Arctic Canada: Nunavut legislature to see temporary law to suspend bilingual education deadline
The right to bilingual education in Nunavut schools (east-Arctic Canada) will likely be temporarily suspended during the winter sitting of
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Northern Canadian territory tables mining act requiring benefit agreements with Indigenous govs
The Northwest Territories government, in Canada’s central Arctic, says more accountability on negotiations between industry and Indigenous governments is a
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First Nations groups want fixes to Canadian gov’s draft child welfare law
A draft of the federal Liberal government’s proposed Indigenous child welfare bill recently received negative reviews from First Nations representatives
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With 1 week to spare, Canada’s Northwest Territories finalizes plan for cannabis legalization
With one week left until pot legalization, the Northwest Territories government released its final plan for cannabis at a public committee meeting
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Haunted by Talvivaara Mining’s crimes, locals in eastern Finland rise against mine proposal
News that the British-owned Beowulf Mining firm is exploring the possibility of a graphite mine in Finland has locals concerned about
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Mining industry fears changes to legislation could end free entry staking in Canada’s Yukon
The Yukon Prospectors Association and the Yukon Chamber of Mines fear that proposed amendments to the Quartz Mining Act will
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Foreign-flagged? Russia floats new steps to restrict Arctic shipping
Only ships built in Russia will be allowed to carry oil, natural gas and coal along the Northern Sea Route,
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Alaska lawmakers set to end cash subsidies for oil companies
JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate approved a House proposal Monday to repeal a cash-subsidy program for oil companies. But a
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Ombudsman hopes for Sami rights ratification after election
25 years after the UN’s International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Convention No. 169 was approved, Finland’s Parliament was supposed to ratify it
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