Shared smoking breaks, broken rules: What led to Nunavut, Canada’s first COVID-19 cases?
Broken isolation rules, shared cigarettes and fear of extended isolation periods are some of the findings in a report that
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International ban on heavy fuel in Arctic shipping full of gaps: environmentalists
‘A catastrophic spill in the Arctic — you can’t measure those costs,’ says Andrew Dumbrille Environmental groups say a new
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Chinese company’s deal to buy Arctic gold mine facing national security review in Canada
TMAC Resources Inc. says the federal cabinet has ordered a national security review of the proposed sale of the Canadian
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Climate change creating vast new glacial lakes, with risk of ‘gargantuan’ floods, researcher says
Meltwater from shrinking glaciers is creating vast lakes that could eventually pose an enormous flooding threat, says newly published research.
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Canada’s Arctic province wants to stop relying on Ottawa police force to investigate police shootings
The government of Nunavut is affirming its intention to create a civilian police oversight body after a recent review of a shooting
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COVID-19 pandemic stalls further exploration of Franklin wrecks in Arctic Canada
For only the second time in 12 years, Marc-Andre Bernier and his underwater archeology team at Parks Canada will not
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Chinese miner hires Canadian CEO as review continues on Nunavut mine deal
The Chinese company trying to buy TMAC Resources Ltd. has appointed a Barrick Gold Corp. veteran as CEO of its
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COVID-19 blamed as work on Canadian Arctic military port first promised in 2007 sees new delay
The construction of a new military refuelling station in the Arctic is facing yet another delay more than 13 years
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Cotton fibres, microplastics pervade Eastern Arctic, study finds
Chelsea Rochman wasn’t surprised when her research cruise through Canada’s Eastern Arctic showed tiny plastic shards and other human debris
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Burnout amongst Canada’s federal police may contribute to Nunavut policing problems, says top cop
The head of the RCMP in Nunavut says she’s trying to find ways to bring police and Inuit together. But
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Oil spills in Arctic, deep water would cause challenges for government
An internal report warns the federal government isn’t fully prepared to respond in the event of an oil spill
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Mercury levels rising in endangered Arctic gulls: biologist
Only 500 breeding pairs of the Ivory Gull remain in Canada A biologist is suggesting rapidly rising rates of mercury contamination
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Arctic sea ice hits new record low
The extent of Arctic sea ice has set a new record low. The U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Center
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Canada’s Humane Society says it doesn’t oppose Inuit seal hunt
A spokeswoman for the Canadian arm of the Humane Society International is clarifying the group’s position on the Inuit seal
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TSB releases final report on plane crash in Arctic Canada
The Transportation Safety Board says a deadly First Air plane crash in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut was the
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