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Waste traffic in Finland feeds lucrative illegal industry

Yle News
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 10:05
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Finland’s environment ministry says there are insufficient monitoring resources to combat mounting environmental crimes in the country. “It’s a clear

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Levels of violence against young women in Northern Canada triple rest of country

Ryan Patrick Jones, CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 5, 2019 at 09:58 — Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2019 at 15:02
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Young women and girls living in the northern parts of Canada are three times more likely to be victims of

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Will a new policing strategy help fight crime in Alaska’s largest city?

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 11:15
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Police in Anchorage, Alaska are trying something new: having officers patrol beats built around community boundaries, rather than covering the

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Number of reported domestic violence cases rises in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 12:23 — Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 15:44
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Last year there were 9,900 cases of domestic violence and intimate partner violence offences reported to Finnish authorities, which is

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

33-month sentence in theft of ancient mammoth tusk in Alaska

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 16:30
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The case of a fossilized mammoth tusk stolen in Anchorage, Alaska last year has finally come to a close. On

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

U.S. Attorney General hears from Indigenous leaders about justice problems in rural Alaska

Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 10:39
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr met with Alaska Native leaders from around the state Wednesday in Anchorage to discuss law

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Could Alaska’s rural Indigenous communities fight violence with broader law enforcement powers?

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 11:05 — Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2019 at 09:57
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U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr is coming to Alaska this week. Sen. Dan Sullivan said he will focus on rural

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Canada General News Science Science (Canada) 

Serial ‘hijacker’ targets Arctic journal in another science publication heist

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 10:32 — Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2019 at 12:46
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The University of Calgary’s journal Arctic is the latest victim of a serial science journal ‘hijacker’ who has targeted dozens

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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

‘It’s the worst way to lose a daughter,’ says father of 14-year-old murder victim in Arctic Quebec

Catou MacKinnon, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 10:58 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:39
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Jobie Epoo’s voice cracks when he talks about his daughter, Bethany Nastapoka Epoo. “When she was a little baby, before

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General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

U.S. bill would give 5 Indigenous villages in Alaska jurisdiction to prosecute certain crimes

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 10:44
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Alaska tribal courts could get a power boost if Congress passes a bill the House is debating to renew the

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Laptop with health data stolen from Northern Canadian gov was unencrypted

Priscilla Hwang, CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 11, 2019 at 14:34
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This is the final story on the stolen laptop files. Here’s Part 1 and Part 2. The Northwest Territories government’s

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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

Body found at Ottawa landfill ID’d as Susan Kublu-Iqqittuq, missing woman from Arctic Canada

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 16:32
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An autopsy has confirmed the body recovered more than a week ago at Ottawa’s Trail Road landfill is that of Susan Kublu-Iqqittuq.

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Northern gov employee given privacy training weeks before laptop with health data stolen

Priscilla Hwang, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 09:46
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This is part 2 of three stories on the stolen laptop files. Here’s part 1. Part 3 is scheduled for next

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Thousands of people’s health data on laptop stolen from Canadian territorial gov last year

Priscilla Hwang, CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 25, 2019 at 09:49
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This story is Part 1 of 3 on the stolen laptop files. Part 2 is scheduled for Tuesday and Part

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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

‘That is so sick’: Sex charges in Canada against fugitive French priest stayed

Elyse Skura, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 12:14 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:38
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The arrest warrant for an Oblate priest accused of abusing children in Nunavut (east-Arctic Canada) has been stayed by the

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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