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Electric cars hit record 50% sales in northernmost Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 11, 2021 at 15:18
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“We are well on our way to the goal that electric cars should be the natural choice for everyone, due

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Radar stations are under construction in the Russian district of Vorkuta and in the Arctic Murmansk region. (iStock)
Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Shell teams up with Gazprom Neft in Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 7, 2020 at 07:55
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The two companies are jointly to develop license areas in Russia’s far northern Gydan Peninsula. A joint venture established on

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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Northern climate change will cost country €99 billion says Russia’s Minister of the Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 30, 2020 at 09:36
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Direct damage on buildings and infrastructure will be up to €99 billion, says Deputy Minister of the Far East and

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Canada Post unveils new Indigenous and northern reconciliation strategy

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 11:01
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Crown corporation is planning to meet with every community to discuss their needs Canada Post unveiled its plan to improve

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RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Gov’t survey highlights hidden homelessness in Nunavut, Canada

John Van Dusen, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 15:40
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Data from 4 Nunavut communities underscores long-standing housing crisis A survey of more than 320 homes across four Nunavut communities paints

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Business Business (Iceland) Iceland 

BLOG – In just 20 years, ships could cross an open Arctic Ocean

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020 at 14:49 — Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2020 at 15:06
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Sailing via the North Pole was impossible until the 1950s. Now, it is all but inevitable. Even if all greenhouse

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Northwestern Canada Grand Chief calls recent agreement with government a ‘milestone’

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 11:27
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Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief George Mackenzie is calling a recent agreement with the territorial government a “milestone.” Late last week, the

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

New Barents Sea port and 500 km railway link will connect Asia to Russian Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 10:59 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 11:05
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Russia pushes for more of the global cargo flow to go north. A new year-round port near Indiga in the

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

ANALYSIS: Finances in Canada’s Northwest Territories leave little wiggle room ahead of budget

Alex Brockman, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 11:50
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Caroline Wawzonek has promised to be creative as numbers paint a grim picture Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek has a challenge

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General RCI 

Air links between Canada, Alaska, Greenland & Siberia could be building blocks for economic development says Quebec Inuit leader

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 14:04 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 14:06
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Direct air links between Arctic Canada and Inuit regions of Alaska, Greenland and Russia could be important building blocks for

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Business Business (Canada) General RCI 

Circumpolar partnerships will be increasingly important for Canada’s North, Ottawa Arctic conference hears

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 21:25 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 21:29
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As climate change puts international attention on the North, circumpolar partnerships will have an increasingly important role to play when

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Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian PM stresses relationship with Indigenous peoples in mandate letters to new government ministers

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 13, 2019 at 14:23 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 14:15
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued his mandate letters to the ministers of his new government on Friday, stressing the

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Northwestern Canada: Yukon gov pressed for details on expropriations for highway upgrades

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 12:02
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The Yukon Party is pressing the government for details on any planned expropriation of property to make way for Alaska

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Design of Alaska Highway upgrades in Whitehorse, Northern Canada displayed

Steve Silva, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 11:52
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Whitehorse, northwestern Canada residents saw Tuesday evening the nearly finished design of upgrades to a section of the Alaska Highway

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

US Dept. of Transportation awards $25M for Port of Alaska upgrades

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 15:24
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The Port of Alaska is getting $25 million in federal funds to help improve and modernize. The money was announced

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