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Former priest facing new charges remanded into custody in Iqaluit

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 9, 2023 at 16:02 — Last Updated: Friday, June 9, 2023 at 16:07
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By Emma Tranter · CBC News An ex-priest previously convicted of dozens of sexual abuse charges in Nunavut will wait in an Iqaluit

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Canada) 

Kátł’odeeche couple recovering from wildfire ‘one day at a time’

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 9, 2023 at 15:31
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‘It wasn’t the same reserve that I had seen on the 13th of May’ James and Carol Dixon’s home is

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Reykjavik, Iceland. The Arctic Circle Assembly was held in the city this week. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Iceland to suspend embassy operations in Moscow as of August 1

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, June 9, 2023 at 15:01
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Iceland said Friday it’s suspending embassy operations in Moscow effective August 1. “This is not an easy decision as Iceland

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Chinese investors could finance Murmansk LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 9, 2023 at 12:02
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Leader of natural gas company Novatek pushes for tax benefits for Chinese companies investing in the Russian Arctic. According to

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Sambaa K’e burn could fit Yellowknife 24 times, part of ‘alarming’ wildfire season

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Friday, June 9, 2023 at 10:17
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With months still to go in this fire season, N.W.T. well on way to hitting 10-year average for area burned

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Two icebreakers escort gas tanker in first summer shipment on Arctic route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 9, 2023 at 09:01
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Ice lies thick on the water as nuclear powered icebreakers “Sibir” and “Arktika” escort LNG carrier “Fedor Litke” into the

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Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

New head of Nunavut RCMP aims to hire more Inuit

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 14:45
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The new head of the RCMP in Nunavut says he’ll continue to try to recruit more Inuit to work for

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Featured • Zone 1 Society Society (Canada) 

‘My heart sank’: KFN residents grieve impact of wildfire on their community

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 13:17
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Isabelle Sunrise tried hiding her tears from her daughters when they drove through the Kátł’odeeche First Nation reserve near Hay

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Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 

Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 11:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 15:43
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Norwegian officials said the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has enveloped parts of the U.S. and Canada in a thick

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Society Society (Canada) 

Arctic Winter Games committee looks to Yukon as potential host in 2026

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 10:37
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The Arctic Winter Games (AWG) could be coming back to the Yukon sooner than expected. The territory is next scheduled

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* Newsroom Picks * News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Norway) 

Unique Russian-Norwegian medical evacuation in the High Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 09:56 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 10:39
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Flying out of Longyearbyen, the medical evac chopper safely picked up a crew member from the Arctic research vessel “Severny

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Lineup announced for Alianait Arts Festival in Arctic Canada

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 15:44
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The Alianait Arts Festival, a renowned arts festival held annually in Arctic Canada, announced its 2023 line up on Wednesday.

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries General News Russia 

Novatek mulls 1,300 km pipeline to LNG plant in Murmansk

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11:00
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The natural gas company intends to build a major natural gas plant in the Kola Peninsula that will be connected

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Dunleavy: Alaska can boost fuels, renewables; clean energy advocates disagree

Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media @kavithamgeorge
Posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 09:01
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Standing in front of a crowd of energy experts and industry leaders in Anchorage last week, Gov. Mike Dunleavy outlined

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

Arctic could be ice-free as early as 2030s says study

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 16:11
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New modeling suggests that even under a low emissions scenario, the Arctic could experience ice-free Septembers as early as the

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