Report urges creation of new governance structure for oversight of Arctic shipping
Canada needs to come up with a new governance structure for Arctic shipping corridors through the Northwest Passage to address
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Author: Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Arctic sea ice hits new record winter low
Arctic sea ice contracted to a new record winter low this year with the largest declines in the Barents and
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Canada’s federal budget thin on Arctic substance and vision: expert
When it comes to the Arctic, the federal budget tabled by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March
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Canadian study looks at Arctic beetles as climate change markers
The poster boy for climate change in the Arctic is the ferocious but wildly photogenic polar bear. But if Chris
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Canada’s Supreme Court agrees to hear Arctic seismic testing case opposed by Inuit
Canada’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal against seismic testing in Arctic waters between Canada and Greenland brought
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Green Party calls on Liberal government to stop seismic testing in Davis Strait
The federal government urgently needs to step in and stop planned seismic testing in Davis Strait regardless whether the Supreme
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Don’t overdramatize planned Russian ballistic missile salvo: Canadian general
Canada and its NATO allies shouldn’t read too much into reports that Russia plans to test the combat readiness of
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Lessons from Norway’s Russia assessment
An annual intelligence assessment, which in large part focuses on Russia’s actions in the Arctic, released by Norway’s foreign intelligence
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Educated aboriginal women have better employment outcomes than non-aboriginal women: study
Aboriginal women with a university degree have slightly better employment rates and make more money than non-aboriginal women with the
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Arctic festival to draw attention to food insecurity, climate change
A tiny northern community is throwing a party to try to draw national and international attention to the effects of
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Three northern groups share $1.5M Arctic Inspiration Prize
Three northern projects, ranging from a program to support Arctic performance artists, to helping hearing impaired children, and advancing health
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Manitoba wants protection for Hudson Bay belugas
Canada’s western province of Manitoba wants the federal government to preserve vital habitat for the world’s largest population of beluga
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Arctic cooperation in the coming year
Despite growing political tensions elsewhere in the world, 2015 was a year of cooperation in the Arctic, say two Canadian
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Arctic route path to Canada-Russia reconciliation?
Canada’s relations with Russia have been in a deep freeze over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its support for pro-Russian
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Arctic tea toss photo becomes Internet sensation
Next time you take a photo that you don’t like at first, don’t erase it, give it another chance. Just
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