Environmental group praises Canada’s new Arctic shipping rules
Ocean conservancy advocates are welcoming the new safety and pollution prevention regulations for ships plying Canada’s Arctic waters unveiled by
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Author: Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Arctic Ocean composition undergoing rapid change
U.S. scientists have found new evidence of significant changes in the chemical and biological composition of the Arctic Ocean that
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Arctic rocks yield answers to billion-year-old mystery
A billion-year-old fossilized algae found in sediment rock deposits in the Canadian Arctic is believed to be the oldest known
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7 new marine refuges off Canadian Arctic and Atlantic coasts
The federal government announced Thursday the creation of seven new marine refuges to protect vital habitat off Canada’s Arctic and
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Arctic nations and fishing powers sign ‘historic’ agreement on fishery
Officials from five Arctic countries and five major distant fishing powers reached an “unprecedented” agreement Thursday on a legally binding
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Ottawa ready to discuss Inuit co-management of crucial Arctic habitat
The federal government is ready to sit down with Inuit leaders to discuss the creation of an Inuit-managed protected area
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Inuit in Canada and Greenland seek co-management of crucial Arctic habitat
The Inuit of Canada and Greenland are calling on Ottawa and Copenhagen to create an Inuit-managed protected area in the
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New Arctic data debunks 1998-2012’s “global warming hiatus”
Researchers have long puzzled over an apparent contradiction in climate change calculations that suggested global warming may have paused or
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Last-minute cash infusion to keep climate lab going in Canadian Arctic
A group Canadian scientists is breathing a sigh of relief after the federal government announced a last-minute infusion of badly
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Ocean acidification could doom key Arctic fish species: study
Ocean acidification combined with warming of the world oceans and loss of oxygen is having a severe impact on key
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Ottawa on thin ice over staff shortage at High Arctic weather station
The Liberal government has found itself on thin ice again as it faces new questions about its commitment to critical
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Pollution, education and climate change resilience top agenda of Arctic Council meeting in Finland
Senior government representatives from the eight Arctic states will gather in northwestern Finland next week for the first meeting of
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Baffinland mine ships record amount of iron ore in 2017
Baffinland’s Mary River iron mine shipped a record 4.1 million tonnes of iron ore during its 75-day open-water shipping season, which
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Passing of celebrated Inuit carver Barnabus Arnasungaaq marks end of era
Art collectors and lovers in Canada and around the world are quietly mourning the death of a celebrated Inuit carver
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Canadian Coast Guard wraps up busy Arctic season
The Canadian Coast Guard is wrapping up its annual Arctic season as vessel traffic in the northern latitudes grinds down
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