Nunavut gears up for increase in Arctic tourism
Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut is gearing up to receive a growing number of tourists drawn to visit the remote
Read more
Author: Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Canada’s new budget thin on Arctic policy substance: expert
At a time when all of Canada’s circumpolar neighbours are beefing up their capability to operate in the increasingly accessible
Read more
Will Arctic sea ice shrink to new record low this summer?
Now that Arctic sea ice has begun its annual melt after reaching a record-low winter maximum extent earlier this month,
Read more
World enters ‘uncharted territory’ with record-breaking climate change: UN report
The world enters into ‘truly uncharted territory’ in 2017 with the planet continuing to experience record-breaking global temperature, shrinking sea
Read more
Canadian teacher wins $1M for her work with Arctic Inuit community
A Canadian teacher has won one of the most coveted global teaching prizes worth $1 million US for her work in
Read more
Meeting in Iceland discusses banning unregulated Arctic fishery
Representatives of Arctic nations and major fishing powers are meeting in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik to hammer out a
Read more
Climate-driven Arctic permafrost thaw will dramatically alter northern landscapes: study
Rapid climate-driven permafrost thaw in huge swaths of the Arctic will dramatically change northern landscapes in the same way landscapes
Read more
Inuit leaders want Ottawa to ‘reimagine’ relations: Obed
A month after the signing of a landmark Inuit-Crown partnership declaration, Canada’s Inuit leaders will be watching closely the release of
Read more
Do Russian bomber patrols in the Arctic threaten Canada’s security and sovereignty?
Following the recent announcement that Canada is extending its military’s mission to train the Ukrainian army by another two years,
Read more
World maritime body presents Polar Code to Arctic Council meeting in Alaska
High level representatives of the eight circumpolar countries and Arctic Indigenous organizations that make up the Arctic Council received an
Read more
60 teams eye $100K in prizes at Dene hand games in Northwest Territories
Dozens of teams from across northwestern Canada have congregated in the small community of Behchoko in the Northwest Territories to compete
Read more
New Polar Code takes centre stage at Arctic Shipping summit in Montreal
About 50 shipping and marine industry representatives, experts and government officials gathered in Montreal this week to discuss recent changes in
Read more
Switzerland joins growing list of countries having banned seal product imports
Switzerland has become the latest country to introduce a ban on the import of seal products, joining a similar ban
Read more
Canada’s Inuit hope Finland carries Indigenous suicide prevention torch further
Canadian Inuit leaders say they hope Finland will continue to focus on the issue of reducing suicide rates among Indigenous
Read more
What ‘young’ Arctic rocks tell us about origins of the Earth and Moon
Volcanic rocks from the Canadian Arctic are changing what scientists think about the origins of the Earth and the Moon,
Read more