Inuit-language movie named best Canadian film of all time by TIFF
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, a 2001 Inuit-language movie by Nunavut director Zacharias Kunuk topped the most recent Toronto International Film
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Special Features
Climate change emphasized as US takes chair of Arctic Council
Linking climate change with severe flooding in the Alaska village of Galena, Secretary of State laid out an ambitious agenda to address
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Oil spills surprisingly common in Finland, but cleanup dependent on volunteers
About 2,000 oil spills a year take place in Finland, the large majority of which only leak small amounts of
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Looking back at the 2010 Norway – Russia deal on Arctic borders
The border delimitation agreement for the Barents Sea demonstrated that Russia is playing according to the rules in the Arctic,
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Blog: Arctic Council Ministerial – Winners and Losers
Canada’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council concluded on Friday in Iqaluit. With the dust now settled, it’s time to review
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Mining, environment and polar politics – Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Indigenous leaders warn international community, continued tensions with Russia will harm Arctic
Arctic indigenous leaders cautioned the circumpolar community that the continued intrusion of geopolitical tensions with Russia into the Arctic Council
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Norway is polluting Murmansk says Russian official
More than half of the pollution in Murmansk Oblast comes from Europe, and especially Norway, a representative from the regional
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Alaska stands to benefit as US takes reins of Arctic Council
Alaska stands to gain when the U.S. takes over chairmanship of the Arctic Council on Friday, with several meetings set to provide an economic shot
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Alternative heating system shows promise for reducing fuel costs in Interior Alaska
The soil is barely above freezing in Interior Alaska, but that hasn’t stopped researchers at Fairbanks’ Cold Climate Housing Research Center from successfully
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Majorities in Arctic nations favor cooperation with Russia
A majority of the people living in the Arctic wants to continue cooperation with Russia despite the conflict in Ukraine.
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Relocation of Arctic town underway in Sweden
After years of planning, the first steps of tearing down and moving the Arctic town of Kiruna started today in
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“Norway has no right to stop anyone from visiting Svalbard:” Russia
By threatening to restrict entry to Svalbard for certain individuals, Norway is acting in defiance of the Svalbard treaty, the
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Blog: Goliat arrives in Hammerfest, poised to open new frontier in Arctic offshore oil
April 17 was a historic day for humanity on the earth’s final and last frontiers. As the International Space Station berthed SpaceX’s Dragon this
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Arctic priorities questioned on eve of U.S. chairmanship
The United States assumes chairmanship of the Arctic Council this week, kicking off a two-year window to assert American priorities
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