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COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec January 16

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021 at 15:51
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Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, will be receiving its first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 this weekend. The

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Environment Environment (Russia) General News RCI Russia 

WMO global temperature update finds 2020 one of three warmest years on record

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021 at 14:22
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The year 2020 shaped up to be one of the three warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Russia has never been this hot

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021 at 11:03
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It was the warmest year on record across the whole country, and Arctic regions smashed the temperature norm by up

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Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) RCI 

Estonia ready to contribute to global climate fight through Arctic Council if observer application approved, says president

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 16:27 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 18:06
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Estonia’s long history of polar research, coupled with its current scientific and technological expertise, would allow it to make important

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Environment (Finland) Finland 

Lapland temperature of -39 C marks year’s coldest day so far in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 10:17
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A warning of dangerously cold temperatures is in effect for nearly the whole of the country. The lowest temperature readings

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Radar stations are under construction in the Russian district of Vorkuta and in the Arctic Murmansk region. (iStock)
General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Top Russian official on Arctic affairs resigns

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 16:01
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Aleksandr Krutikov was expected to play a key role in Russia’s upcoming chairmanship in the Arctic Council The First Deputy

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COVID-19 variant prompts Iceland to require quarantine for children entering country as of January 13

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 12:17
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As of January 13, Iceland will require children born in 2005 or later to quarantine, along with their parents or

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Business Business (USA) General RCI USA 

Mayor of Skagway, Alaska, hopes vaccinations will allow Canada-U.S. travel

Philippe Morin, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 10:21
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Mayor Andrew Cremata says economic activity is sorely needed as community depends on tourism The mayor of Skagway, Alaska, is

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General RCI 

Air Canada suspending passenger service to northern city of Yellowknife on Jan. 23

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 14:32
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Airline says it’s cutting operations due to ‘stifled demand,’ travel restrictions, quarantine rules Air Canada is suspending passenger service to

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Business (Norway) News Norway RCI 

Longyearbyen in Arctic Norway to shut down coal-power plant

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 13:42
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Still unclear which replacement will be chosen for heat- and electricity production, but the Government assures it will be a

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Business Canada Countries General RCI 

Chamber of Commerce in Canada’s Northwest Territories says tourism threatened by COVID-19 border restrictions

Anna Desmarais, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:36
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Travel restrictions will likely stay in place during the 2021 tourism season, Dr. Kandola says The N.W.T. Chamber of Commerce

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Business Business (Norway) General News Norway 

Electric cars hit record 50% sales in northernmost Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 11, 2021 at 15:18
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“We are well on our way to the goal that electric cars should be the natural choice for everyone, due

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Canada Countries General RCI Society 

Elder in Makkovik first to get COVID-19 vaccine in Inuit region of Atlantic Canada

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, January 11, 2021 at 14:54
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Vaccination against COVID-19 in Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, began on Monday

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Business Canada Countries RCI 

Economic activity in northern Canadian territories of Nunavut & Yukon increased despite pandemic, new index suggests

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, January 11, 2021 at 09:17
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A new experimental index developed by Statistics Canada suggests that the pandemic may not have had as large an effect

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Business Business (Denmark/Greenland) Countries Denmark/Greenland General RCI 

Canadian geologist raises questions about controversial Greenland mining project

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 18:47 — Last Updated: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 19:24
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As residents of five communities in southern Greenland gear up for public hearings about a proposed rare earths mining project

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