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Environment

N.W.T. regulator and Ekati mine receiver reach resolution over unauthorized waste disposal
* Featured * Canada Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 General 

N.W.T. regulator and Ekati mine receiver reach resolution over unauthorized waste disposal

Politics

Norway seizes Russia’s Svalbard liner
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway seizes Russia’s Svalbard liner

Society

Denmark passes compensation bill for thousands of Inuit in Greenland forced to get IUDs
* Featured * Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Denmark passes compensation bill for thousands of Inuit in Greenland forced to get IUDs

Science

Involving community members key to sharing research across N.W.T., advocates say
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Science Science (Canada) 

Involving community members key to sharing research across N.W.T., advocates say

Business

N.W.T. utilities board looking at how much renewable energy territory’s systems can handle
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News 

N.W.T. utilities board looking at how much renewable energy territory’s systems can handle

Art & Culture

1,500 km and $1,500 later: Yellowknifers head south for blockbusters
* Featured * Art and Culture Canada Countries Culture (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

1,500 km and $1,500 later: Yellowknifers head south for blockbusters

News

Canada joins NATO allies for Arctic Shield exercise in Greenland
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 Politics (Canada) 

Canada joins NATO allies for Arctic Shield exercise in Greenland

Thursday, September 3, 2026Eye on the Arctic0
N.W.T. regulator and Ekati mine receiver reach resolution over unauthorized waste disposal
* Featured * Canada Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 General 

N.W.T. regulator and Ekati mine receiver reach resolution over unauthorized waste disposal

Thursday, September 3, 2026CBC News0
Norway seizes Russia’s Svalbard liner
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway seizes Russia’s Svalbard liner

Thursday, September 3, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Canada

Canada joins NATO allies for Arctic Shield exercise in Greenland
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 Politics (Canada) 

Canada joins NATO allies for Arctic Shield exercise in Greenland

Thursday, September 3, 2026Eye on the Arctic0
N.W.T. regulator and Ekati mine receiver reach resolution over unauthorized waste disposal
* Featured * Canada Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 General 

N.W.T. regulator and Ekati mine receiver reach resolution over unauthorized waste disposal

Thursday, September 3, 2026CBC News0
N.W.T. utilities board looking at how much renewable energy territory’s systems can handle
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News 

N.W.T. utilities board looking at how much renewable energy territory’s systems can handle

Thursday, September 3, 2026CBC News0

Denmark/Greenland

Denmark passes compensation bill for thousands of Inuit in Greenland forced to get IUDs
* Featured * Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Denmark passes compensation bill for thousands of Inuit in Greenland forced to get IUDs

Thursday, September 3, 2026CBC News0
Forced birth control in Greenland violated women’s rights but didn’t constitute genocide, experts find
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Forced birth control in Greenland violated women’s rights but didn’t constitute genocide, experts find

Friday, August 28, 2026Thomson Reuters0
EU, Denmark, Greenland to sign security and cooperation declaration in September
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

EU, Denmark, Greenland to sign security and cooperation declaration in September

Thursday, August 27, 2026Thomson Reuters0

Finland

EU rules Rovaniemi is Santa’s hometown
* Featured * Culture (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Society 

EU rules Rovaniemi is Santa’s hometown

Monday, August 31, 2026Yle News0
Finland to host Arctic summit in September
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland to host Arctic summit in September

Monday, August 24, 2026Eye on the Arctic0
Siberian wildfires worsen air quality across Finland
* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Siberian wildfires worsen air quality across Finland

Monday, August 24, 2026Yle News0

Iceland

Iceland to seek new security partnerships after voters reject EU accession talks
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland Politics (Iceland) Society 

Iceland to seek new security partnerships after voters reject EU accession talks

Monday, August 31, 2026Thomson Reuters0
EXPLAINER: What you need to know about Iceland’s EU referendum
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about Iceland’s EU referendum

Wednesday, August 19, 2026Thomson Reuters0
EU sees Iceland vote as potential boost for enlargement optics
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) 

EU sees Iceland vote as potential boost for enlargement optics

Tuesday, August 18, 2026Thomson Reuters0

Norway

Norway seizes Russia’s Svalbard liner
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway seizes Russia’s Svalbard liner

Thursday, September 3, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Norway’s King Harald V had long-standing interest in international affairs and the High North
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway’s King Harald V had long-standing interest in international affairs and the High North

Friday, August 28, 2026The Independent Barents Observer0
Pro-Russian hackers declare ‘cyberwar’ on Norway
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Pro-Russian hackers declare ‘cyberwar’ on Norway

Wednesday, August 26, 2026The Independent Barents Observer0

Russia

Northern Fleet ships set course for the Northern Sea Route
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Northern Fleet ships set course for the Northern Sea Route

Tuesday, September 1, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
NATO’s Arctic moves pose ‘direct threat’ to Russia, foreign minister Lavrov says
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

NATO’s Arctic moves pose ‘direct threat’ to Russia, foreign minister Lavrov says

Monday, August 31, 2026Thomson Reuters0
New batch of uranium fuel shipped along Russia’s Northern Sea Route
* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

New batch of uranium fuel shipped along Russia’s Northern Sea Route

Thursday, August 27, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Sweden

Estrogen shortage sends women in northern Sweden to Finland
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Estrogen shortage sends women in northern Sweden to Finland

Wednesday, August 5, 2026Radio Sweden0
BUCHANTY, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 22: Migrating salmon are seen leaping at Buchanty Spout on the River Tay in Perthshire on October 22, 2020 in Buchanty, Scotland. The salmon are returning upstream from the sea where they have spent between two and four winters feeding, with many covering huge distances to return to the fresh waters to spawn. (Photo by
* Featured * Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General Sweden 

Dead salmon in northern Sweden are worrying researchers and fishermen

Monday, July 20, 2026Radio Sweden0
Blueberry season in northern Sweden gets early start
* Featured * Business Business (Sweden) Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Sweden 

Blueberry season in northern Sweden gets early start

Thursday, July 16, 2026Radio Sweden0

USA

‘You just move forward’: Greenland Energy oil exploration delayed by a year
* Featured * Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 3 General USA 

‘You just move forward’: Greenland Energy oil exploration delayed by a year

Tuesday, September 1, 2026The Canadian Press0
Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (USA) USA 

Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska

Friday, August 21, 2026The Associated Press0
Skagway ferry service suspended for ‘foreseeable future’
* Featured * Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 3 General USA 

Skagway ferry service suspended for ‘foreseeable future’

Wednesday, August 19, 2026CBC News0

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: Barentsburg—Experiencing the Russian Arctic without entering Russia
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Blog Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Blog: Barentsburg—Experiencing the Russian Arctic without entering Russia

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Mia Bennett0

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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