Italy’s lower house backs NATO membership for Finland and Sweden
ROME — Italy's Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on Tuesday to ratify the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO in a vote...
Inuit express pride, hope as Nunavik’s Mary Simon is appointed Canada’s...
Inuit say they’re hopeful a new Inuk Governor General will prompt positive change and better communication between the federal government and Indigenous communities across...
Swiss Re cuts fossil fuel cover for oil, gas to protect...
LONDON — Swiss Re, the world's second biggest reinsurer said it would no longer insure most new oil and gas projects following mounting pressure...
Canadian Coast Guard seeks COVID-19 tests for crew before Arctic operations...
COVID-19 prevention will be the “key focus” when the Canadian Coast Guard officially starts its icebreaking operations in the Arctic on June 22, its...
Putin orders comprehensive upgrade of military towns on Kola
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered speedy improvements to closed military cites on the Kola Peninsula, in the Russian Arctic near the Norwegian border,
Setlements...
Worried about Russia, Finnish women sign up to learn defense skills
HATTULA, Finland — Just days after Russia attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24, Finnish entrepreneur Sissi Moberg found herself scouring the internet for courses that...
German air force sends combat aircraft to Iceland
Keflavik, Iceland (dpa) - Germany's air force has sent combat aircraft to Iceland for the first time in a decade as part of a...
Canadian government announces money for northern marine search and rescue
Canada's federal government announced $1.5 million for marine safety infrastructure for several Inuit-based organizations this week.
The money is meant to bolster marine search-and-rescue capacity...
Fed up with UK and Scotland, Orkney Islands look to Norway
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Orkney Islands, an archipelago about 10 miles off the north coast of Scotland, is considering "alternative forms of governance" which...
Denmark, Canada agree to settle Hans Island dispute
A long-standing dispute over what is essentially a large rock between Nunavut and Greenland may soon find its end after representatives from Denmark and...
