Sweden pauses payment to international climate change fund
The Swedish government will not be paying money promised to the Green Climate Fund, meaning the small Center Party has
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Special Features
Nunavut fuel spills are down, but accidents still happen
Reports show that about 100,000 litres of oil spill every year in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, with the
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Canada boycotts Moscow Arctic Council meeting over Ukraine
Canada boycotted an Arctic Council meeting in Moscow this week to protest Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Canada currently holds the
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Shipping company using drones in the Arctic
Shipping in the Arctic is no easy task. Distances from southern Canada to the country’s High Arctic is long. Trips
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What do Sweden’s political parties think about the environment?
Radio Sweden has asked the top candidates from the nine main political parties what they think about a range of
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New Finland icebreaker can operate sideways with asymmetrical hull
A new type of Finnish-designed icebreaker that operates “sideways” has been shown off in Helsinki. The unprecedented vessel was built
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Canada’s Humane Society says it doesn’t oppose Inuit seal hunt
A spokeswoman for the Canadian arm of the Humane Society International is clarifying the group’s position on the Inuit seal
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Feature Interview: The life and work of Itee Pootoogook 1951-2014
Canada recently lost one of its major Inuit artists when Itee Pootoogook passed away in March at the age of
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Video: Watch 3,000 reindeer cross frozen river in Arctic Canada
A videographer in the Arctic town of Inuvik in Canada’s Northwest Territories captured the annual reindeer crossing at Swimming Point
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Canadian research reveals new clue to rapid Arctic ice melt
A new study of the Arctic’s vast Mackenzie river delta has discovered that an unexpected aspect of climate change is
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Coast Guard report says Shell underprepared for rig grounding in Arctic Alaska
A Coast Guard report released Thursday shows that while a series of events ultimately led to the grounding of a
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Bill to improve village safety not enough says Alaska tribal judge
The U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee today looked at a raft of bills aimed at improving the safety of
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Prison in Canada’s eastern Arctic ‘appalling’ and should be closed, report says
The current state of disrepair and overcrowding at the Baffin Correctional Centre in Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern
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To vote or not to vote? Aboriginal people in northern Quebec to decide
– By Caroline Nepton, CBC News To vote or not to vote – that is the question for many Quebecers caught up
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Alaska village stares down climate change and refuses to budge
When the ocean turns violent and waves slam the ground not far from his doorstep, Mike Sookiayak can feel the
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