Canada to file submission for its continental shelf limits in Arctic Ocean in 2019
The federal government plans to file its submission on the outer limits of Canada’s continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean
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Author: Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Canada’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship to be launched Saturday
Shipbuilders at Halifax Shipyard are set to launch Canada’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) on Saturday to get
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U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft west of Alaska
The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) had to scramble two U.S. fighter jets to intercept two Russian strategic bombers
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Russia flexes its military muscles with Arctic component of Vostok 2018 war games
The Russian military is conducting a series of exercises designed to test and showcase its ability to mount large-scale joint
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Inuit leaders to advance Indigenous human rights
Inuit delegates from the U.S. state of Alaska, the Russian region of Chukotka, Greenland and Canada concluded Thursday the 13th
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Inuit leaders meeting in Alaska seek greater voice in governance
As dozens of Inuit leaders from Greenland, Canada, the United States and Russia gather in Northern Alaska this week, they
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Canada moves to recognize NunatuKavut Inuit community in Labrador
The NunatuKavut community in southern and central Labrador (Eastern Canada) is entering into talks with the federal government to negotiate
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U.S. Coast Guard turns to Canada for help with designing its new heavy icebreaker
With growing concerns over its apparent “icebreaker gap” with Russia and an urgent need to replace its only operational heavy
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Police lift lockdown of Nunavut community
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nunavut said Thursday afternoon that they have lifted the lockdown in the Arctic territory’s
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Hans Island: a housewarming gift for Greenland?
A pair of Canadian researchers wants Ottawa to give the people of Greenland a rather peculiar housewarming gift as the
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Joe Savikataaq becomes the new premier of Nunavut, in Northern Canada
Members of the Nunavut Legislature elected Joe Savikataaq to become the next premier of Canada’s northernmost territory Thursday, after his predecessor Paul Quassa was ousted in
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Canada extends air defence monitoring zone to entire Canadian Arctic
In a move that reflects the growing tensions between Russia and the West, Ottawa quietly announced last week that it
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World maritime body approves first Arctic ship routing measures
The International Maritime Organization approved on Friday the first internationally recognized ship routing measures designed jointly by Russia and the
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Canada and Denmark set up joint task force to resolve Arctic boundary issues
Canada and Denmark together with Greenland plan to create a joint task force to explore options and provide recommendations on
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Canadian Arctic park runs igloo building workshop
Igloos, the dome-like structures built out of blocks of packed snow, have become one of the most iconic images of
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