Even amid pandemic, the northern housing market is hotter than ever, say realtors
When Vanessa Thorson bought her duplex in Whitehorse’s Takhini neighbourhood in 2015, it cost her just $285,000. Three years later,
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Russian security agency to build another building in Murmansk
The decision to build one more office complex for the security service comes only three years after the Stalin-styled new
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Major Canadian northern highway project proving difficult to realize
The Northwest Territories government says it is moving ahead with the Mackenzie Valley Highway project, but so far it’s a
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Northern hiring targets up to 75% for all-season road project in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories government, in Northern Canada, has revealed northern hiring targets it’s setting for the construction and operation of
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What kind of spending is expected in Alaska’s construction industry this year?
Construction industry spending in Alaska is projected to increase by 10% this year compared to 2018. If the forecast holds
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Climate change could unleash Greenland sand bonanza, say researchers
The sediment left behind as climate change melts Greenland’s glaciers could provide unexpected export opportunities for the territory as the
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Policing infrastructure rejig in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Government of Yukon announced new plans this week for policing infrastructure in
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Blog – With Siumut’s re-election, will Greenland welcome Chinese investment?
Nearly 30,000 Greenlanders, or some 71.9% of eligible voters, went to the polls today on the world’s largest island. Some
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Major corruption case clouds Russian base projects in Arctic
Two men with close ties to the Ministry of Defence are charged with theft of almost 3 billion rubles in
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Climate researchers are building on 90 cm higher ground, prepare for the worst in Norway
«We have consistently and severely underestimated the rate of climate change,» says Director Jan-Gunnar Winther of the Norwegian Polar Institute.
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An Arctic Council meeting in Maine? Why it’s not as strange as you may think
PORTLAND, Me. – When Portland, Maine was named as the site of this fall’s Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials meeting,
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Norwegian security fence may be too close to Russia
Up to 50 meters of Norway’s new security fence could be teared down and rebuilt. Supposed to be finished before
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Construction work restarted on Russia to Norway road
New year, new cash. Excavators and dump trucks are back in business on Russia’s road towards the Norwegian border. After
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Bankruptcies dip in Finland
While the building industry showed the largest drop, nearly 50 companies per month still filed for bankruptcy in the first
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Large Norwegian business presence in Murmansk, Russia
A quarter of all companies with Norwegian ownership in Murmansk and Arkhangelsk have disappeared since 2012, but still the activity
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