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Mercury levels rising in endangered Arctic gulls: biologist

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Posted: Friday, March 20, 2015 at 13:56
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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

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Posted: Friday, March 20, 2015 at 13:36
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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

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Posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 16:24
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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

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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 12:20
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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

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Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 11:13
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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

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Posted: Monday, March 17, 2014 at 09:48
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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

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Posted: Friday, March 14, 2014 at 17:14
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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

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Posted: Monday, February 24, 2014 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 20:50
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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

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Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 16:58
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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

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Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 16:00
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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

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Posted: Monday, January 6, 2014 at 10:33
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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

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Posted: Friday, January 3, 2014 at 12:55
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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

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Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 18:24
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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

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Posted: Monday, December 2, 2013 at 16:12
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Some time this week, Canada is expected to make its case to the world to dramatically expand its boundaries by

Accessing health care can be physically, emotionally and financially challenging for many aboriginal seniors, who may have to travel to urban centres for services that are unavailable in remote or isolated communities, a new report says. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

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Aging Aboriginal Canadians have harder time staying healthy

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Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2013 at 10:17
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First Nations, Metis and Inuit of advancing years often have poorer health than their non-aboriginal counterparts but don’t receive the