Canada’s 2019 budget slim on hard power Arctic commitments, experts say
While the new Liberal budget promises to spend $700 million over the next 10 years for things like post-secondary education
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Author: Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Federal budget hints at content of Canada’s Arctic Policy Framework: expert
The federal budget tabled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Tuesday provides important clues to the outline of the Liberal
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Norwegian aluminium giant Norsk Hydro hit by ransomware attack
Norwegian aluminium giant Norsk Hydro announced Tuesday that it was crippled by “an extensive cyber-attack” on its servers, forcing it
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Public hearing on oil and gas development in eastern Arctic begins in Iqaluit
The final round of public hearings on potential oil and gas development in the Canadian waters of Davis Strait and
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The Arctic ‘locked-in’ for 3 to 5 °C temperature rise, UN report warns
Winter temperatures in the Arctic are set to rise by 3 to 5 C by 2050 even if the world
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Canada is testing drones for Arctic surveillance
The federal government in partnership with a Nunavut-based private drone-operating company and the University of Alaska Fairbanks is in the
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Carnival Corporation ships switch to cleaner fuel on Arctic cruises
In a move applauded by environmental groups, cruise industry giant Carnival Corporation says all of its ships sailing in the
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Canada’s Inuit set out their priorities for federal Arctic policy roadmap
As the federal government works on developing its new Arctic policy strategy, Canada’s national Inuit organization is calling on Ottawa
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U.S. Coast Guard turns to Canada for help with designing its new heavy icebreaker
With growing concerns over its apparent “icebreaker gap” with Russia and an urgent need to replace its only operational heavy
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Canada’s northern justice system needs victim-focused overhaul, national inquiry told
Charlotte Wolfrey’s daughter, Deidre Michelin, was just 15 days shy of her 21st birthday when she was shot and killed
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Stop normalizing abuse in Indigenous communities, national inquiry told
Indigenous and Inuit communities must do more to stop normalizing sexual and physical abuse in their midst, a Canadian inquiry
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China’s Arctic Road and Belt gambit
Strategic concerns over the vulnerability of China’s current trade routes and climate change are pushing Beijing to pay growing attention
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Symbols of Nunavut will be added to Centennial Flame
Canada’s newest territory will get its place of honour in one of the most photographed landmarks in the national capital
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Russian ICBM launches showcase its modernized nuclear deterrent, Canadian expert
While much of the international attention has been focused on growing tensions between North Korea and the United States over
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Former Canadian police officer headed to jail for smuggling narwhal tusks to U.S.
A retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer was sentenced Wednesday to 62 months in prison in Maine for smuggling
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