The Canadian Press

Oil spills in Arctic, deep water would cause challenges for government

6 July 20157 July 2015 The Canadian Press 0 Comments Arctic, Canada, oil, oil and gas, oil drilling, oil spills, preparedness

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

20 March 2015 The Canadian Press 0 Comments climate change, coal, emission, gull, hunting, illegal hunting, mercury, Mines, specimens

Only 500 breeding pairs of the Ivory Gull remain in Canada A biologist is suggesting rapidly rising rates of mercury contamination

Canada and five other countries are using maps of the seabed to stake their claim to Arctic territory. (The Canadian Press)

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Arctic sea ice hits new record low

20 March 2015 The Canadian Press 0 Comments

The extent of Arctic sea ice has set a new record low. The U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Center

About 30 people gathered in Iqaluit two weeks ago to shoot a pro-seal hunting #sealfie to protest a $1.5 million donation from funds raised by Ellen DeGeneres's Oscar selfie to the Humane Society of the United States, an organization that fights seal hunting. (Emily Ridlington/CBC)

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Canada’s Humane Society says it doesn’t oppose Inuit seal hunt

9 April 2014 The Canadian Press 0 Comments aboriginal, Arctic, Ellen DeGeneres, hunting, indigenous, sealfie

A spokeswoman for the Canadian arm of the Humane Society International is clarifying the group’s position on the Inuit seal

Wreckage of Boeing 737 in Resolute Bay, Nunavut. (CBC)

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TSB releases final report on plane crash in Arctic Canada

25 March 2014 The Canadian Press 0 Comments aviation, Nunavut, resolute, TSB

The Transportation Safety Board says a deadly First Air plane crash in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut was the

Environment Minister and Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq is Canada's minister for the Arctic Council. (The Canadian Press)

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Canadian politician challenges moral basis of EU seal product ban

18 March 2014 The Canadian Press 0 Comments Arctic, hunting, indigenous, Inuit, Sapmi

The World Trade Organization’s recent decision to uphold a four-year-old European Union ban on seal products has set a dangerous

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Canada’s Air Force rewrites rules after rescuer’s death in Arctic

17 March 2014 The Canadian Press 0 Comments hunting, Inuit, Janick Gilbert, military, search and rescue, technology

New regulations may restrict operations when risk to rescuers judged to be too high The Royal Canadian Air Force is

How will the Ukraine crisis affect relations in the Arctic Council? (iStock)

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Russia’s Ukraine moves not yet spilling into Arctic Council

14 March 2014 The Canadian Press 0 Comments Canada, NWT, Stephen Harper, Yellowknife

Like a pristine winter landscape, all looks surprisingly serene among Russia, Canada and their fellow Arctic Council members. But just

The fin whale taken in the North Atlantic is butchered. (CBC)

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Endangered whale meat shipped from Iceland via Halifax

24 February 201428 August 2014 The Canadian Press 0 Comments Greenpeace, Japan, nordic, whaling

Environmentalists are pushing for stricter trade laws in Canada involving at-risk species after the recent shipment of fin whale meat

Reindeer-grazing reserves near the communities of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk in the Mackenzie Delta could be open to bidding by companies who want to explore for oil and gas. (CBC)

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Canada eyes Arctic reindeer reserve for oil and gas

20 February 2014 The Canadian Press 0 Comments Beaufort Sea, Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories

Tracts of land that had been set aside for reindeer grazing in Canada’s North have instead been offered up by

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Wildlife officials in Canada mull quotas for world’s last unregulated polar bear hunt

11 February 2014 The Canadian Press 0 Comments aboriginal, Arctic, climate, indigenous, Science, wildlife

Northern wildlife officials will meet in the Arctic region of the Canadian province of Quebec Wednesday to discuss quotas on

A total of 708,000 square kilometres of boreal forest is now protected by government. Another 460,000 square kilometres are being harvested through sustainable practices (Matt Medler/Associated Press)

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Concerns about Canada’s boreal forest

6 January 2014 The Canadian Press 0 Comments aboriginal, Arctic, indigenous, quebec, wildlife, Yukon

Canada has made significant strides in protecting the vast boreal forest that stretches across most of its provinces and territories,

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Danish shipper plans more Arctic trips

3 January 2014 The Canadian Press 0 Comments Nordic Bulk Carriers, Nordic Orion, shipping, travel

The company that made the first commercial transit of the Northwest Passage plans to increase its shipments through the legendary

A man takes a photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, with a tablet in 2013. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexander Astafyev, Government Press Service)

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Russia’s Putin rattles military sabre over Canada’s claim to North Pole

10 December 2013 The Canadian Press 0 Comments Arctic, John Baird, Whitney Lackenbauer

Russian President Vladimir Putin is pawing the snow over Canada’s claim to the North Pole. A day after Foreign Affairs

Shipping traffic went down along the Northern Sea Route this year, after four years of increases. (Vladimir Chistyakov/Associated Press)

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Canada to file Arctic seafloor claim

2 December 2013 The Canadian Press 0 Comments

Some time this week, Canada is expected to make its case to the world to dramatically expand its boundaries by

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