Blog: Hamburg & the Northern Sea Route
The port city of Hamburg, Germany actually lies 130 kilometers inland from the North Sea. Despite this distance, it has
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Blog: Interactive atlas shows Inuit trails
Last week, a new atlas was released documenting the network of pan-Inuit trails crisscrossing the Arctic from Alaska to Greenland.
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Blog: UK has Arctic on radar in national maritime security strategy
The United Kingdom is a country with longstanding interests in the Arctic. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, English whalers
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Motorists warned to watch out for wildlife on Sweden’s roads
Motorists are being told to watch out for wild moose this week as part of a campaign drawing attention to
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Lack of say in merged northern airline alarms Nunavut Inuit
Canadian North says its special fares for Inuit beneficiaries of the Nunavut land claim will not change, but that’s not
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Sweden’s environment minister upset by car industry emission testing delays
Sweden’s Environment Minister says attempts by the European car industry to delay the introduction of new methods to test greenhouse
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Blog: What’s in a name? The Japanese-built, Chinese-chartered icebreaker – MV Nunavik
At the Nunavik Nickel Project mine in northern Quebec, Japanese shipbuilding skills, Chinese mining expertise, and European demand are combining
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Competition Bureau to review First Air, Canadian North merger
The federal Competition Bureau says it will undertake a review of the proposed merger between northern airlines First Air and
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Finland: ‘Smart’ public transport could cut car journeys
A Helsinki trial could introduce a new way to cut private car journeys: a so-called ‘smart bus’ that takes passengers
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Sweden to invest billions on infrastructure
The Swedish government wants to invest SEK 522 billion on improving roads, railways, tunnels and on other infrastructure projects, the
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Finland: Saimaa Canal reopens
As a sure sign of spring, icebreakers are breaking up the ice on the Saimaa Canal this weekend to open
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Analysis: Myths muddle effort to carve a road through Alaska refuge
The guano is piling up at the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, but it’s not just from the birds.
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Blog: The tyranny of time and distance in Arctic SAR
In a recent post, I discussed cross-polar flights and the international framework that exists for search and rescue (SAR) coordination
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Canada’s Sahtu ice road could close any day: officials
The Department of Transportation in Canada’s Northwest Territories is warning drivers that the Sahtu winter road could close at any
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Sweden’s petrol plan ‘setback for environment’ say critics
The Swedish government wants to relax rules for what fuels gas stations must sell in an effort to keep more
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