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Vet clinic under construction in Kuujjuaq will be game changer, says project leader

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 16:06
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The recent funding announcement allowing for a permanent veterinary clinic in Nunavik has been a long time coming, and those

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Dogs are a much older human companion than previously believed. (iStock)
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Jobless huskies in Arctic Finland travelling south for work

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 12:14 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:28
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The collapse of the tourism industry in Lapland has meant thousands of sledding dogs are out of work. The pandemic

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A sure sign of spring: dog poop harming Finland’s urban environments

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 16:31
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Scientists say dog poop alters ground soil nutrients while canine pee can corrode lampposts to the point of falling over.

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Alaska: Officials ban trailers for carrying dogs in Iditarod

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 14:58
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Citing safety concerns, the Iditarod Board of Directors have ruled that Iditarod mushers will no longer be able to carry

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Alaska: Mushers frustrated over cell phones on Iditarod trail

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, October 31, 2016 at 14:40
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Mushers are expressing frustration over controversial rule changes the Iditarod made during a board meeting Friday. The race’s Trail Committee is

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Mackey withdraws from 2017 Iditarod for ‘health reasons’

Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News @teganhanlon
Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 12:48
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Four-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey has withdrawn from the 2017 race to Nome because of “health reasons,” according to a

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A sled dog in Alaska in 2013. Wildfires put hundreds of sled dogs in emergency shelters this week after their kennels were evacuated. (iStock)
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Iditarod mushers pack fish, beef, stew and Twinkies for fuel

Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News @teganhanlon
Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 16:49
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Paul Gebhardt has started the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 19 times. He’s placed second twice and has learned a

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How Iditarod checkpoints get their straw

Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News @teganhanlon
Posted: Friday, February 12, 2016 at 15:25
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Mushers need straw — lots of straw — for their dogs during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, and on Thursday roughly 50

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Alaska: Search continues for escaped Iditarod dog

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 14:25 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 19:38
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It’s been 10 days since the last musher crossed under Nome’s burled arch, but one musher is still looking for one

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Yukon Quest champion Brent Sass gets ready for the Fairbanks restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News)
General Society Society (USA) USA 

Alaska: Brent Sass kicked out of Iditarod for breaking communications rule

Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 13:00 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 20:29
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Brent Sass, the winner of last month’s Yukon Quest, was disqualified from the Iditarod on Tuesday night for breaking a

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Yukon Quest champion Brent Sass gets ready for the Fairbanks restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News)
General Society Society (USA) USA 

Alaska: Fairbanks snowstorm a blessing for snow-starved Iditarod mushers

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 13:22 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 20:19
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FAIRBANKS — The caravan of mushers who all made it to Fairbanks on Monday for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

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(Kevin Powell / Alaska Dispatch News)
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Iditarod restart in Fairbanks, Alaska has communities regrouping and preparing

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 19:28 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 13:15
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The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is known for its highs and lows, and the decision to move the restart from

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Michael Williams, Jr's team rounds the corner at Cordova Street during the ceremonial start of Iditarod 2014 in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes/Alaska Dispatch)
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Low snow in Southcentral Alaska has Iditarod officials pondering Fairbanks restart

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 18:35 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 21:48
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With abysmal snow conditions in Southcentral Alaska, the Iditarod Trail Committee is considering moving the race’s restart north to Fairbanks. Race

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Lance Mackey at the 2013 Iditarod Mushers' Banquet. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News)
General Society Society (USA) USA 

4-time champ Lance Mackey adds name to impressive Yukon Quest field

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 19:57 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 15:35
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After a short break, four-time Yukon Quest champion Lance Mackey is hitting the trail once again. The Fairbanks musher announced

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Wild boar incidents are increasing in southern Sweden. (iStock)
Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Proposal: Use assault rifles in Sweden’s wild-boar hunt

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 08:58
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A major wants to enlist soldiers armed with assault rifles in an effort to stem the rapid growth of Sweden’s

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