U.S. Attorney General hears from Indigenous leaders about justice problems in rural Alaska
U.S. Attorney General William Barr met with Alaska Native leaders from around the state Wednesday in Anchorage to discuss law
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Could Alaska’s rural Indigenous communities fight violence with broader law enforcement powers?
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr is coming to Alaska this week. Sen. Dan Sullivan said he will focus on rural
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Agency supporting Alaska’s rural development has new leader
The Denali Commission has a new leader. The U.S. secretary of commerce has appointed Jason Hoke of Glennallen to be
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Could telecommuting keep Finland’s small towns viable?
Heli Siirilä had long dreamed of living in the countryside. Now she does. A project chief living in the west-coast
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Report highlights Finland’s top 5 housing problems
Parliament’s audit committee issued a report on Tuesday outlining five major problems with housing policy in Finland. The committee concluded
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Social Democrats lose Arctic stronghold over healthcare in Sweden’s regional elections
An independent party campaigning against the closure of hospitals has come first in the county council elections in Norrbotten in
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Community health aides, Alaska’s unique solution for rural health care
Fifty years ago, Alaska had a really big problem. It was hard to get medical care in small, rural communities.
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Police in Arctic Finland overstretched, says retiring officer
After 41 years on the force, retiring deputy head of the Lapland Police Department Seppo Kinnunen is worried how his
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New farm bill program aims to fight food insecurity in Alaska
Around one in eight Alaskans have wondered at some point in the last year where their next meal will come
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No buyers for homes in Finland’s remote areas
Anja Soininen would like to sell her home and move closer to her son’s family, but there are no interested
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Finnish state should invest in services to keep rural areas populated: poll
Finland’s public broadcaster Yle recently asked the pollster Taloustutkimus to carry out a survey asking a sample of Finns about
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How alternatives to traditional banking can help rural Alaskans
About a dozen people, including a baby, sit in a classroom at the Knik Tribal Council office in Palmer (southcentral
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Heat and drought could put Swedish dairy farmers out of business
The dry weather during May and June is putting an increasing strain on Sweden’s farmers. If the rain does not
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Canadian government gives giant boost to Northern highway project
The federal government has announced it is investing $102.5 million in the Northwest Territories’ Mackenzie Valley Highway project, aimed to
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New fibre optic line to ensure reliable internet access in Northern Canada
A nearly 800-kilometre fibre optic network will be built to connect Inuvik, N.W.T. and Dawson City, Yukon, which the federal
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