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An aerial view of frozen Finnish lake Kivijaervi after waste water began to leak from a nearby mine on November 12, 2012 in Talvivaara. (Kimmo Rauatmaa/AFP/Getty Images)
Business Business (Finland) Finland General 

Finnish mining company Talvivaara Sotkamo to file for bankruptcy

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 7, 2014 at 17:00 — Last Updated: Monday, November 10, 2014 at 19:17
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The board of the cash-strapped Talvivaara Sotkamo mining company has decided to file for bankruptcy. Its parent company, Talvivaara Mining,

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Oil transit and other pipelines in Arctic Alaska.(Al Grillo / AP)
Business Business (USA) USA 

BP plans Alaska layoffs

APRN
Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 15:44 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 20:39
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BP plans to cut its Alaska workforce by 17 percent by early next year. The oil company announced on Monday

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A new study suggests teachers in rural/remote communities worked an average of five hours more per week than their urban counterparts. (iStock)
Canada Society Society (Canada) 

Teachers in remote northern communities face higher workloads says Canadian study

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 11:32
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A new report on teachers’ workloads across Canada’s North says those working at rural or remote schools are at the

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(Talvivaara / Yle News)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland 

New toxic release at Finland’s Talvivaara mine

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 3, 2014 at 17:58
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A release of hydrogen sulphide was detected Sunday evening at the Talvivaara mine processing plant. There were no injuries, but

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Finnish border posts will need extra capacity if Russia and Finland agree a visa-free travel regime. (Juha Korhonen / Yle)
Business Finland 

Visa-free Russian border ‘would create thousands of jobs’ in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 09:06
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A report out this week suggests that Finland could see thousands of new jobs if tourists from Russia are able

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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

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

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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