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This paper outlines the methodological approaches to a multi-site Circumpolar case study exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous and remote communities in 7 of 8 Arctic countries. Researchers involved with the project implemented a three-phase multi-site case study to assess the positive and negative societal outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Arctic communities from 2020 to 2023. The goal of the multi-site case study was to identify community-driven models and evidence-based promising practices and recommendations that can help inform cohesive and coordinated public health responses and protocols related to future public health emergencies in the Arctic. Research sites included a minimum of 1 one community each from Canada (Nunavut,) United States of America (Alaska), Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland. The approaches used for our multi-site case study provide a comprehensive, evidence-based account of the complex health challenges facing Arctic communities, offering insights into the effectiveness of interventions, while also privileging Indigenous local knowledge and voices. The mixed method multi-site case study approach enriched the understanding of unique regional health disparities and strengths during the pandemic. These methodological approaches serve as a valuable resource for policymakers, researchers, and healthcare professionals, informing future strategies and interventions.

The Polar Data Catalogue (PDC) is a growing Canadian archive and public access portal for Arctic and Antarctic research and monitoring data. In partnership with a variety of Canadian and international multi-sector research programs, the PDC encompasses the natural, social, and health sciences. From its inception, the PDC has adopted international standards and best practices to provide a robust infrastructure for reliable security, storage, discoverability, and access to Canada's polar data and metadata. Current efforts focus on developing new partnerships and incentives for data archiving and sharing and on expanding connections to other data centres through metadata interoperability protocols. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The combination of global warming, resource exploitation and the resulting increase in Arctic shipping activity are expected to increase the risk of exotic species introductions to Arctic waters in the near future. Here, we provide for the first time a benthic invertebrate survey for non-indigenous species (NIS) from the Canadian Arctic coasts, incorporating historical information to identify new records. The top three ports at highest risk for introduction of NIS of the Canadian Arctic were surveyed: Churchill (Manitoba), Deception Bay (Quebec) and Iqaluit (Nunavut). A total of 236 genera and species were identified. Based on cross referencing comparisons of contemporary and historical information on species composition and distributions, 14.4% of the taxa identified can be considered new records within the port regions surveyed and 7.2% within the more extended, adjacent surrounding regions. Increased survey effort is the most likely explanation for the majority of new occurrences, however, a small number of records (n=7) were new mentions for Canada and were categorized as cryptogenic since we could not confidently describe them as being either native or introduced. Further research is required to better understand the status of these new taxa. This study provides a benchmark for early detection for benthic invertebrates in the region. Significant costs and intensive labor are involved in monitoring and in early detection surveys, but they provide a great opportunity for identifying native and introduced biodiversity, crucial to analyzing the changes taking place along one of the longest coastlines in the world, the Canadian Arctic coast. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the study that evaluates the hypotheses about avian cholera reservoirs and origins and the ecology of the disease in common eider populations in the eastern Canadian Arctic. The study concerns that the Arctic ecosystems are undergoing important ecological changes such as increasing development pressure and rapidly changing climate. It suggests that avian cholera outbreaks have a negative effect on reproduction and duckling survival.

The article explores the significant role of the International Polar Year (IPY) research in promoting Arctic science in Canada. Over the years, Arctic has been the main focus of Canadians because of its major effect in climate change. The IPY research reveals the significant changes in the Arctic which create a major impact on mother Earth. The main objective of IPY is to educate and improve the public's understanding about Arctic science. It hopes that the publicized research would attract other researchers, school administrators, government leaders and the public to perform a significant role in protecting the environment.

The article offers information on the research carried out in the field of hydrobiology, both freshwater and marine, in the Arctic region of Canada. According to the article, the Canadian Arctic Expedition from 1913 to 1916 was a pioneer of the country's research in that area. Information is also provided on the other early expeditions and research programs in that area. The author marks the period spanning from 1928 to 1946 as the second phase in the development of the same research and the period after that is classified by him as the modern phase. Information is provided on the individual research projects undertaken in a chronological order with emphasis on the work done by the Canadian Fisheries Research Board.

The article offers information on the research undertaken in the Arctic region in Canada. It is informed that high costs of transport and human survival in the regions have hampered research projects. The Arctic Institute of North America has been described as a principal financing institute in this regard. According to the article, the universities of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta and of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, are ahead of the others in this area. The author thinks that the Canadian Arctic Botany is in an advanced shape and provides information on research carried out by the Plant Research Institute of the Canadian Department of Agriculture.

The article offers information on the Arctic Institute of North America. It is informed that it was founded by individuals in 1995 with an aim to disseminate the knowledge about the Arctic region gained during the World War II. It is also informed that the institute is now recognized by a charter of the Canadian government and in the New York state as a nonprofit organization. Information is also provided on the research work carried out in the institute along with its role in wildlife conservation and management.

The article offers information on the Arctic Institute of North America. Topics include the hiring of doctor Gabriela Ibarguchi as the International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC)'s associate director, the annual open house held by the Kluane Lake Research Station (KLRS) on August 2, 2014, and the 80,000 records on research about northern Canada and the Arctic at the Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS).

The article offers information related to the Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS). It states that ASTIS already contains 77,700 records that describe research projects and publications concerning northern Canada. It says that the number of applicants in 2013 for the Grant-in-Aid has increased more than double. It also mentions the screening of Stephen Smith and Julia Szucs' film "Vanishing Point."

Presents updates regarding the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA) as of March 2001. AINA Arctic Science and Technology Information System's work on a contract from the Canadian Polar Commission to select, index and gather statistics on papers about northern Canada and the Antarctic; Establishment of Arctic Circumpolar Studies Major and the University of Calgary, Alberta.