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Environment

Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 1 

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

Politics

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

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

Man behind a North Slope oil renaissance says he’s found another hot prospect
* Featured * Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 2 General USA 

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

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

Newsroom Picks

Five things to know about Canada’s plan to meet the NATO defence spending target
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Canada) 

Five things to know about Canada’s plan to meet the NATO defence spending target

Tuesday, June 10, 2025The Canadian Press0
Scientists urge global action to prevent industrial activity in Central Arctic Ocean
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Scientists urge global action to prevent industrial activity in Central Arctic Ocean

Thursday, June 12, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Greenland soccer demands meeting after CONCACAF rejection, vows to fight back
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenland soccer demands meeting after CONCACAF rejection, vows to fight back

Wednesday, June 11, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

News

Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 1 

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

Friday, June 20, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Man behind a North Slope oil renaissance says he’s found another hot prospect
* Featured * Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 2 General USA 

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

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

Canada

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
Watchdog urges easing foreign ownership rules in airline industry: report
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

Watchdog urges easing foreign ownership rules in airline industry: report

Thursday, June 19, 2025CBC News0
N.W.T. utilities board cuts NTPC salary increase, rejects some costs in rate application decision
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Featured • Zone 3 General 

N.W.T. utilities board cuts NTPC salary increase, rejects some costs in rate application decision

Thursday, June 19, 2025CBC News0

Denmark/Greenland

Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 1 

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 2 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

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
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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