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Arctic naval refuelling station set to open in 2024, 9 years behind schedule

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 12:31
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Nanisivik Naval Facility was first announced in 2007 The federal government’s long-promised Nanisivik Naval Facility is expected to open in 2024,

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Russia’s defense minister vows more troops near Nordic countries

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 07:55
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New military bases will be created in the western regions, Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting Wednesday between top military

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Northern Rangers convene for first time in three years amid broader discussions on Arctic security

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 09:47
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For the first time in three years, northern Canadian Rangers are gathering to provide updates on their communities and set

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Army, Navy and Air Force start exercises in northern Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 10:58
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Volume of military exercise is on the rise in Northern Norway. This week is especially busy in the air, on

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Norway, Finland, Sweden prioritize North in updated statement

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 16:01 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 16:11
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The defence ministers of Finland, Norway and Sweden signed an updated statement of intent on Tuesday in Oslo that prioritizes

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Finnish Defence Forces to use biofuels on land, at sea

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 15:50
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Solar panels have also been installed on Defence Forces facilities all the way up into Lapland, where one building at

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‘He’s finally being recognized’: Indigenous veterans honoured this week in N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Friday, November 11, 2022 at 08:01
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Last Post Fund marks graves of veterans across Canada A grey headstone stands out in the freshly fallen snow at

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Norwegian military watchtower got electricity from Russian hydro-power plant—then it was cut

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 09:04
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The military watchtower is manned round-the-clock guarding Norway’s land border with Russia. This June, Russia decided to cut the electricity

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Canada’s North spared from national military staff shortages

CBC News
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2022 at 09:22 — Last Updated: Monday, October 24, 2022 at 13:43
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‘It is business as usual in the North, and our operations are happening as planned,’ says JTFN Canada’s three northern

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Canada needs ‘goals, a plan and resources’ for Arctic, says expert

The Canadian Press
Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 12:25
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By Dylan Robertson · The Canadian Press ‘Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine has made this co-operation in the Arctic virtually impossible’ Canada’s

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Russia, China could challenge Canada’s ‘tenuous hold’ in Arctic, says top soldier

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 11:36
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Gen. Wayne Eyre said that while the threat isn’t immediate, it’s out there Canada’s hold on the outer reaches of

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Hundreds of foreign soldiers join military exercise in Arctic Finland

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 29, 2022 at 09:06
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A record high 880 Swedish soldiers have crossed the northern border to Finland for a week-long exercise kicking off on

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NATO chief tours Arctic defences as Canada comes under pressure

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 13:00
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NATO’s secretary general is getting an up-close look at Canada’s northern defences Thursday as he visits the Arctic — a region of

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New Russian war monument near Norway praises battle and aggression in Ukraine

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 14:02
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The Kola Peninsula has hundreds of war memorials paying tribute to Soviet soldiers and victims of Nazi German aggression during

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Murmansk offers 100,000 rubles cash in recruitment campaign for Ukraine war

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 25, 2022 at 14:44
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Governor Andrei Chibis takes a more active role in the Ukraine war and promises payment by signing to “Arctic patriots.”

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