N.W.T. spent $5.2M last year on agency nurses, who are paid more than local nurses
Agency nurses considered unionized, so union questions apparent discrepancy An employee of the N.W.T. health authority says the territory’s use
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Critical workforce shortage grips Russia’s North
Russia, especially its “depressed” regions, is suffering from a labor shortage. The decline in the workforce is evidenced by both
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Iqaluit Housing Authority reaches tentative agreement with Nunavut Employees Union
By Emily Haws · CBC News Striking maintenance workers were on the picket line for over 130 days The Iqaluit Housing Authority
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100,000 new residents needed to fill jobs in northern Sweden
Around 100,000 people need to move to northern Sweden to fill jobs there, but the pace of that effort needs
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Federal workers in the North picket as part of Canada-wide strike
About 600 Public Service Alliance of Canada workers affected in the North Federal public servants across the North were on
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Greenland needs new approach to preserve welfare state amidst aging population: gov
Greenland has launched a new strategy to help navigate the upcoming challenges of maintaining the welfare state amidst an aging
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Day after nurse sit-in in western Nunavik, union denounces employer actions
The day after a sit-in by nurses in the western part of northern Quebec, their union is denouncing the employer
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Pauktuutit to explore challenges confronting Inuit women in Canada’s extractive industry
Canada’s national women’s organization is working to launch a new project to better understand the violence and harassment faced by
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Sweden’s Armed Forces failed to recruit enough troops in 2017
The Swedish Armed Forces continued to struggle attracting recruits in 2017, falling well below its own target of 3,500 troops required for basic training. Swedish
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Video: Working construction in Canada’s High Arctic
Working construction in Canada’s High Arctic is not for the faint of heart. But since 2014, work crews from all
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Blog: Arctic oil – Russia pushes North as U.S. blocks Alaska leasing
While the U.S. Department of the Interior announced earlier this month that it would hold off on leasing areas in the Alaskan
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Finnair bracing for flight cancellations over pilot action
National airline Finnair has warned of the possibility of flight cancellations as pilots resort to industrial action during negotiations on
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Finnish economy still faltering
The latest preliminary data from Statistics Finland indicates that GDP declined by half a percentage point from July to September
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Finland’s shipbuilding prospects looking up
The industrial sector in Finland has been hit hard by a changing market and the economic downturn. Tens of thousands
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Finland trims economic growth forecast
Finland’s Finance Ministry says Finnish public finances will remain in deficit until the end of the decade, even if government
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