Environmental group welcomes Canadian mine’s decision to abandon icebreaking plans
A giant iron mining operation in the Canadian Arctic is getting rare praise from environmental groups and local communities after
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Author: Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Looking back at one year of Liberal Arctic policy in Canada
The development of a clear Arctic policy direction by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in its first
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Warmer Arctic Ocean temperatures delay sea ice formation
New satellite data is proving what Canada’s Inuit have been saying for years: the oldest and thickest multiyear ice is
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Angry Inuk: Canadian filmmaker takes on anti-sealing groups
Animal rights groups have over the last few decades raised and spent millions of dollars on sleek, celebrity-endorsed campaigns designed
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UN maritime body listens to Arctic Indigenous voices
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London heard this week from Arctic Indigenous leaders who lobbied the UN body for
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UN maritime body sets rules to cut sulfur emissions by ships
A session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee in London set the new requirements, which will
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Arctic Indigenous leaders to push for permanent voice in world maritime body
A coalition of environmental groups is calling for a permanent voice for Arctic Indigenous communities at the world body that
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Canada stresses diplomacy and cooperation at Ottawa Arctic conference
The Arctic is not a place for military confrontation or buildup, a senior Liberal MP told dozens of ambassadors, representatives
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Inuit culture celebrated in Newfoundland, Canada
Dozens of artists, elders, researchers and policy makers gathered in the Canadian city of St. John’s this weekend for a
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No simple solution for Ottawa’s carbon pricing scheme in northern Canada
There can be no “cookie cutter” approach to implementing Ottawa’s carbon pricing scheme in northern Canada, says a leading expert
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Nunavut worried about Ottawa’s carbon pricing scheme
The government of Nunavut says it is worried the federal government’s plan to impose carbon pricing could negatively affect the
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Canada calls for Arctic wildlife enforcement network
As black market prices for elephant tusks and rhinoceros horns have reached historic highs, Canada is calling on circumpolar countries
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Arctic shipwreck confirmed as Franklin expedition’s missing HMS Terror
Canadian officials have confirmed that a shipwreck found in uncharted waters of a remote Arctic bay earlier this month is
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Time to invest in renewable energy for Arctic communities: WWF-Canada
The need to replace Nunavut’s ageing diesel-powered generators in the near future creates an ideal opportunity to invest in more
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Canada’s National Film Board shares its treasure trove of Inuit stories
The National Film Board of Canada is launching a new learning resource designed to feature and share Inuit culture and
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