Alaska’s Western Arctic Caribou Herd numbers continue to slide
North America’s largest caribou herd is continuing a decade-long population slide, a drop for which there is no easy explanation
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Panel blasts ‘colonial model’ of justice in rural Alaska
Members of a Congressionally-created panel that blasted the state’s justice system for Alaska Native villages arrived in Anchorage on Wednesday,
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Finland: 5 reasons the economy is bogged down
Past recessions have come and gone, so why does it seem that the Finnish economy is now bouncing back so
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Arctic rain threatens baby falcons
Warmer Arctic temperatures and changing weather patterns are introducing a new problem for peregrine falcons breeding on the west coast
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Weather changes disrupt subsistence hunt in Arctic Alaska
Opportunities to safely hunt whales and caribou in one northwestern Alaska village have diminished because treacherous winds have become more
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Arctic presence guards against U.S. threat says Russia
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia had vital defence and economic interests in the Arctic, citing a potential U.S.
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Sled dog rescued in Canada’s NWT
A sled dog, dubbed “Gwennie” is recovering in a Yellowknife clinic after being rescued this weekend. Dr. Tom Pisz found
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Demand for reindeer meat up in Finland
Finnish reindeer producers had to turn down a German order for the meat from 100,000 animals this autumn, because there
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TV-loving domestic reindeer becomes celebrity in Arctic Finland
Aatu, a domesticated reindeer in Finland’s Arctic city of Rovaniemi, enjoys watching his favourite TV show, Heartbeat and has become
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Yukon, Canada government approves winter road to Arctic community
For the first time since 2004, the Arctic community of Old Crow will be connected to the rest of Canada’s
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Aging Aboriginal Canadians have harder time staying healthy
First Nations, Metis and Inuit of advancing years often have poorer health than their non-aboriginal counterparts but don’t receive the
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Legislators draft Alaska drone policy
With the Federal Aviation Administration considering Alaska as a drone test site, lawmakers are drafting a policy for their use
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Study doubles estimate for methane venting from shallow Siberian Arctic waters
Massive amounts of methane are being released from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, twice as much as estimated just a
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FEATURE INTERVIEW: Canadian Inuit leader denounces WTO ruling on EU seal ban
On Monday, the World Trade Organization upheld the European Union ban on seal products, a law that Canadian Inuit have
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Inuk artist’s design appears on new Canadian quarter
The Royal Canadian Mint started circulating 25 million quarters this week with images of the Arctic. Half of the coins
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