67B
The federal government is significantly increasing the amount of money it’s spending to build a network of northern military hubs
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Adversaries see opportunities to exploit ‘strategically valuable’ Arctic, CSIS says
Canada’s spy agency warns that colliding global developments make the Arctic an “attractive, strategic and vulnerable destination” for foreign adversaries
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Finland, Denmark aim to bolster defence cooperation, ministers say
Finland and Denmark want to increase the countries’ defence cooperation, according to Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) and Danish
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New mining legislation for N.W.T. expected to come into force in 2027
MLAs say they’ve heard from constituents concerned about what new regulations could mean for industry Some long-awaited, and contentious, mining
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Blog: Trump’s cuts and US Arctic research, are the risks only just beginning?
With Trump killing off funding and staffing for research into climate and the Arctic, the U.S. polar science community is
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Seeds saved from war and natural disaster head to Arctic vault for safekeeping
Fourteen thousand seeds from 21 countries are heading to the Arctic this week, bound for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—a
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