COVID-19 roundup: Finnish PM in isolation; more financial support to Greenland companies
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin is self-isolating after a worker at the prime minister’s residence had contact with a person
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COVID-19 roundup: self-isolation for visitors in Iceland; reopening of businesses in Alaska
Starting Friday, Iceland will introduce temporary Schengen border controls and will also require anyone arriving in the country to observe
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In protecting the elderly, should Sweden follow Norway’s lead?
The Public Health Agency has described the situation at Sweden’s nursing homes, where a third of all Covid-19 deaths have
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Lack of tourism, impact on mining unclear: how is northwestern Canada coping with COVID-19?
This story is part of The COVID Economy, a CBC News series looking at how the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is
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First Covid-19 death reported in southwestern Finnish Lapland
The first Covid-19-related death has been reported in the Länsi-Pohja healthcare district in southwestern Lapland. The number of cases is
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut arts and crafts industry enduring … for now
Nunavut’s Inuit art scene is still in decent shape in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but those who help
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Arctic borough pulls out of deal with bankrupt Alaskan airline, reaffirms right to seize assets in emergency
The North Slope Borough is backing out of a tentative deal to rent RavnAir Group’s Utqiagvik hangar and is reasserting
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Why Sweden can’t declare a state of emergency over COVID-19
Sweden cannot legally declare a full state of emergency to deal with corona, says an expert in constitutional law –
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‘A little frustrating’: Northwest Canada tours, Alaska cruises cancelled this year
Two major tour companies have cancelled most of their Alaska cruises for the year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Holland America Line said
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How different is Sweden’s coronavirus strategy to its Scandinavian neighbours?
With its refusal to resort to strict lockdowns, Sweden is seen an outlier among the Scandinavian countries for its softer coronavirus strategy.
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Novatek construction site faces fastest growing coronavirus outbreak in northern Russia
Work continues at Novatek’s construction site north of Murmansk where thousands of fly-in, fly-out employees share cramped space in barracks.
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Arctic Canada: Beaufort Delta region gets creative with activities amid restrictions on gatherings
Organizations and communities across the Beaufort Delta region of the Northwest Territories are finding new ways to stay connected, amid
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COVID-19 shouldn’t overshadow ongoing fight against TB, Canadian Inuit leaders say
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Canada’s Inuit were already grappling with a much deadlier respiratory disease: tuberculosis. The TB rate
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Civil liberties in Arctic Canada need to be monitored amidst pandemic, experts say
Civil liberties experts say governments across Canada, including in the North, need to be extra cautious when putting legally binding public health
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Arctic Canada: here’s why Nunavut will name a small community with a COVID-19 case
Nunavut’s chief public health officer says officials in the territory will be identifying a specific community if someone there is
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