Former Canadian Mountie sues after developing PTSD while policing in the North
A former Mountie is suing the federal government, a doctor and a psychologist who worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted
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Lack of rain could force Swedish farmers to kill their livestock early
Many cows in Sweden might need to be slaughtered early due to a shortage of grass for them to eat.
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Healthcare facilities in rural Alaska struggle to pay internet bills
A program that provides millions of dollars in federal subsidies to help pay rural Alaska healthcare facilities’ high internet bills
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Police officers in Alaska villages hired despite criminal record: report
Recent reporting in the Anchorage Daily News has exposed a long-standing problem in Alaska of rural communities hiring village police
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Villages in western Finland concerned by jump in wolf population
The number of wolves has increased by 10 percent from last year, with 200 wolves now living in Finland. Around
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Blog – Underwater tunnels revolutionize transport in the Faroe Islands
Fifty-five million years ago, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean opened up between Europe and Greenland, pushing the two landmasses apart. In
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Appeal challenges Alaska’s exclusion of village residents from juries
The Alaska Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday in a case that could have huge implications for how Alaska village
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[SPECIAL REPORT] Arctic tourism in the age of Instagram
When most people think of Arctic economic development, things like resource extraction are usually first to mind. But northern regions
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Rural Finland won’t be fully compensated for predator damage
Residents and farmers who’ve been approved to receive compensation for damage caused by predators will not receive the full amount
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Agency supporting Alaska’s rural development has new interim leader
Former state senator John Torgerson has been appointed to run the Denali Commission while a search is underway for the
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Despite winter darkness, solar power might work better in rural Alaska than you’d expect
Harnessing solar power in Alaska might not, at first, seem very effective. The sun is a rare sight in much
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Alaska documentary chronicles one family’s remote cabin adventure
FAIRBANKS — Jean Aspen and her husband, Tom Irons, who divide their time between Homer and the Brooks Range, created
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Program to recruit pediatricians to Alaska
Four pediatric residents got their first taste of Alaskan style medicine this spring. It’s part of a new partnership based
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Desperate to save school, Alaska students raise money
A student shortage led to the shutdown of four rural Alaska schools this year — the most in a decade
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Bus service to better connect Alaska communities
With a state as sprawling and vast as Alaska, it makes sense that not every community would have access to
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