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Russia summons Norwegian ambassador over drone pilots

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 28, 2022 at 11:39
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Robert Kvile, Oslo’s new ambassador to Moscow, was told Monday by Russia’s foreign ministry that charges against Russian citizens for

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New sanctions deal fatal blow to Russia’s Arctic LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 10:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 10:54
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Russia intended to become a world leader in liquefied natural gas. The war against Ukraine has torpedoed its plans. The

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

More than 100 people refused entry to Canada’s North under COVID-19 travel bans

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 10:21 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 10:59
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More than 100 people have been refused entry to Canada’s territories since travel restrictions were first put in place in

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

5 lessons Nunavut can learn from the COVID-19 outbreak in Arctic Quebec

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2020 at 10:26 — Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2020 at 10:29
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On Thursday, residents of Nunavut received the news they had been dreading: the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified,

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) 

Canada plans to support ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 17:59 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 11:11
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Canada will support a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil by ships plying Arctic waters at the upcoming

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Prospectors disturbed by surprise staking ban in Yukon, Canada

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 12:00
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The Yukon government is defending its decision to ban mineral staking on some First Nations settlement lands — despite prospectors saying

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Business Business (Canada) Canada 

Canadian feds return $430M to oil and gas companies ahead of Arctic offshore exploration ban

Kate Kyle, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 11:42
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The federal government returned $430 million in security deposits to oil and gas companies that committed to spend billions exploring

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General Politics Politics (Canada) 

World maritime body moves to ban dirty fuels in the Arctic

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, April 13, 2018 at 17:41 — Last Updated: Monday, April 16, 2018 at 10:10
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Environmental groups and northern Indigenous communities are applauding a move by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to work towards banning

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Canada Environment General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Canada) 

Blog: Arctic fishing agreement – When climate change drives diplomacy

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 14:37
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Negotiations on a landmark agreement for the Arctic concluded last week when the five Arctic coastal states plus Iceland, the

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Arctic nations and fishing powers sign ‘historic’ agreement on fishery

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 19:17 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 19:46
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Officials from five Arctic countries and five major distant fishing powers reached an “unprecedented” agreement Thursday on a legally binding

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Canada, France, Norway and Sweden express support for ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, April 22, 2016 at 20:31 — Last Updated: Friday, April 22, 2016 at 20:36
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A coalition of environmental groups campaigning to ban the use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters, has received “vocal

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Ban use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic by ships: environmental groups

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 17:25 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 11:25
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A coalition of international environmental groups is calling on the International Maritime Organization to prohibit the use of heavy fuel

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Fishing ban hits parts of Sweden’s west coast

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 14:50 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 22:23
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The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management has imposed a three-week fishing ban off parts of the country’s western

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