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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Quebec Elections: Centre-right CAQ takes province including Arctic Ungava riding

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 09:37 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 11:04
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The Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) party swept  provincial elections on Monday winning its first ever majority, including the Arctic riding of

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Talks continue as Sweden wonders who will be the next prime minister

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 28, 2018 at 11:45
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The speaker of parliament, Andreas Norlén, has invited the eight political party leaders for another round of one-to-one talks this

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden’s speaker begins first round talks to find a prime minister

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 12:09
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The newly appointed speaker of parliament met with the Social Democrats’ Stefan Löfven today, in the first out of eight

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden’s political blocs face unity test as talks with parliament speaker begin

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 15:22 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 15:26
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The speaker of Swedish parliament will begin talks on Thursday with eight party leaders to determine who is best placed to form

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

With Sweden’s final election tally confirmed, who will form the next government?

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, September 17, 2018 at 11:52 — Last Updated: Monday, September 17, 2018 at 11:55
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The final election results have now been counted, and there is still no clear view of who will form the

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Should Sweden’s Social Democrats worry about their dwindling support?

Nathalie Rothschild, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 14, 2018 at 16:20
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Support for the Social Democrats has dropped in 250 out of Sweden’s 290 municipalities, preliminary election results show. Is Social

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

High voter turnout delays Sweden’s final election results

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 14, 2018 at 12:22
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A total 87 percent of Swedes turned out to vote on September 9th but the final election result will not

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Social Democrats lose Arctic stronghold over healthcare in Sweden’s regional elections

Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 10:21
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An independent party campaigning against the closure of hospitals has come first in the county council elections in Norrbotten in

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finnish PM concerned by far-right party’s results in Swedish elections

Yle News
Posted: Monday, September 10, 2018 at 12:55
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Finnish Prime Minister and Centre Party chair Juha Sipilä said he was surprised the issue of migration overshadowed foreign and

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden headed for coalition government after narrow election results

Ingrid Forsberg, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, September 10, 2018 at 09:58 — Last Updated: Monday, September 10, 2018 at 10:00
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Sweden’s Social Democrat Prime Minister Stefan Löfven is not stepping down – but he faces a vote to stay in

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Too young to vote, Swedish student Greta Thunberg goes on strike for climate action

Brett Ascarelli, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 11:12 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 14:51
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Sweden’s elections are coming up, and Greta Thunberg is too young to vote, but she’s trying to influence policy in

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Indigenous reindeer herders request emergency aid after drought, wildfires ravage Sweden

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 08:26 — Last Updated: Friday, August 31, 2018 at 14:53
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The Swedish Saami Association is demanding a comprehensive aid package from Stockholm after a season of unprecedented drought and wildfire

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Norman Yakeleya elected new chief of Northern Canada’s Dene Nation

Priscilla Hwang, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 11:12
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Norman Yakeleya is the new Dene national chief. Hundreds of delegates from across the Northwest Territories and beyond cast their

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

First Nation in Northern Canada begins new era as decades-long chief steps down

Priscilla Hwang, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 10:19
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It will be a historical turning point for the Dene Nation today, as delegates from across and outside the Northwest

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Analysis – How do Sweden’s political parties plan to tackle climate change?

Loukas Christodoulou, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 13:54 — Last Updated: Friday, August 24, 2018 at 13:57
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American-born climate researcher Kim Nicholas is going to vote for the first time as a new Swedish citizen in the

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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

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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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