Friendly beluga whale with mysterious harness raises alarm in Norway
A friendly beluga whale freed from a mysterious harness by Norwegian fishermen is raising alarm and questions about the potential
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Author: Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Canadian eastern Arctic: Inuit organization accuses Nunavut’s education system of ‘cultural genocide’
An Inuit organization in charge of overseeing the implementation of the Nunavut Agreement that created Canada’s newest Arctic territory 20
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Arctic Council: Officials struggle to find climate language that U.S. can support
Senior diplomats from the eight Arctic Council countries meeting in Finland late last week struggled to come up with language
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Conservation group calls for more research into effects of mine shipping noise on narwhal in Arctic Canada
A Canadian conservation group says more research into the impact of vessel traffic on narwhal and other marine life is
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Russia scores scientific point in quest for extended Arctic continental shelf
Russia has scored an important scientific point in its quest to declare vast swaths of the Arctic as part of
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‘We’re up here!’ says Nunavut premier as Arctic Canadian territory celebrates 20th anniversary
As Nunavut celebrates the 20th anniversary of becoming Canada’s northernmost territory, Premier Joe Savikataaq says he wants people in the
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Canada’s 2019 budget slim on hard power Arctic commitments, experts say
While the new Liberal budget promises to spend $700 million over the next 10 years for things like post-secondary education
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Federal budget hints at content of Canada’s Arctic Policy Framework: expert
The federal budget tabled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Tuesday provides important clues to the outline of the Liberal
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Norwegian aluminium giant Norsk Hydro hit by ransomware attack
Norwegian aluminium giant Norsk Hydro announced Tuesday that it was crippled by “an extensive cyber-attack” on its servers, forcing it
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Public hearing on oil and gas development in eastern Arctic begins in Iqaluit
The final round of public hearings on potential oil and gas development in the Canadian waters of Davis Strait and
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The Arctic ‘locked-in’ for 3 to 5 °C temperature rise, UN report warns
Winter temperatures in the Arctic are set to rise by 3 to 5 C by 2050 even if the world
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Canada is testing drones for Arctic surveillance
The federal government in partnership with a Nunavut-based private drone-operating company and the University of Alaska Fairbanks is in the
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Carnival Corporation ships switch to cleaner fuel on Arctic cruises
In a move applauded by environmental groups, cruise industry giant Carnival Corporation says all of its ships sailing in the
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Canadian Inuit organization releases strategy to eliminate TB by 2030
Canada’s national Inuit organization released Monday its strategy to eliminate by 2030 the “staggeringly high rates” of tuberculosis (TB) among
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Inuit and Ottawa reach agreement in principle on marine conservation area in Northwest Passage
The federal government and the Inuit have reached another milestone in creating Canada’s largest marine conservation area in the northeastern
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