“We are very happy”: Lapland property market draws foreign buyers
Foreign homebuyers are turning their attention to Finnish Lapland, including Italian couple Francesca Callegari and Manuel Crepaz. Lapland is drawing
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For some in Nunavik, federal apology for dog slaughter step toward reconciliation
By Samuel Wat Canadian government giving $45 million in compensation to Inuit in Nunavik Getting the Canadian government to apologize
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Denmark and Greenland to discuss Arctic defence cooperation amid global tensions
Denmark’s Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is visiting Greenland for the second time this year to talk Arctic security with
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Norwegian police makes arrest in Russia-related espionage
By Thomas Nilsen, Atle Staalesen A 27 years old is arrested by the Police Security Service (PST) in Oslo accused of espionage.
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Finland’s roads remain hazardous following first winter storm, including Lapland
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has issued warnings of bad or very bad driving conditions throughout the day on Friday. The
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Sea-ice caused trouble for Russian warships
Russia is developing a fleet of naval icebreakers. But none of them took part in the Northern Fleet’s expedition that
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Yukon gets $370K to work toward an Arctic security institute for the North
Feasibility study to take place over next 17 months Over the next 17 months, the Yukon government will look at
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Finland leaving Barents Euro-Arctic Council after 2025
Finland will withdraw from the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) after 2025, the government said Thursday, citing the evolving security situation
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Yukoners urge gov’t to update dental act to improve rural services
Dental hygienist says current act prevents her from practising independently A dental hygienist in Whitehorse is urging the territorial government
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Snow, wind storms hammer Sweden, power cuts in North
During Thursday morning, at least 10,000 households were without electricity along the coast of Västerbotten. Snow and wind continues to
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Nordic countries get ready to establish cross-border military corridors
“It is of paramount importance that we are able to receive and move allied forces across the Nordic region as
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Funding model for larger N.W.T. communities, may still fall short, say some
Government says funding change next spring will mean more equitable treatment for communities Larger communities in the N.W.T. will soon
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Russia faces unprecedented heat as global warming shifts air currents nationwide
By Elizaveta Vereykina Russia’s main meteorological service reports about unusually high temperatures across the country. “Temperatures are very high all over
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Montreal college teams up with Kativik School Board to train Nunavik educators
A Montreal college is partnering with the Kativik School Board to offer a program training Nunavik educators. The program, Attestation
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Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę in Norman Wells, N.W.T. nears self-government
The community, territory and Canada have initialed a draft final agreement The organization representing the Sahtu Dene and Métis in
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