Chinese company’s deal to buy Arctic gold mine facing national security review in Canada
TMAC Resources Inc. says the federal cabinet has ordered a national security review of the proposed sale of the Canadian
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George River caribou survey shows slight uptick in eastern Canada but hunting ban remains in place
The most recent survey of the George River caribou herd in the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec
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Arctic Canadian territory of Nunavut extends its public health emergency for two more weeks
The Nunavut government has extended its public health emergency for another two weeks until just about the end of October.
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Canada’s PM says COVID-19 pandemic amplified housing, connectivity gaps in territories
Trudeau says the pandemic has exposed ‘the depths’ of issues faced by northerners In an exclusive interview with CBC North’s The
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Johannes Lampe re-elected as president in Inuit region of Atlantic Canada
Johannes Lampe was re-elected this month as president of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland
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Sweden not doing enough to protect biodiversity, new report shows
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has published a report with suggestions on how the government can step up its efforts to
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Year-long, international Arctic science expedition comes to an end
A year-long international Arctic science expedition came to an end on Monday as the German research icebreaker Polarstern returned to
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What’s in a name? How a government project forced surnames on Inuit in Canada
With Project Surname, Inuit had to choose and register family names, which were not common in their culture After a
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Resident of Inuit region of Arctic Quebec tests positive for COVID-19 in South
A resident of Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, has tested positive for COVID-19 in the South, the region’s
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Russia approves e-visa for Nordic citizens from February 2021
Entry to Russia will be much easier as e-visas for tourism, business, humanitarian and guest visits will be issued online
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Inuit region of Arctic Quebec to start double testing travellers for COVID-19
The regional health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, will require travellers from the South to be
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Iceland to continue double screening for COVID-19 until December 1
With an increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Iceland over the last two weeks, Iceland has moved to prolong its
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Canada’s Northwest Territories has some of the most strict gathering and self-isolation restrictions in the country
As the nation’s two largest provinces clamp down on gathering limits amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Northwest Territories
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Indigenous wildfire knowledge to be key part of new Arctic Council project
With wildfires intensifying around the North, an Arctic Council project is underway to better coordinate response among circumpolar countries as
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RBC latest bank that will not directly fund drilling projects in Alaskan Arctic refuge
The Royal Bank of Canada recently joined more than 24 major financial institutions that will not fund resource development in the
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