Lapland among healthcare regions to face bleak financial outlook
Over half of the country’s regional healthcare authorities revised their financial reports for 2024 to reflect increased budget deficits. Finland’s
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Sami parliament braces for budget cuts in Finland
The Sami Parliament in Finland is bracing for budget cuts as Helsinki seeks to reduce spending by 9 billion euros
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Fort Smith jail and midwifery positions re-instated in N.W.T. budget
The cuts were expected to save the territory nearly $3.7 million N.W.T. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek has reversed her decision
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N.W.T.’s 2024 operating budget gets mixed reviews from MLAs, advocates
Some MLAs criticize lack of housing spending in proposed budget tabled on Friday There were mixed reactions to the newly-proposed N.W.T.
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Norway to hike defense spendings in mid-year revised budget
The Government on Thursday added 7 billion kroner (€590 million) to Norway’s defense budget for 2024. “This is for expenditures
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Inuit leaders disappointed with budget’s lack of money for tuberculosis elimination
By Brett Forester · CBC News Budget pledges $1.1B for First Nations and Inuit health but offers nothing on TB elimination specifically
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Yukon government missed deadline to present annual financial report
Documents were tabled several weeks after late-October deadline. The Yukon government was late in filing its annual financial report, and
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Funding requests rejected as Yellowknife prepares for ‘tight and frugal’ city budget
$1.1M for more street outreach services among requests turned down Yellowknife city council received a handful of funding requests from
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Yukon gov’t boasts of ‘strongest economy in Canada,’ tables $48M surplus budget
Yukon’s finance minister painted a rosy picture of the territory’s future on Thursday, as he tabled a $48.2-million surplus budget,
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N.W.T. passes ‘more realistic’ capital budget
The budget passed with 13 votes in favour, one opposed and one abstention The government of the Northwest Territories has
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Norway strengthens its Arctic military in new defense plan as security concerns grow in the region
There are forces that want to weaken unity in Norway, as well as between western countries, Prime Minister Erna Solberg
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Arctic Canada: Yukon government back in black with $4M surplus budget
The Yukon government is expecting to be back in the black this year, with its first projected surplus budget in
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Police response times up to an hour slower in Arctic Finland
A report on police response times from last year published by the National Police Board of Finland shows major regional
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City of Yellowknife, Northern Canada proposing to spend 31% more than 5 years ago
At a committee meeting this week, Yellowknife city councillors, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, will begin officially discussing the city’s draft
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US Dept. of Transportation awards $25M for Port of Alaska upgrades
The Port of Alaska is getting $25 million in federal funds to help improve and modernize. The money was announced
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