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U.S. shows strength on the one-year anniversary of Sweden’s accession to NATO

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 11:52
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While the U.S. was absent from the Paris meeting where 30 army chiefs from across the alliance met on Tuesday,

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Trade war could be ‘crushing’ for Alaska town that depends on the Yukon, residents say

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 11:30
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Alaska business owner Mike Healy has one word to describe the international trade war that began on Tuesday between the

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Canada Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Canada) 

Trudeau says Trump’s ‘dumb’ trade war is designed to collapse the Canadian economy

John Paul Tasker, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 13:57
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An unbowed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada will hit back hard at the U.S. after President Donald

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Canada) 

Trudeau to announce Canada’s response to Trump trade war

John Paul Tasker, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 10:50
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The North American trade war of 2025 has officially begun with Canada hitting back against the U.S. after President Donald

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

U.S., Russia hold Istanbul talks, Arctic development briefly raised: Kremlin spokesman

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 12:20
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Russian and U.S. teams held six hours of talks in Turkey on Thursday to try to restore normal functioning of

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Standing Firm – US takeover bid fuels Greenland’s independence movement

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 11:18 — Last Updated: Monday, March 10, 2025 at 15:02
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As Greenland draws international attention amidst a takeover push from US President Donald Trump, the independence movement is growing among

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Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (USA) 

Can we still be friends: Alaska town sends love letter to neighbours in Yukon

Paul Tukker, CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:22
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Things have gotten a little weird lately with the U.S. and Canada, but one small-town mayor in Alaska hopes his

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenlanders overwhelmingly oppose becoming part of the United States, poll shows

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 16:01
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An opinion poll indicated that 85% of Greenlanders do not wish their Arctic island – a semi-autonomous Danish territory –

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

“Canada is an Arctic country at a pivotal moment,” says Foreign Minister

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 13, 2024 at 17:28
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The Arctic is becoming an increasingly contested area, Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly told a Montreal audience on Friday, pointing to

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* Featured * Blog Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Blog: A sharp right turn as the Arctic faces Trump 2.0

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 16:08
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Much of the world is now bracing for yet another period of uncertainty and potential chaos in the wake of

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US, Canada to negotiate maritime boundary in Beaufort Sea

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 14:06
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The United States and Canada on Tuesday said they will create a task force this autumn to negotiate the maritime

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Pentagon warns of potential Russian action in Arctic—including jamming GPS satellites

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:53
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U.S. military concerned about growing Arctic co-operation between China and Russia The Pentagon has released an updated Arctic strategy that

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia accuses US of stoking tensions in the Arctic

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 11:28
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Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of stoking tensions in the Arctic and dismissed assertions from the U.S. military that increasing

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Canada, U.S. and Finland form pact to build icebreakers for Arctic

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 12, 2024 at 08:42
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The United States, Canada and Finland have entered into a trilateral pact to build icebreakers for the Arctic region, the

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 1 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

US Air Force B-1B bombers on Barents Sea mission met by Russian fighter jet

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 25, 2024 at 16:17
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A pair of US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers supported by tanker planes flew over Norway and international airspace in

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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