Inuit region of Arctic Quebec lifts quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated residents travelling to region
Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, has lifted the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated residents as of June 14.
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Cruise ship docks in Skagway, Alaska for the first time in 21 months
Cruise ship a welcome sign for hard hit tourism town: mayor For the first time in nearly two years, a cruise
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COVID-19 outbreak declared in capital of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
Yukon’s case count climbs to 104, with 18 are active Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health has declared a COVID-19
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COVID-19 infections are increasing in Russia’s Northwest
In the Murmansk region, only one out of eight citizens have taken the vaccine. Russia has confirmed some 5,2 million
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Iceland to ease group limits, social distancing rules on June 15
With the pandemic situation in Iceland steadily improving, the Ministry of Health will start easing several COVID-19 restrictions starting June
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‘That’s the law’: Alaska Senator confronts land managment nominee about ANWR
President Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Land Management works at the National Wildlife Federation. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was
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Moscow wants new connection to Arctic coast, revives plans for a railway to Sabetta
Following Putin’s highlighting of the Northern Latitudinal Passage in his recent address to the nation, the major railway project might
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Saami Council photo contest to spotlight environmental concerns in Arctic
The Saami Council, the Indigenous organization that represents the interests of Sami in Arctic Europe, has launched a photo contest
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Canada’s Yukon territory plans to move mental health positions out of communities: internal emails
There’s ‘not a substantial enough caseload to justify an in-community nurse,’ says one email dated May 19 The Yukon government
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Russia’s second Arctic research station to be powered by renewables
Snowflake-2 science research station will be a five-domes construction to house year-round environmental monitoring and education. It was during an
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Canada, territories need to better communicate on Giant Mine cleanup, says review board
The board pointed to public concerns raised last October when strong winds caused dust to move from the site. The
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Residents in northern Canada prepare to watch annular solar eclipse
Residents of Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec and Nunavut will see the sun become a ‘ring of fire’ Sky watchers in
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World’s northernmost railway in Russia to carry 52 million tons of petro products
Gazprom Neft, the oil subsidiary of Gazprom, has struck a deal with the Russian Railways over massive deliveries of liquified
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Norwegians with holiday homes in Sweden lose court case
Norwegians with cottages in Sweden have lost a court case over the right to spend the night there without having
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First real green spring comes to Nikel, Russia
“We, ordinary people living in Nikel, are very happy. The air is fresh, leaves are green,” says Tatiana Bazanova who
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