Federal government ends MMIWG funding to northern prosecution offices
Email shows the funding’s end leaves 25 per cent hole in Nunavut office’s budget The Public Prosecution Service of Canada
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Internet customers in North to receive subsidy, CRTC says
Regulator also says Northwestel must credit customers for internet outages longer than a day Canada’s telecommunications regulator says northerners will
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Uncertainty and anxiety for some Northerners, as Trump returns to power
‘It’s just so unpredictable, you just have to be ready to react,’ says Vuntut Gwitchin chief Pauline Frost, chief of
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Mountain tourism in northern Sweden hindered by train disruptions
Train disruptions on the Malmbanan, or the “Iron Ore Line” in the mountains of Norrbotten, have led to a devastating
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Northern stores ‘absolutely not’ raising food costs with new federal funding: CEO
By Sarah Smellie The chief executive of the North West Co. Inc. is rejecting accusations that its stores in remote
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Tree planting may not be effective climate change solution for the North, study finds
By Tori Fitzpatrick Researcher says tree planting at high latitudes may not prevent warming Planting trees is a popular way
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Sweden beefs up defence forces in the North
“An armed attack against Sweden or our allies can not be excluded,” the Government in Stockholm underlines. The new NATO
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Northern transport links must be improved for security reasons says Finland
President Alexander Stubb spoke on a visit to Oulu and Kemi in northern Finland on Wednesday. According to President Alexander Stubb,
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September heat record for Murmansk
The hotter-than-normal summer in Russia’s northwest corner is continued into September with temperatures never seen before on record for the
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Warming climate changing CO2 balance in northern ecosystems: study
A recent study has found that climate change is significantly altering how northern ecosystems manage carbon dioxide (CO2) in permafrost
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Ilse ready to ‘Swim the Arctic Circle’
Hundreds of brave souls are preparing to take part in an annual series of races in the Torne River, above
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Experts weigh the pros and cons of renewable diesel in the North
Total carbon footprint of renewable diesel ‘a bit unclear,’ says one researcher A Saskatchewan researcher who specializes in fossil fuels
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BA launches flights from London to Finland’s northernmost airport
By Hannah Thule, The Independent Barents Observer Starting in December 2024, it will be possible to fly between London and
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Northern airlines say feds should intervene if they want lower prices for the North
High costs, lower profits putting pressure on carriers, committee hears Northern airlines say federal rules don’t take into account the
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The North’s telecoms system is too vulnerable, some say after last week’s outage
‘It’s not going to be possible to protect everything at all times,’ says N.W.T. fire information officer Wildfire season was
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