Ontario gives $3.3 million to Ottawa Inuit org to help survivors of human trafficking
Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI), the counselling and resource centre for Inuit in Ottawa, is receiving $3.3 million from the province of
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Canada, the HFO ban & great power competition in the North – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mathieu Landriault
The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no
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Remains of ice age woolly rhinoceros found in melting Siberian permafrost
A well-preserved ice age woolly rhino with many of its internal organs still intact has been recovered from permafrost in
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Top 5 weather stories in the Canadian North for 2020
What a year! For many, 2020 is one we’re happy to leave behind. So much happened over the last 12
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Russian fishing boat capsizes in Barents Sea leaving 17 people missing
Seventeen sailors are still missing after the sinking of a Russian ship on Monday in the northern Barents Sea. The
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First doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Arctic Canada
The first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Canada’s territories. N.W.T. Health Minister Julie Green tweeted on Monday evening that 7,200 doses
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New foundation to advance Canadian Museum of Nature Arctic projects in 2021
A new foundation set up earlier this year will help finance some of the northern projects planned at the Canadian
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Campaign launched to spotlight new place names in Antarctica
The Government of the British Antarctic Territory announced 28 new place names this month and launched a social media campaign
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The pandemic, the economy & international policy – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Heather Exner-Pirot
The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no
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Rosatom to build small-scale land-based nuclear plant in northern Yakutia by 2028
Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said Thursday that it has reached another milestone in its plans to build a small-scale
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Russia’s Northern Fleet begins 2nd stage of COVID-19 vaccination
Russian military medics have begun the second stage of vaccination of the Northern Fleet personnel, defence officials announced Thursday. Thousands
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UN environmental assessment shows need for more offshore permafrost research
The damage that comes with on-land permafrost thaw in the Arctic is well documented. What’s less well understood is how
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Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Canadian drug regulators have approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in this country, clearing the way for thousands of doses
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Number of active COVID-19 cases in Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut continues to drop
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Canada’s Arctic territoy of Nunavut continues to decline, according to a government
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Canada buys Israeli drone for Arctic maritime surveillance
Ottawa will shell out more than $36 million to purchase an advanced Israeli drone to help the federal government keep
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