Inuit region of Arctic Quebec OKs church reopenings
With reported COVID-19 infections down to zero, Nunavik, the Inuit area of Arctic Quebec, has OK’d church reopenings in the
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Northern Canada celebrates Nunavut Day virtually
Nunavut Day will look different this year as the COVID-19 pandemic shifts the typically outdoor event to virtual activities. It’s also the
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Who is allowed into Denmark from Sweden right now?
Denmark has relaxed its rules for travellers into the country, but it has different and changeable rules for different countries,
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Big uptake of COVID-19 emergency benefit program in Northern Canada’s territories
A large number of people in the N.W.T. and Nunavut have tapped into a federal program meant to provide emergency
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Canadian Northwest Territories ends state of emergency for 1st time during COVID-19 pandemic
The Northwest Territories government has decided it will no longer extend its state of emergency for the first time since
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Continuing education a priority for new Yukon University president in Canada’s North
Mike DeGagné says continuing education and applied professional programs will be a focus of his tenure as president of the
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Russian tourists eager to book holidays in Finland despite border closure
Hotels in eastern Finland say there has been an upsurge in attempted bookings by Russian tourists for late July, though
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COVID-19: Arctic Canada’s family sails 12 hours amid ice to visit relatives
A family from Nunavik sailed 12 hours amid ice in southeastern Hudson Bay last weekend to get to Nunavut. But officials
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Inuit gov. in Labrador, Canada tells out-of-province travellers to stay away despite ‘Atlantic bubble’
The government of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, is asking out-of-province travellers
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In Alaska, Skagway’s economy depends on cruise tourism and little money is coming in
Alaskans began receiving Permanent Fund Dividends this week. The payments, just shy of $1,000, were distributed months early an effort
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Greenland aims to encourage domestic tourism with latest aid package
With the summer tourism season looking grim, Greenland’s government has announced further financial assistance to help travel companies weather the
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The city that builds Russia’s nuclear submarines now has more than 2,000 COVID-19 cases
The building of nuclear subs and other naval vessels takes no break despite the increasingly serious virus situation in Severodvinsk.
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Good results from blood plasma corona treatment in Sweden
Swedish researchers report good progress with a corona treatment that uses blood plasma from people who have survived the illness
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Virtual events lined up for National Indigenous Peoples Day in northern Canada
Many National Indigenous Peoples Day events are going online in the Inuit region of Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) this Sunday,
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Swedish municipality declares corona situation “out of control”
The municipality of Gällivare is taking drastic measures after the spread of the coronavirus there has been deemed as “out
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