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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)
General Society Society (USA) USA 

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)
General Society Society (USA) USA 

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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Almost 70 dogteams started in this year's Iditarod compared to 18 in the Yukon Quest. (CBC)
Canada Society Society (Canada) 

Yukon Quest can learn from Iditarod, say mushers

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 10:27
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Dog mushers in Yukon and Alaska say uncertainty about the future of the Yukon Quest sled dog race will continue

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Yvonne Dabakk leaves Willow at the 2014 Iditarod restart. (Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage)
Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Norwegian contingent prepared for Iditarod challenge

APRN
Posted: Monday, March 3, 2014 at 18:07
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Teams are making their way into Rainy Pass as they head trough the Alaska Range. It’s arguably the toughest stretch

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(Craig Medred)
Society Society (USA) Special Features USA 

Iditarod will dish out rocks, roots, and fragile ice

Craig Medred, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, February 28, 2014 at 16:03
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ROHN — The angry whining sound you’re likely to hear deep in the Alaska Range early next week will come

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They won't be breaking any speed records, but a handful of Iditarod mushers keep coming back to Siberian huskies, the loyal, hardworking, sturdy breed that for decades has defined dog mushing in the North. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)
Society Society (USA) Special Features USA 

Love keeps Iditarod mushers connected to Siberian huskies

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 11:44
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They’re big, cuddly and fluffy, but don’t be fooled by the package they come in; this breed is full of

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Yellowknife fire crews donned ice rescue gear to help a man and his dogs who fell through ice on Yellowknife Bay Friday. (CBC)
Canada Society Society (Canada) 

Dogsledder falls through ice in Canada’s Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013 at 09:35
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Bystanders and the fire department from Yellowknife, the capital city of Canada’s Northwest Territories,  saved a man and his dogs

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A dog resting in Stockholm Sweden. (Jonathan Nackstrand, AFP)
Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Pet passports needed between Sweden and Norway

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 10:29
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As of May 1, people who own dogs will need passports for their pets in order to travel with them

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