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Environment

Hantavirus cruise ship part of Antarctic tourism boom that some want better regulated
Environment 

Hantavirus cruise ship part of Antarctic tourism boom that some want better regulated

Politics

Liberal government dismisses calls for radar site to remain as farmland
Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Canada) Politics 

Liberal government dismisses calls for radar site to remain as farmland

Society

Aurora college seeks to supplement expired funding for child care program
Society Society (Canada) 

Aurora college seeks to supplement expired funding for child care program

Science

4 more sailors lost on doomed 1845 Arctic expedition identified
Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Science Science (Canada) 

4 more sailors lost on doomed 1845 Arctic expedition identified

Business

Norman Wells, N.W.T., businesses prepare for another uncertain barge season
Business Business (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Norman Wells, N.W.T., businesses prepare for another uncertain barge season

Art & Culture

New foundation in Ulukhaktok wants to revitalize arts with dedicated space
Art (Canada) Art and Culture 

New foundation in Ulukhaktok wants to revitalize arts with dedicated space

News

A woman speaks.
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 1 Politics (Canada) 

Spending in the North won’t ‘invest in the human rights’ of northerners, NDP argues

Tuesday, May 12, 2026CBC News0
Tariffs: $1.5M to Support Yukon Workers
* Featured * Business (Canada) Canada Featured • Zone 2 

Tariffs: $1.5M to Support Yukon Workers

Tuesday, May 12, 2026Eye on the Arctic0
Liberal government dismisses calls for radar site to remain as farmland
Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Canada) Politics 

Liberal government dismisses calls for radar site to remain as farmland

Monday, May 11, 2026The Canadian Press0

Canada

A woman speaks.
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 1 Politics (Canada) 

Spending in the North won’t ‘invest in the human rights’ of northerners, NDP argues

Tuesday, May 12, 2026CBC News0
Tariffs: $1.5M to Support Yukon Workers
* Featured * Business (Canada) Canada Featured • Zone 2 

Tariffs: $1.5M to Support Yukon Workers

Tuesday, May 12, 2026Eye on the Arctic0
Liberal government dismisses calls for radar site to remain as farmland
Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Canada) Politics 

Liberal government dismisses calls for radar site to remain as farmland

Monday, May 11, 2026The Canadian Press0

Denmark/Greenland

Greenland prime minister rebuffs Trump remarks as NATO tensions rise
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenland prime minister rebuffs Trump remarks as NATO tensions rise

Thursday, April 9, 2026Thomson Reuters2
In Trump’s shadow, Greenland seeks more leverage from Danish vote
* Featured * Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Denmark/Greenland) 

In Trump’s shadow, Greenland seeks more leverage from Danish vote

Friday, March 20, 2026Thomson Reuters0
Investor interest in Greenland mining rises after Trump threats, minister says
* Featured * Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Investor interest in Greenland mining rises after Trump threats, minister says

Wednesday, March 4, 2026Thomson Reuters0

Finland

Lapland college launches wilderness guide training in English
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Finland) 

Lapland college launches wilderness guide training in English

Monday, April 27, 2026Yle News0
Foreign seasonal workers face exploitation in northern Finland
* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Countries Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Foreign seasonal workers face exploitation in northern Finland

Thursday, April 16, 2026Yle News0
Finland’s president on why he believes Canada could — eventually — be part of the EU
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland’s president on why he believes Canada could — eventually — be part of the EU

Wednesday, April 15, 2026CBC News0

Iceland

NATO chief to Arctic Allies: “We’re all frontline states now,” as Iceland’s role grows
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

NATO chief to Arctic Allies: “We’re all frontline states now,” as Iceland’s role grows

Monday, December 1, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current’s possible collapse
* Featured * Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News 

Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current’s possible collapse

Wednesday, November 12, 2025Thomson Reuters0
Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Blog Featured • Zone 2 General Iceland Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?

Wednesday, October 22, 2025Mia Bennett1

Norway

Norwegian F-35s track Russian bombers carrying long-range cruise missile
Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News 

Norwegian F-35s track Russian bombers carrying long-range cruise missile

Friday, May 8, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
ConocoPhillips gets Norway’s nod to restart fields, boost Europe gas supply
Business Business (Norway) 

ConocoPhillips gets Norway’s nod to restart fields, boost Europe gas supply

Thursday, May 7, 2026Thomson Reuters0
Cyrillic to be removed from road signs in Norway’s border region
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Cyrillic to be removed from road signs in Norway’s border region

Wednesday, April 8, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Russia

Russia expresses fury over memorial vandalism in Norwegian borderland, after monument repairs
Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Politics (Russia) 

Russia expresses fury over memorial vandalism in Norwegian borderland, after monument repairs

Thursday, May 7, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Murmansk trapped in coal dust
Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 

Murmansk trapped in coal dust

Monday, May 4, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Shadow tanker that broke Cuba fuel blockade loads Arctic crude in Murmansk
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (Russia) 

Shadow tanker that broke Cuba fuel blockade loads Arctic crude in Murmansk

Monday, April 27, 2026Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Sweden

Sweden halts plans for power cable to Denmark over disagreement with EU funding plan
Business Business (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 

Sweden halts plans for power cable to Denmark over disagreement with EU funding plan

Monday, May 11, 2026Thomson Reuters0
Two held in Sweden over suspected deliveries of hi-tech gear to Russia
Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) Politics Politics (Sweden) 

Two held in Sweden over suspected deliveries of hi-tech gear to Russia

Monday, May 11, 2026Thomson Reuters0
Sweden arrests Chinese captain of suspected Russia-linked vessel
Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Politics Politics (Sweden) Society (Sweden) 

Sweden arrests Chinese captain of suspected Russia-linked vessel

Monday, May 4, 2026Thomson Reuters0

USA

Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says
Environment Environment (USA) 

Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says

Thursday, May 7, 2026The Associated Press0
Alaska-based icebreakers latest U.S. move to reassert presence in North
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska-based icebreakers latest U.S. move to reassert presence in North

Friday, April 17, 2026Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Trump appoints Alaska governor to a seat on U.S. Arctic Research Commission
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Trump appoints Alaska governor to a seat on U.S. Arctic Research Commission

Friday, April 17, 2026Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media0

Podcasts

Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic

Longforms

Arctic Ambition: Taloyoak’s quest to transform its economy through environmental protection
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 2 Featured Longform Longform Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Arctic Ambition: Taloyoak’s quest to transform its economy through environmental protection

Wednesday, June 12, 2024Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Blog

Blog—Trump’s distraction from the real Greenland problem
* Featured * Blog Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Blog—Trump’s distraction from the real Greenland problem

Tuesday, February 24, 2026Irene Quaile1

Video Reports

Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language
Art Art (Canada) Canada Culture General Video Reports 

Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language

Wednesday, November 6, 2019Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic1

Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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