Canada: Opponents to proposed Indian day school settlement make voices heard
First Nations lawyers who object to the proposed federal Indian day school settlement held a rally Wednesday outside the Winnipeg,
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Alaska: Mining opponents ask for investigation into Pebble’s parent company
Two groups hoping to stop the Pebble Mine, in southcentral Alaska, are asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate
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‘It’s the worst way to lose a daughter,’ says father of 14-year-old murder victim in Arctic Quebec
Jobie Epoo’s voice cracks when he talks about his daughter, Bethany Nastapoka Epoo. “When she was a little baby, before
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Russian court sentences Norwegian ex-border inspector to 14 years for espionage
Frode Berg, a former border inspector from Kirkenes, Arctic Norway, does not appeal the sentence delivered by the Moscow City
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Eye on the Arctic report Death in the Arctic recognized at Dart Awards in U.S.
Eye on the Arctic has received an honourable mention from the 25th annual Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of
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Canada: First Nations, lawyers fight day school agreement, say process is being rushed
One of Canada’s largest Indigenous organizations and a group of law firms from across the country are all fighting to
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Norwegian trawler arrested in northwest Russia for illegal fishing
The Arctic Swan was fishing off the coast of the Kola Peninsula when it was detained by the Russian Coast
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Finnish nuclear safety investigator suspected of conflict of interest
The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) has suspended a detective suspected of official misconduct. He was detained on Monday and
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Inuit class-action lawsuit to allege racism in Canada’s health-care system
Lawyers known for their representation of Indigenous northerners are preparing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Inuit who have faced
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Northern Canada: town’s fight to switch power distributors reaches Northwest Territories Supreme Court
A case that has implications for the cost and distribution of electricity in eight Northwest Territories communities, including the capital
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Federal judge says U.S. gov must reassess climate impacts of oil leases
A federal judge says the Bureau of Land Management must take a harder look climate change impacts before issuing oil
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Court overturns decision for mom who punched daughter in Nunavut, Arctic Canada
A mother won’t have a criminal record for repeatedly punching her daughter after the Nunavut Court of Justice overturned a
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As provincial budget approaches, Quebec Bar sounds alarm on dire state of Nunavik justice system
With the Quebec provincial budget scheduled for later this month, the Quebec Bar Association is demanding immediate, short-term investments to
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Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory reflects on Gladue Indigenous sentencing principle
It’s been one year since the Gladue Report Writing Program was launched in Yukon, which formalized the process for creating
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Finland’s indigenous Sámi score victory in fishing dispute
The District Court of Finnish Lapland has overturned all charges of illicit fishing against four Sámi men from Utsjoki, the
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