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Environment

Ice-Blog: Fires, drought, heatstroke – will this climate emergency tip the scales to action?
* Featured * Environment Featured • Zone 3 General 

Ice-Blog: Fires, drought, heatstroke – will this climate emergency tip the scales to action?

Politics

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about Iceland’s EU referendum
* Featured * Featured • Zone 1 General Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) 

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

Society

Inuvik service suspension part of broader crisis in maternal healthcare, top ob-gyn says
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General News Society Society (Canada) 

Inuvik service suspension part of broader crisis in maternal healthcare, top ob-gyn says

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

Best road is one that gets built, N.W.T. minister says of new route to connect Nunavut and N.W.T.
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Best road is one that gets built, N.W.T. minister says of new route to connect Nunavut and N.W.T.

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

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about Iceland’s EU referendum
* Featured * Featured • Zone 1 General Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) 

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

Wednesday, August 19, 2026Thomson Reuters0
Inuvik service suspension part of broader crisis in maternal healthcare, top ob-gyn says
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General News Society Society (Canada) 

Inuvik service suspension part of broader crisis in maternal healthcare, top ob-gyn says

Wednesday, August 19, 2026CBC News0
Best road is one that gets built, N.W.T. minister says of new route to connect Nunavut and N.W.T.
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Best road is one that gets built, N.W.T. minister says of new route to connect Nunavut and N.W.T.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026CBC News0

Canada

Inuvik service suspension part of broader crisis in maternal healthcare, top ob-gyn says
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General News Society Society (Canada) 

Inuvik service suspension part of broader crisis in maternal healthcare, top ob-gyn says

Wednesday, August 19, 2026CBC News0
Best road is one that gets built, N.W.T. minister says of new route to connect Nunavut and N.W.T.
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Best road is one that gets built, N.W.T. minister says of new route to connect Nunavut and N.W.T.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026CBC News0
German canoeist missing in the Yukon found dead on river
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 Society (Canada) 

German canoeist missing in the Yukon found dead on river

Tuesday, August 18, 2026CBC News0

Denmark/Greenland

Greenland rules out winter 2026-27 drilling for Nunap Qeqqa/Jameson Land oil project
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Business Business (Denmark/Greenland) Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Greenland rules out winter 2026-27 drilling for Nunap Qeqqa/Jameson Land oil project

Wednesday, August 12, 2026Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Greenland issued “strong warning” this summer after drilling equipment moved despite expired approval
* Featured * Business Business (Denmark/Greenland) Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General 

Greenland issued “strong warning” this summer after drilling equipment moved despite expired approval

Monday, August 10, 2026Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Arctic high on agenda at Denmark, Faroe Islands meeting
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Arctic high on agenda at Denmark, Faroe Islands meeting

Thursday, August 6, 2026Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Finland

New rail link reconnects Finland and Sweden in North
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

New rail link reconnects Finland and Sweden in North

Monday, August 10, 2026Yle News0
Housing prices keep falling, except in northern Finland
* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Housing prices keep falling, except in northern Finland

Thursday, July 30, 2026Yle News0
Unusually balmy June comes on tail of Finland’s record spring warmth
* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News 

Unusually balmy June comes on tail of Finland’s record spring warmth

Tuesday, July 28, 2026Eye on the Arctic0

Iceland

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about Iceland’s EU referendum
* Featured * Featured • Zone 1 General Iceland 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
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

Norway

Norway, church mark 200th anniversary of border treaty with Russia
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway, church mark 200th anniversary of border treaty with Russia

Tuesday, August 18, 2026Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Russian soldier crosses into Arctic Norway after defecting from Ukraine war
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Russian soldier crosses into Arctic Norway after defecting from Ukraine war

Friday, August 14, 2026The Independent Barents Observer0
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

Russia

Russia’s doomsday submarine sets sail for the first time
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia’s doomsday submarine sets sail for the first time

Wednesday, August 19, 2026Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Gasoline from Morocco remains stuck in Murmansk amid fuel crisis
* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Gasoline from Morocco remains stuck in Murmansk amid fuel crisis

Monday, August 17, 2026The Independent Barents Observer0
Putin says Russia will start seizing EU vessels if bloc goes after Russian ships
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Putin says Russia will start seizing EU vessels if bloc goes after Russian ships

Wednesday, August 12, 2026Thomson Reuters0

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

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
Mark Zuckerberg faces questions after yacht failed to respond to Alaska maritime aid call
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (USA) USA 

Mark Zuckerberg faces questions after yacht failed to respond to Alaska maritime aid call

Monday, August 10, 2026The Associated Press0
Map of the Barents Strait between Alaska and Russia's Chukotka region. How will tensions between Moscow and Washington affect researchers in the Arctic? (iStock)
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (USA) USA 

Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska

Friday, July 31, 2026The Associated Press0

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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