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COVID-19: Sweden imposes new restrictions as infections rise

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 11:21
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A number of new measures announced by the government. Includes work from home recommendation and tighter rules for social distancing.

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Canada’s Nunavut Inuit organization plans to seek self-government

Jane George, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 11:45
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., which represents about 30,000 Nunavut Inuit, plans to push ahead with self-government negotiations. “What we would like

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Yukon gov’t announces eight affordable housing projects

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 14:30
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Money is on the table for eight affordable housing projects across Yukon, according to Yukon government officials. The projects, which are

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Sweden's 'outdoor access rights' have been translated into several languages to encourage immigrants to explore nature. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General News Sweden 

Sweden falling behind on eco-goals

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, April 5, 2021 at 08:01
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Sweden has set 16 targets for the environment in areas like clean water and thriving forests, but the latest check

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 General RCI 

Canada’s Northwest Territories needs user-friendly public registry for oil and gas, says MLA

Avery Zingel, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 14:25
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‘[It’s] virtually impossible to get any coherent information on specific oil and gas holdings’ The N.W.T. government does not have

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General News Russia 

Rosatom makes fun of Suez traffic jam, promotes Russia’s Arctic route as alternative

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 15:51
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In a twitter thread, Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation makes big fun of the trouble for global shipping caused by

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Arctic in spotlight as Moscow pushes for global lead in LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 11:40
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Russia’s new government Program on Liquified Natural Gas includes a series of new Arctic projects, among them possibly the Shtokman

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

$60M housing fund for Canada’s Northwest Territories to be spent, 2 years after it was first announced

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 13:03
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The government has drawn criticism for not touching the funds, meant to address the dire housing situation Over 100 new affordable housing units

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Change to Canada’s assisted dying law overlooks Nunavut’s mental health crisis, say advocates

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 22, 2021 at 10:11
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Senator calls it ‘unfair’ to offer assisted death and not mental health treatment Nunavut wellness advocates say Canada needs to

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General RCI 

Remote Canadian community’s request for direct flight to Arctic Nunavut territory can no longer be ignored says mayor

Jackie McKay, CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 26, 2021 at 11:20
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Pandemic travel restrictions has isolated the community from the rest of Nunavut The mayor of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, says his community

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* Featured * Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 2 General RCI USA 

U.S. court halts drilling at ConocoPhillips project in Alaska

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, February 15, 2021 at 15:49
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Decision will stop on-the-ground work for winter at Willow project opposed by environmental, Indigenous groups A U.S. federal appeals court

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News RCI 

Yukon’s tourism minister on policy making in the pandemic – Arctic Tourism & the Pandemic: Ep 4

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 15:45 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:29
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Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Featured • Zone 2 General RCI 

Mine blockade sparks solidarity protests across Nunavut, Canada

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 10:08
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Baffinland says 700 staff are stranded, supply flights suspended Community members across Nunavut came out in peaceful protests on Monday,

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* Featured * Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 3 RCI USA 

U.S. cancels public comment period for Alaska oil and gas lease sale

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, February 8, 2021 at 09:29
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Announcement follows Biden’s Jan. 27 executive order pausing oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters The United States’

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Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) RCI 

Estonia ready to contribute to global climate fight through Arctic Council if observer application approved, says president

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 16:27 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 18:06
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Estonia’s long history of polar research, coupled with its current scientific and technological expertise, would allow it to make important

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