Iceland’s ‘COVID-19 passport’ offers preview of debate over post-vaccine travel
Canada’s territories say it’s too early to discuss whether vaccinations would reopen travel Iceland recently became the first country in Europe to
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Canada bans pleasure craft and cruise ships in its Arctic waters for another year
The federal government is banning foreign pleasure craft in Canadian Arctic waters and cruise vessels in all Canadian waters until
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10 new COVID-19 cases reported in Arviat
Nunavut reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, all in Arviat. The new cases bring the total number of
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Nunavut health authorities report new case of COVID-19 in Arviat
Health authorities in Nunavut are reporting another case of COVID-19 in the Inuit community of Arviat, bringing the total number
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Norway closes borders over fears of virus, but exempts Russian fishermen from severely infected border region
As of Jan. 29, only Norwegian citizens and foreigners with residence in Norway will be allowed to enter the country.
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Here’s the latest on COVID-19 in Canada’s North
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, CBC North will keep track of the latest confirmed cases in each territory here, and the
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Norway extends border closure with Finland due to pandemic
Full closure at the border in Neiden and limited opening hours at Tana, Karasjok and Kautokeino as Norway introduces obligatory
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Mayor of Skagway, Alaska, hopes vaccinations will allow Canada-U.S. travel
Mayor Andrew Cremata says economic activity is sorely needed as community depends on tourism The mayor of Skagway, Alaska, is
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Air Canada suspending passenger service to northern city of Yellowknife on Jan. 23
Airline says it’s cutting operations due to ‘stifled demand,’ travel restrictions, quarantine rules Air Canada is suspending passenger service to
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Economic activity in northern Canadian territories of Nunavut & Yukon increased despite pandemic, new index suggests
A new experimental index developed by Statistics Canada suggests that the pandemic may not have had as large an effect
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Work with communities to address vaccine hesitancy, say Indigenous leaders
As the Moderna vaccine rolls out in the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), Indigenous leaders say the territorial government must address vaccine
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Greenland launches COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Health authorities in Greenland launched on Monday their vaccination campaign against the coronavirus in the capital Nuuk, according to reports
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First doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Arctic Canada
The first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Canada’s territories. N.W.T. Health Minister Julie Green tweeted on Monday evening that 7,200 doses
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COVID, climate & the impact on science – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mia Bennett
The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no
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Russia’s Northern Fleet begins 2nd stage of COVID-19 vaccination
Russian military medics have begun the second stage of vaccination of the Northern Fleet personnel, defence officials announced Thursday. Thousands
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