Organization representing Canada’s Inuit gathers for presidential election
Members of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) are in Inuvik, Northwest Territories (central Canadian Arctic) this week, for their annual general
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Swedish opposition details climate promises ahead of September elections
Sweden’s opposition centre-right Alliance said on Tuesday that it puts “results” ahead of “symbolic actions” when it comes to fighting
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Perry Bellegarde wins another term as Canada’s Assembly of First Nations chief
Perry Bellegarde won a second term as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) on Wednesday amid allegations
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Podcast – Dissecting the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki
Commenting on Monday’s meeting in Helsinki between the US and Russian presidents, the Tampere-based daily Aamulehti (southern Finland) writes that
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Alaska senators blast Trump for going soft on Putin
Both of Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators take issue with President Trump’s remarks in Helsinki Monday. Trump, standing beside Russian President
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“No collusion” says Trump after Russia-U.S. summit in Finland
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin presented a united front on the question of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US
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First Nations National Chief candidates tell Indigenous Northern Canadians to ‘exert your sovereignty’
Four candidates running to be National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations were at a forum in Whitehorse on
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Northern Norway merger overwhelmingly rejected in regional referendum
This shows that Finnmark wants to be governed by people from the region, says County Council leader Ragnhild Vassvik. As
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Arctic Norway region holds referendum against forced merger
Regional authorities in Finnmark call on locals to go to the polls in what they hope will be a decisive
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Blog – With Siumut’s re-election, will Greenland welcome Chinese investment?
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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Norway’s foreign minister Børge Brende resigns
Leader of Norway’s Foreign Ministry announces that he leaves office less than a week after his Conservative Party won re-election,
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Aili Keskitalo new president of Norway’s Sami Parliament
Sami unity, cross-border cooperation, language, rights and self-determination are key priorities when Aili Keskitalo now takes the lead in the
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Norway to count votes manually in fear of election hacking
Norway is the second European country this year to announce trust in good old paper counting. People goes to the
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Governor of Karelia to leave office among four other Russian regional leaders
It is time to let in new people, Aleksandr Khudiulainen says. In an address announced Wednesday morning, the governor confirms
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Historic Sámi agreement starts long way towards ratification
Indigenous communities in Finland rejoice as years of negotiations lead to agreement over the Nordic Sami Convention. But critics remain
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