Pilots warned of GPS jamming in Arctic Norway
“Reasons to believe it could be related to military exercise activities outside Norway’s borders,” says the Civil Aviation Authority to
Read more
technology
Canada’s northern food security program has ‘lost its way’, says federal minister
Canada’s Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is promising changes to the federal government’s northern food security subsidy program
Read more
Violence against Indigenous women still a hot topic for Alaska Federation of Natives
The three-day-long Alaska Federation of Natives Convention wrapped up on Saturday. This year’s theme was Innovation in the past, present
Read more
Chinese-made equipment in Canada’s Arctic ships under scrutiny
Canada’s international trade minister quietly sounded out officials at the Department of National Defence last spring about how much of
Read more
Obama addresses business leaders in Finland on climate change and technology
At a business seminar in Helsinki, the former American president called for global solutions to global problems. Former US president
Read more
City in Canadian Arctic to get data centre thanks to arrival of faster internet
Iqaluit, Nunavut’s capital city, is preparing to build a data hub, as a new higher-speed broadband network is set to
Read more
High-speed Internet service coming soon to east-Arctic Canada
Iqaluit residents can expect to check their emails, tweet and do everything else online three times faster beginning next month.
Read more
Is Asian desert dust warming the Arctic’s sea surface and confusing satellites?
Large amounts of dust from Asian deserts could be contributing to the warming of Arctic sea surfaces, but satellites are
Read more
Businesses in south-east Finland learn to cope with military ban on wind turbines
In south-east Finland, five wind turbines on the coast of the Gulf of Finland churn out electricity for regional utility
Read more
$125.2 million announced for high-speed internet in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec
Ottawa and the province of Quebec announced $125.2 million this week to help improve high-speed internet in Nunavik, the Inuit
Read more
Mobile technology helps conservation officers in Northern Canada monitor bear traps
Yukon conservation officers can now get photos of bears entering live traps sent to their mobile phones. “It’s basically like
Read more
Finland’s first electric plane raises hopes for future of aviation
All was quiet at Helsinki’s Malmi Airport on Tuesday as Finland’s first electric airplane rose into the skies. From a
Read more
Indoor agriculture thriving in Stockholm thanks to better LEDs
Have LED lights now got so cheap and so efficient that it makes economic and environmental sense to grow herbs,
Read more
Canadian Inuit language settings coming soon to Facebook
Facebook users could be clicking “piugijara” instead of the “like” button to show they support someone’s post by next year.
Read more
Alaskan Inuit dialect added to Facebook’s Translate app
Facebook added Inupiaq, an Alaskan Inuit dialect, as a language option thanks to a grassroots project started by an Alaskan
Read more