Historic Sámi agreement starts long way towards ratification
Eleven years of negotiations between Finland, Norway and Sweden were successfully brought to an end as a unified Nordic agreement on indigenous Sámi rights...
Trump’s Interior secretary nominee just might grant Murkowski’s every wish
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, the nominee to head the Interior Department, drew a warm reception at his Senate hearing Tuesday as he peppered...
Trump Interior nominee would consider more drilling on federal land
WASHINGTON — Representative Ryan Zinke of Montana, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of Interior, on Tuesday said he would consider an expansion of...
Trump’s Interior pick to clarify stance on developing federal land, including...
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate committee will grill President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of the Interior, Congressman Ryan Zinke of Montana, during...
Canada’s northern territories reach new health funding deal with Ottawa
The governments of Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon will get some small extra amounts of money for home care and mental health over the next...
Despite backdrop of independence, Greenland’s premier keeps focus on the present,...
Unlike many in his profession, Kim Kielsen, Greenland’s premier, rarely seeks out the limelight. Full-blown interviews with the domestic press are few. Internationally, it...
Trump aides deny Sunday Times report of Putin Iceland summit
Two senior aides to Donald Trump denied a report that his advisers had told U.K. officials the incoming president's first foreign trip will be...
Euro parliament in row over Arctic environment rules
Members of the European Parliament are at loggerheads over whether to demand that firms seeking to sell products from the Arctic to Europeans should...
Secretary of State nominee Tillerson veers from Trump on key issues
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson expressed views on Wednesday at odds with President-elect Donald Trump's positions on key foreign policy issues like...
Canada’s PM picks foreign minister for Trump, Russia challenges
OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau picked a Russia critic as the country's new top diplomat on Tuesday to work with the incoming U.S....
