Inuit and Canadian government agree on Arctic conservation area
Nearly five decades after Canada’s Inuit began their fight to preserve a unique marine ecosystem, the federal government, the Territory
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Author: Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
July registers fifth lowest Arctic sea ice extent in satellite record
Average sea ice extent for the month of July ended up the fifth lowest since satellite records began in 1979, according to
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Canadian proposal on heavy fuel oil in Arctic adopted by world maritime body
The United Nations’ specialized agency that regulates maritime shipping has adopted a Canadian proposal to begin the process of developing
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How to limit heavy fuel oil risks in Arctic? World maritime body discusses Canadian proposal
Environmental groups are urging the world maritime body to support a Canadian proposal to mitigate the risks posed by the
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Canada takes part in EU meeting on Arctic policy
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Finland on Thursday to participate in an European Union high-level meeting focused on Arctic
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Surveillance and search and rescue top Canada’s Arctic defence priorities
Despite blasting Russia for its “illegal annexation of Crimea” and “its willingness to test the international security environment,” search and
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Canadian government invests over $35M to preserve Indigenous languages in the North
The federal government is pledging to invest $35.4 million to support and preserve Indigenous language services in Nunavut and the Northwest
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Climate change exacerbates mental health problems in Labrador’s Inuit communities
Climate change is causing tremendous pain and distress in Inuit communities in northern Labrador, compounding already complex mental health issues
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Arctic nations sign scientific cooperation agreement
Canada and its seven Arctic neighbours signed a binding science cooperation agreement that aims to make it easier for the scientists from
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Canadian researchers count on Siberian reindeer herders to solve archaeological mystery
Two Canadian archaeologists are on their way to a remote part of the Russian Arctic hoping that the traditional knowledge
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Canadian NGO wins Google grant to build ‘Wikipedia of Inuit knowledge’
A Canadian NGO working with Inuit and Cree communities in the rapidly changing Hudson Bay region is one of five
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Canada’s foreign affairs minister looks to thaw relations with Russia at Arctic summit
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is ready to meet her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at the upcoming
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Yukon MP defends Liberal budget
The new budget presented last week by Finance Minister Bill Morneau is another milestone in the development of Canada’s northern
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International Arctic Forum kicks off in Arkhangelsk
Hundreds of Arctic experts, researchers, policy makers and politicians attended Wednesday the opening of a major Arctic international forum in
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Canada sends low-key delegation to Arctic forum in Russia
Canada is sending a relatively low-key delegation to an Arctic conference in northern Russia that will be hosted by President
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