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Monday, June 23, 2025

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Environment

Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study

* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3

Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study

Politics

Carney travelling to Europe for security, defence talks with EU, NATO

* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 General Politics Politics (Canada)

Carney travelling to Europe for security, defence talks with EU, NATO

Society

New call centre aims to improve 911 response in Quebec’s northern communities

* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada)

New call centre aims to improve 911 response in Quebec’s northern communities

Science

Alaska needs a state dinosaur, lawmaker says, but top dino scientist not sure on pick

Science Science (USA)

Alaska needs a state dinosaur, lawmaker says, but top dino scientist not sure on pick

Business

Mayor calls utilities board decision on NTPC rate a win for N.W.T. communities

* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General

Mayor calls utilities board decision on NTPC rate a win for N.W.T. communities

Art & Culture

Teaching Tom Cruise about sealskin: Inuit star in new Mission Impossible movie

* Featured * Art and Culture Canada Culture Culture (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General News

Teaching Tom Cruise about sealskin: Inuit star in new Mission Impossible movie

News

Carney travelling to Europe for security, defence talks with EU, NATO

* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 General Politics Politics (Canada)

Carney travelling to Europe for security, defence talks with EU, NATO

Monday, June 23, 2025The Canadian Press0

Mayor calls utilities board decision on NTPC rate a win for N.W.T. communities

* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General

Mayor calls utilities board decision on NTPC rate a win for N.W.T. communities

Monday, June 23, 2025CBC News0

Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study

* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3

Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study

Friday, June 20, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Canada

Carney travelling to Europe for security, defence talks with EU, NATO

* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 General Politics Politics (Canada)

Carney travelling to Europe for security, defence talks with EU, NATO

Monday, June 23, 2025The Canadian Press0

Mayor calls utilities board decision on NTPC rate a win for N.W.T. communities

* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General

Mayor calls utilities board decision on NTPC rate a win for N.W.T. communities

Monday, June 23, 2025CBC News0

Fires restricted in much of Yukon as weather warms

* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General

Fires restricted in much of Yukon as weather warms

Friday, June 20, 2025CBC News0

Denmark/Greenland

Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study

* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3

Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study

Friday, June 20, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Greenland gives EU-backed critical metals project permit to mine

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

Greenland gives EU-backed critical metals project permit to mine

Thursday, June 19, 2025Thomson Reuters0

Kingdom of Denmark chairs key Arctic Council meeting in Tromsø

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

Kingdom of Denmark chairs key Arctic Council meeting in Tromsø

Tuesday, June 17, 2025Eye on the Arctic0

Finland

Finland’s lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty; boosts defenses against Russia

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

Finland’s lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty; boosts defenses against Russia

Thursday, June 19, 2025The Associated Press0

Finnish Defence Minister: No surprises in Russia’s base buildup near Lapland

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

Finnish Defence Minister: No surprises in Russia’s base buildup near Lapland

Wednesday, June 18, 2025Yle News0

Finland building shelter at Arctic national park along Russian border

* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Society Society (Finland)

Finland building shelter at Arctic national park along Russian border

Monday, June 9, 2025Yle News0

Iceland

Europeans step up Arctic diplomacy amid U.S. and global pressure

* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland)

Europeans step up Arctic diplomacy amid U.S. and global pressure

Monday, June 16, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Iceland ramps up flood, avalanche defence projects after major budget boost

* Featured * Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland

Iceland ramps up flood, avalanche defence projects after major budget boost

Monday, June 2, 2025Eye on the Arctic0

Iceland’s FM announces defence review, calls revamped security policy ‘urgent’

* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland)

Iceland’s FM announces defence review, calls revamped security policy ‘urgent’

Tuesday, March 11, 2025Eye on the Arctic0

Norway

Norway confirms it will spend 5% of GDP on defence

* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway)

Norway confirms it will spend 5% of GDP on defence

Friday, June 20, 2025Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Norwegian monarch visits polar Svalbard as interest in Arctic grows

* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway)

Norwegian monarch visits polar Svalbard as interest in Arctic grows

Monday, June 16, 2025Thomson Reuters0

Nordic-Baltic region joins forces around Sweden’s CV90

* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway)

Nordic-Baltic region joins forces around Sweden’s CV90

Friday, June 6, 2025Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Russia

New New Shipping, Rosatom to build container ships for year-round Arctic sailings

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

New New Shipping, Rosatom to build container ships for year-round Arctic sailings

Wednesday, June 18, 2025Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0

More than 75% of schools in Murmansk need major repair

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

More than 75% of schools in Murmansk need major repair

Wednesday, June 11, 2025The Independent Barents Observer0

Drone attack on Russian warplanes, including in Arctic, serious blow to strategic arsenal

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

Drone attack on Russian warplanes, including in Arctic, serious blow to strategic arsenal

Tuesday, June 3, 2025The Canadian Press0

Sweden

Sweden says before NATO summit they will spend 5% of GDP on defence

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

Sweden says before NATO summit they will spend 5% of GDP on defence

Friday, June 13, 2025The Associated Press0

Swedish and Norwegian police to share unique border station next week

* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden

Swedish and Norwegian police to share unique border station next week

Thursday, May 15, 2025Radio Sweden0

Sweden’s Armed Forces: Railways must function without modern technology

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

Sweden’s Armed Forces: Railways must function without modern technology

Tuesday, May 13, 2025Radio Sweden0

USA

Man behind a North Slope oil renaissance says he’s found another hot prospect

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

Man behind a North Slope oil renaissance says he’s found another hot prospect

Friday, June 20, 2025Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media0

U.S. appeals court refuses to vacate Biden approval of Alaska’s Willow oil project

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

U.S. appeals court refuses to vacate Biden approval of Alaska’s Willow oil project

Tuesday, June 17, 2025The Associated Press0

Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary

* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General News Politics Politics (USA) USA

Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary

Thursday, June 12, 2025The Associated Press0

Podcasts

Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic

Longforms

Arctic Ambition: Taloyoak’s quest to transform its economy through environmental protection

* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 2 Featured Longform Longform Newsroom Picks • zone 2

Arctic Ambition: Taloyoak’s quest to transform its economy through environmental protection

Wednesday, June 12, 2024Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Blog

Ice-Blog: Chilling prospects for a warming Arctic in 2025

* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Blog Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2

Ice-Blog: Chilling prospects for a warming Arctic in 2025

Thursday, January 23, 2025Irene Quaile0

Video Reports

Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language

Art Art (Canada) Canada Culture General Video Reports

Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language

Wednesday, November 6, 2019Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic1

Feature

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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