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Nordic Foreign ministers issued a joint statement in Reykjavik, Iceland (pictured)on Wednesday. (Halldor Kolbeins / AFP)
Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Nordics expand scope of foreign and security policy cooperation

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 17:12 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 20:55
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The Nordic countries are to upgrade cooperation in fields including crisis management and cyber security. The Foreign Ministers of Denmark,

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper pictured in Nunavik, the Inuit self-governeing region of northern Quebec, on August 23, 2013. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press)
Blog Canada Politics Politics (Canada) 

BLOG: Stephen Harper and the North Pole – Still embarrassing Canadians in Arctic policy

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 12:04
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It was a big week for Arctic governance and science, as Denmark and Canada both provided submissions to the Commission

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Over 72 percent of respondents in a recent survey said they always or sometimes have a bad conscience about throwing away food when others in the world go hungry. (CBC)
Finland Society Society (Finland) 

Finns waste less food than other Nordic nations

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 11:06
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In terms of food wastage, Finns can mount their high moral horse when comparing themselves to their Swedish neighbours. Out

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Kungstradgarden park in central Stockholm. Swedes are among the happiest people in the world. (Jessica Gow / Scanpix / AP)
Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedes fifth happiest in world: UN survey

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 09:45
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Swedes are the world’s fifth most happy people according to the 2013 UN World Happiness Report. The Danes were the

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A man walks by the Greenland flag in Nuuk, Greenland's capital city. (Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic)
Arctic-Council-2015 Denmark/Greenland Politics Special Features 

Greenland urged to work with Arctic Council

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 08:26
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Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s chair of the Arctic Council,  is urging Denmark to settle a dispute over Greenland’s role at the

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The government will pay $288 million to have Canada's Arctic patrol ships designed - the amount does not include the cost of building the ships. (Radio-Canada)
Canada Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canada’s Arctic patrol ships – A $250M mystery

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 09:54
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An investigation by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has uncovered a $250-million mystery at the heart of Canada’s ambitious shipbuilding

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
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

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

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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