Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting to take place in Kiruna
On 15 May 2013 the Arctic Council will hold its biennial Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna in the north of Sweden. Approximately 300 people – ministers, d...
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Canada Patrols Icelandic Airspace
Hornet jets seen in the skies over Keflavik this March and April are the result of Operation Ignition. The six aircraft belonging to the Royal Canadia...
Police apologise for immigration checks at Copenhagen African church
Danish police have issued a formal apology for carrying out immigration checks at a church frequented by African migrants living in the country’s capi...
Greenland and Denmark submit continental shelf claim
Denmark and Greenland have handed the United Nations documents to support their claim to the disputed continental shelf.
Norway secures return of polar explorer’s boat
A Norwegian group has been given the green light to salvage explorer Roald Amundsen’s sunken ship from Canadian waters.
Vikings Explore Hudson Bay
Viking exploration of Hudson Bay will continue in 2013 when descendants of the first Viking voyagers to reach North America 1,000 years ago sail into ...
Ban on seal products extends further
The World Trade Organisation has been reassured by Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus that they will impose a ban on the import and export of seal skins f...
Giant Greenland ice slab heads for Canada
A slab of ice the size of Bermuda, which broke off a Greenland glacier in August last year, is making headway towards Canada.