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Falling oil prices, revenue forecast paint gloomy picture for Alaska

Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 16:17 — Last Updated: Friday, December 12, 2014 at 20:42
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The international oil market held more bad news for Alaska on Wednesday as prices fell to near $60 per barrel, while the

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A couple of decades ago the landscape was much different and the trip almost impossible. A couple of decades from now, the film suggests the situation will possibly be even much different from today as a warming climate greatly changes the high Arctic. (Polar Sea- Primitive Films)
Canada Culture Culture (Canada) General 

Polar Sea : major new Arctic adventure, science, social documentary series

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, November 24, 2014 at 21:24 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 21:29
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A new documentary film series is part crazy sailing adventure and part environmental film showing the rapid and drastic changes

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A photo of a sonar image made available by the Swedish military which they say shows sub-sea tracks left behind by a mini-submarine. (Swedish Armed Forces/AP)
General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedes surveyed about recent submarine hunt

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, November 24, 2014 at 14:33 — Last Updated: Monday, November 24, 2014 at 21:32
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Three in four Swedes believe the Swedish Armed Forces have solid evidence that a foreign submarine violated Sweden’s territorial waters

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A Swedish Navy fast-attack craft patrols in the the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, on October 18 2014. (Pontus Lundahl/AFP/Getty Images)
Blog Canada Society (Canada) 

Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 11/21/14

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, November 21, 2014 at 21:51 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:00
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of the top headlines from Eye on the Arctic this week:

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping drink a toast on Nov. 12, 2014. The two leaders pledged to take ambitious action to limit greenhouse gases ahead of climate change negotiations next year. (Greg Baker/AP)
Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General Special Features 

China-US climate deal puts pressure on Canada

Lynn Desjardins, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 21:29 — Last Updated: Monday, November 17, 2014 at 21:35
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Pressure will increase on Canada to do more to curb greenhouse gas emissions now that the United States and China

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Göranson shows an image of what he says are tracks of the submarine on the sea floor. (Frank Radosevich / Radio Sweden)
General Politics Politics (Sweden) Special Features Sweden 

Military confirms foreign sub violated Swedish waters

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 14:17 — Last Updated: Monday, November 17, 2014 at 21:35
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The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, Sverker Göranson, confirmed today that it was indeed a foreign mini-submarine that

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Finland's Prime Minister Alexander Stubb echoed concerns expressed by President Sauli Niinistö about the onset of another Cold War. (Yle)
Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

“Cold war looming, sanctions our best bet,” says Finland’s PM

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 16:25 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 21:49
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Prime Minister Alexander Stubb says Finland needs to stay close to the European Union but also maintain good ties with

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An Su-34 bomber jet flyng near Moscow in 2009. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFP/ Getty Images)
General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Russian Su-34 fighter bombers flying off Norway

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 15:19 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 21:49
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The Norwegian Air Force has for the first time intercepted Russia’s newest jet fighter, the Su-34 off the northeastern coast

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From 3 representatives in 2013, the UK brought a delegation of 50 to this year’s Arctic Circle, by far the biggest delegation of the conference for any state or non-state actor. (iStock)
Blog Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) Special Features 

Blog: The British Invasion – The Arctic Circle and observer states

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Monday, November 10, 2014 at 19:12 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 16:47
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There was a lot of buzz around new Observers to the Arctic Council leading up to the 2013 Ministerial in

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland’s president to Guardian: “We’re on the brink of a cold war, but we’re not afraid”

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 16:11 — Last Updated: Friday, November 7, 2014 at 20:53
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Europe could find itself in the grip of another Cold War as relations with Russia deteriorate over the war in

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Canadian senator Celine Herviex-Payette in Iqaluit, Nunavut in 2010. (Radio Canada International)
Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Canadian senator proposes nation-wide “seal products day”

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 19:28 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 19:39
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A Canadian Senator wants to promote Inuit, and other community seal hunting here in Canada, in light of the ongoing

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland wouldn’t organise a submarine hunt “farce,” says defence minister

Yle News
Posted: Monday, October 27, 2014 at 13:28 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 20:01
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Finland’s Defence Minister Carl Haglund has hit the headlines in Sweden after saying the Swedish military’s recent search for “foreign

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There are many different caribou herds in regions all across Canada, but most are experiencing dramatic declines. While habitat loss and industrial activity are listed as a major concern, increased pressure from hunting in order for meat and fish to be sold online has also become a concern. This was the most retweeted story on Eye on the Arctic this week. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)
Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) Special Features 

Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 10/24/14

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 at 21:14 — Last Updated: Friday, October 24, 2014 at 21:15
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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Stories concerning everything from drilling and education, to journalism and the environment, were among your most read stories this week. (iStock)
Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 10/17/14

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 at 20:40 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:03
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  On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic

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A polar bear looks towards Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba in November 2007. Experts say climate change is slowing the formation of winter ice on Hudson Bay. Measurements show polar bears are getting smaller and lighter on average, than they were in the 1980's. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)
Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Climate change adversely affecting Arctic wildlife

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014 at 17:39 — Last Updated: Monday, October 6, 2014 at 18:56
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There is increasing evidence that climate change, which is warming the polar region, is having a negative affect upon a

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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

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

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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