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Canada files submission to establish continental shelf outer limits in Arctic Ocean

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, May 24, 2019 at 16:35 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 08:48
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Canada filed its Arctic continental shelf submission with the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on Thursday,

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Hans Island: a housewarming gift for Greenland?

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, June 18, 2018 at 16:33 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 10:12
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A pair of Canadian researchers wants Ottawa to give the people of Greenland a rather peculiar housewarming gift as the

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Denmark/Greenland General News Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Canada and Denmark set up joint task force to resolve Arctic boundary issues

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 15:43 — Last Updated: Friday, May 25, 2018 at 10:53
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Canada and Denmark together with Greenland plan to create a joint task force to explore options and provide recommendations on

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Blog Denmark/Greenland General News Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Blog – Faroe Islands host Arctic Circle Forum, trumpet “infrastructure miracle”

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, May 14, 2018 at 15:52 — Last Updated: Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:21
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Situated halfway between Iceland and Scotland, the Faroe Islands are so remote from most people’s minds that even the customs

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Blog Denmark/Greenland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Denmark/Greenland) News Politics 

Blog – With Siumut’s re-election, will Greenland welcome Chinese investment?

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 11:37 — Last Updated: Friday, April 27, 2018 at 11:43
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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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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Norway Politics 

Nordic countries expel Russian diplomats

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 09:17 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 13:03
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In a coordinated move, the Nordic governments made clear to the Russian Foreign Ministry that diplomatic workers will have to

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General 

It’s official: Nordea Bank moves HQ from Stockholm to Helsinki

Yle News
Posted: Friday, March 16, 2018 at 12:23 — Last Updated: Friday, March 16, 2018 at 12:28
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A general meeting of the largest pan-Nordic bank has green-lighted the plan to shift the HQ to Finland, which unlike

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Snow chaos: Police urge motorists in Sourthern Sweden to stay at home

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 09:18
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Heavy snow and freezing temperature is continuing to cause travel chaos for drivers and rail and bus passengers in south-eastern

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Norway Politics 

Nordic soldiers to wear common uniforms

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 4, 2017 at 15:30
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The move is cost-efficient and practical as the Nordic countries interact more and more. “The goal is to equip the

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Canada General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Canada) Politics 

Ottawa ready to discuss Inuit co-management of crucial Arctic habitat

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 12:03 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 12:06
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The federal government is ready to sit down with Inuit leaders to discuss the creation of an Inuit-managed protected area

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Culture Culture (Finland) Finland General 

Finns scoop up Nordic prizes for film, music, books and environment

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 3, 2017 at 10:47 — Last Updated: Friday, November 3, 2017 at 10:49
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Finnish entries scored four out of five awards at the annual Nordic Council Prizes award ceremony, held this time in

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Denmark/Greenland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Denmark/Greenland) Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Denmark’s new defence agreement renews focus on protecting the Baltic

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, October 16, 2017 at 16:59 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 12:24
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For the first time in over two decades, the Danish government is looking to renew its military’s focus on the

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Denmark/Greenland General Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Blog – Tales of the unexpected: Inuit shepherds in Greenland

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 09:39
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In Greenland, there’s a joke that if you go out to dinner with a Greenlandic people, there’s five people: mom,

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General 

Finland’s solar industry lags behind sector leaders, despite recent breakthrough

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 14, 2017 at 17:20
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Finland’s solar industry has made a breakthrough in recent years, according to one professor in the field, but the sector

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden raises alert level after Danish bird flu outbreak

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 01:10
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Sweden has raised its alert level for poultry to the second highest after an outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring

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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

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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