Finland: Indigenous Sámi TV news kicking off in December
The Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle will begin a wholly in-house produced TV news service in the Sámi language as of
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Special Features
U.S. Department of Defense releases nation’s Arctic strategy
As the Arctic climate continues to change, marine traffic and development grows and threats of man-made or natural disasters loom,
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Yukon, Canada program incorporates trapping, aboriginal culture into curriculum
Trapping, hiking and cooking over a fire. These aren’t the kinds of activities most Canadian students encounter as part of
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Family of moose attack schoolboy in Sweden
A nine-year-old boy got the fright of his young life when he was surrounded by a family of angry moose.
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Sweden: Medics call for ban on studded winter tyres
Weather forecasters predicted snow in central Sweden Thursday, prompting the seasonal debate on the use of studded winter tyres and
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Auditor General: Nunavut, Canada won’t meet bilingual education goals
When a made-in-Nunavut Education Act was passed by the legislative assembly in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut in 2008,
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Missing sea ice data found in crusty Canadian algae
For the first time, scientists have been able to piece together how much sea ice covered the Arctic each winter
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Churchill, Canada polar bear cam shares ‘amazing’ live footage
A wolverine attacking a polar bear is a rare sight, so it’s an encounter that Krista Wright recalls vividly. For
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Flame retardants found in Arctic gulls
A recent study has discovered a range of contaminants in the glaucous gull population in Canada’s eastern Arctic. The
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Canada: The discovery of an Arctic shipwreck
Over 160 years ago, a large 3-masted sailing ship was in the high Arctic searching for the lost Franklin expedition.
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Norwegian company looks to Alaska for Arctic shipping port
A Norwegian shipping company is considering using a yet-to-be-determined Western Alaska port as a hub for growing commerce in the
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FEATURE INTERVIEW: Inuk aritst Mark Igloliorte on how skateboarding inspires his work
Mark Igloliorte is an Inuk artist from Nunatsiavut, the Inuit self-governing region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and
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Yeti might be undiscovered polar bear hybrid, scientist says
A British scientist says he may have solved the mystery of the yeti — the elusive ape-like creature of the
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FEATURE INTERVIEW: Would a Canada-U.S. merger be good for the Arctic?
Canada and the United States have a reputation for being among the world’s friendliest neighbours. They share a common language,
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Eczema on the rise in Inuit populations in Greenland and Canada
An allergy doctor in Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, says he’s seeing a spike
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