Denmark’s new defence agreement renews focus on protecting the Baltic
For the first time in over two decades, the Danish government is looking to renew its military’s focus on the
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Author: Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
European satellite launched into orbit despite Inuit concerns over toxic splash
The European Space Agency successfully launched its Sentinel-5P satellite Friday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, despite concerns by
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Google Street View takes you to Canada’s northernmost Arctic park
Even if you had thousands of dollars to get to Canada’s northernmost nature reserve, Quttinirpaaq National Park on the northern
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Scientists urge international agreement on fisheries in Central Arctic Ocean
A group of high-profile scientists specializing in Arctic research is urging the five Arctic coastal states and the five major
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Efforts to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic gather steam
The international campaign to end the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by ships plying the waters of the increasingly
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Ottawa reaches ‘agreement in principle’ with Indigenous victims of Sixties Scoop
The Canadian government has reached an agreement in principle to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to thousands
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Inuit say ‘nyet’ to toxic splash from Russian rockets
Inuit in Canada and Greenland are calling on Ottawa and Copenhagen to demand the postponement of a Russian rocket launch
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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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Inuit traditional knowledge to guide marine management plan off Labrador coast
The Inuit in northern Labrador and the federal government signed a deal Thursday evening that will see the Inuit use
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Japan looks to Canada to keep an eye on China’s Arctic ambitions: expert
Concern over growing Chinese naval action in the Arctic is prompting the Japanese military to seek closer cooperation with Canada
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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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Canadian scientists fight to save key climate change science lab in High Arctic
A group of Canadian scientists is mobilizing public support to once again save Canada’s northernmost research laboratory from being mothballed
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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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Test clean energy solutions in south before implementing them in Arctic communities: report
Clean energy solutions need to be thoroughly tested and proven in larger southern communities or industrial sites before being implemented
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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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