Christmas Special: How Santa became Finnish
All Points North went to Lapland to find out how one man helped make Santa Claus one of Finland’s biggest
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Earth’s north magnetic pole is heading for Russia at an unprecedented rate, scientists say
The direction indicated by our compasses, the magnetic north pole, is not fixed, unlike the geographic north. In fact, it
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New cultural centre will help bridge generations say Inuit in Atlantic Canada
A new Inuit cultural centre opened this month in Atlantic Canada, something community representatives believe is an important step to
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Greta Thunberg look-alike in Yukon gold rush photo sparks online frenzy
No, Greta Thunberg is not a time traveller. But a historic photo from the Yukon Klondike Gold Rush in northwestern
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Longread – Why a Soviet-built polar cruise vessel left Atlantic Canada as a derelict ghost ship
Glenn Mackey boarded the MV Lyubov Orlova in St. John’s Harbour in Newfoundland, Atlantic Canada, on July 2, 2010, expecting
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History in the North: Selected reports
Discover the history of the North through these selected reports.
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Miles Canyon in Canada’s Yukon territory needs name change, says MLA
It’s one of Whitehorse’s best known and most admired local landmarks. The same, however, can’t be said for its namesake
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Time to end Western sanctions against Russia, Arctic Norwegian leader says
It’s time for Norway to abolish sanctions against Russia and instead introduce similar measures against the USA, Finnmark County Council
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Northern Canada: We’ve spelled this Indigenous community’s name wrong for decades
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation recently emailed a notice asking certain news organizations to begin — please — to correctly spell “Dettah,”
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Historical, 150-year-old map of southwest Yukon on display in Northern Canada
When a precious map arrived in the Yukon from San Francisco last week, Tom Buzzell was shocked at its size.
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Towns in northwest Russia commemorate liberation from Nazi Germany
War heroes are saluted, fallen comrades commemorated and civilian suffering paid respect as the towns of Nikel and Kirkenes look
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Arctic Norway: Russian FM to attend ceremony commemorating Soviet liberation in WWII
October 25th marks the Soviet Red Army troops’ liberation of Kirkenes, the first town in Norway to be freed from
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Blog – Documentary will show climate change through eyes of pioneering scientist
British filmmaker Cal Murphy Barton is producing a documentary about a scientist who has witnessed five decades of Arctic sea
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation archives added to UNESCO world register
The collection of archives, personal stories and photos of residential school survivors at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
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HMS Terror’s ‘incredible’ condition may offer new clues to Franklin Expedition mystery
The first systematic exploration of the interior of HMS Terror is offering Parks Canada underwater archeologists the tantalizing prospect that
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