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New video aims to improve passenger safety during Arctic cruise emergencies

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 16:41 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 16:46
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As Arctic cruises become increasingly popular, a new video has just been released to help passengers stay safe during maritime

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 1 General News Norway 

Study casts doubt on massive Arctic ice shelf during ice ages

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, July 7, 2025 at 16:01 — Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2025 at 16:08
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New research is challenging the ongoing debate about the Arctic’s glacial past, suggesting that the region may never have been

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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics (Canada) 

Anand says the ‘timeline’ is up for debate as NATO pursues higher defence spending

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 12:09
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Canada is committed to increasing its defence spending but has questions about the “timeline” for hitting a new, higher NATO

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* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 

Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, June 20, 2025 at 15:53
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A recent study is shedding light on the ongoing accumulation of mercury pollution in the Arctic — despite the international community’s

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finnish Defence Minister: No surprises in Russia’s base buildup near Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 14:20
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Satellite images obtained by Yle revealed that Russia began extensive construction work last winter in a closed military town, near

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Europeans step up Arctic diplomacy amid U.S. and global pressure

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025 at 15:57
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Amid rising global and U.S. pressure over Arctic affairs, European nations are stepping up their diplomatic efforts in the region.

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Macron visits Greenland show European support for Arctic island coveted by Trump

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:18
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French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Greenland is “not to be sold” nor “to be taken” in a key visit

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian monarch visits polar Svalbard as interest in Arctic grows

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025 at 10:37
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Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Monday,

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian Ranger rifles in the Arctic need replacements, don’t work in the cold

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 13, 2025 at 14:59
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By Emma Tranter  Department of National Defence says replacements will cost $8-10M Rifles issued to the Canadian Rangers in Canada’s

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Scientists urge global action to prevent industrial activity in Central Arctic Ocean

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 15:56
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A coalition of over 1,000 scientists has taken the occasion of this week’s U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice to call

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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Carney to announce Canada will meet NATO spending target

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 9, 2025 at 09:20
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PM to announce purchase of more drones, armoured vehicles, aircraft and underwater sensors Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Surge in boreal wildfires may—surprisingly—slow Arctic warming: study

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 16:32
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Massive wildfires burning in northern Canada and Siberia this season are putting smoke into the atmosphere that is travelling as

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

NATO to approve major military purchases for defence of Europe, Arctic & North Atlantic

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 10:17
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NATO defence ministers are set Thursday to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

First fully electric garbage truck in Arctic Norway

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 30, 2025 at 13:51 — Last Updated: Friday, May 30, 2025 at 13:55
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By Elizaveta Vereykina “It’s more expensive to buy this car, but it’s much cheaper to drive”, recycling point manager says. “I

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Banned by EU, welcome in Kirkenes

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 30, 2025 at 10:32
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Only few days after Vitalii Orlov’s company Norebo was put on EU’s sanctions list, two of his trawlers made port

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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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