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N.W.T. MLAs get glimpse of future remediation work, and question how northerners will benefit

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 17:26
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What will life look like in the Northwest Territories, after the mines? There are more than 500 sites in the

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What’s going on with the N.W.T. government’s procurement review?

Sidney Cohen, CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 24, 2023 at 10:50
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Review was initially supposed to be done last summer but in some respects, it’s still underway Talking about procurement “is

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ConocoPhillips details Alaska gas leak cause, remedies at hearing

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, March 27, 2023 at 10:07
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ConocoPhillips, which last week received U.S. government approval for the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, detailed reasons for a natural

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“China is our strategic partner,” says Governor of Russian Arctic region

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 24, 2023 at 14:02
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At the same time as Communist Party leader Xi Jinping visited Moscow, a Chinese business delegation came to the far

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Huge budget deficit is building up in Russia’s economy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 09:55
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Moscow’s oil and gas revenues plummeted 46% in January-February. According to the Russian Ministry of Finance, federal budget revenues in

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Tourism rebounded in Yukon last year, but not to pre-pandemic levels

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023 at 10:12
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Yukon’s lucrative tourism sector took a major hit during the pandemic, but the latest data from the territorial government suggests

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Greenland, Iceland sign cooperation agreement in Reykjavik

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, October 14, 2022 at 15:22
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Greenland and Iceland signed a cooperation agreement in Reykjavik on Thursday that focuses on three main areas: economy, climate change

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Amid war, sanctions, Moscow says Russian Arctic shipping will thrive

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 22, 2022 at 09:10
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A new government plan for the Northern Sea Route includes unprecedented investments in new ships, infrastructure and natural resource development.

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An orange’s journey from the orchard to the Arctic highlights food insecurity in the North

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 15:22 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 15:58
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As a child, Ruth Wright loved oranges so much that she’d trade candy for them — a treat she rarely

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Russia and China to deepen cooperation in the Arctic

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, February 4, 2022 at 13:07
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Russia and China agreed to continue cooperating on “the sustainable development of the Arctic” as part of a deep strategic

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Technologies to slow climate change could give 20% population growth northern Sweden

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 13:48
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Population could increase with as much as one-fifth as ten thousand new workplaces will be created in Västerbotten and Norrbotten

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Green hydrogen plant doing steel production to be built in northern Sweden

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 09:38
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H2 Green Steel aims to invest €2,5 billion, create 1,500 direct jobs and produce 5 million tons of fossil-free steel

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Arctic Tourism & the Pandemic podcast – Episode Roundup February 8 – 12

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 12, 2021 at 15:20 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:29
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Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key

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Yukon’s tourism minister on policy making in the pandemic – Arctic Tourism & the Pandemic: Ep 4

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 15:45 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:29
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Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key

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Skagway, Alaska, feeling pain of Canada’s ban on cruise ships

CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 8, 2021 at 14:07 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:27
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Canada’s decision on Feb. 4 to extend a ban on large cruise ships until 2022 is not playing well in

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