Arctic Canada: Calls mount for public inquiry into Iqaluit water crisis
Calls are mounting in Nunavut for the territorial government to call a public inquiry into the Iqaluit water crisis. The
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Neighbouring Norway not on President Putin’s New Year’s best wishes list
The Russian president sends greetings to 36 countries and state leaders. Nordic neighbors Sweden and Finland are both on the
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Blog: Business as usual for fossil fuels as polar ice melt bodes more climate chaos in 2022
This December brought some stark reminders of the events that made this year one I will not forget – and
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COVID-19: Sweden imposes new restrictions as infections rise
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
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
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 falling behind on eco-goals
Sweden has set 16 targets for the environment in areas like clean water and thriving forests, but the latest check
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Canada’s Northwest Territories needs user-friendly public registry for oil and gas, says MLA
‘[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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Rosatom makes fun of Suez traffic jam, promotes Russia’s Arctic route as alternative
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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Arctic in spotlight as Moscow pushes for global lead in LNG
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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$60M housing fund for Canada’s Northwest Territories to be spent, 2 years after it was first announced
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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Change to Canada’s assisted dying law overlooks Nunavut’s mental health crisis, say advocates
Senator calls it ‘unfair’ to offer assisted death and not mental health treatment Nunavut wellness advocates say Canada needs to
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Remote Canadian community’s request for direct flight to Arctic Nunavut territory can no longer be ignored says mayor
Pandemic travel restrictions has isolated the community from the rest of Nunavut The mayor of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, says his community
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U.S. court halts drilling at ConocoPhillips project in Alaska
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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Yukon’s tourism minister on policy making in the pandemic – Arctic Tourism & the Pandemic: Ep 4
Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key
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