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Author: Mia Bennett

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Canada’s Chief of Defence visits counterpart in Moscow

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 19:24
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On September 14, General Walt Natynczyk, Canada’s Chief of Defence, began a three day trip to Moscow to meet with

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Prospecting for oil off Greenland yields little

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 20:23
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Cairn Energy, an Edinburgh-based oil and gas exploration company, runs one of the largest exploration programs in Greenland. It has

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Plan Nord housing in Nunavik, Canada delayed

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, September 9, 2011 at 16:20
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As I wrote in May, Quebec’s Plan Nord was supposed to build 500 new housing units in Nunavik, the northern,

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Chinese billionaire to invest in Iceland

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 15:43
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Huang Nubo, a Chinese businessman and former government official ranked by Forbes’ as China’s 161st richest person in 2010, intends

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Russia seeks to build 64-mile tunnel across the Bering Strait to Alaska

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 20:09
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This year’s extent of Arctic sea ice could be the second smallest ever, making the Northwest Passage and Northern Sea

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Plane crash outside Resolute Bay rocks Arctic community

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, August 29, 2011 at 14:49
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Despite all that the Arctic countries have done to try to make the region safer for transportation, deadly accidents still

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The Northwest Passage versus the Northern Sea Route

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, August 19, 2011 at 15:09
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Earlier this month, France’s former prime minister Michel Rocard, now French Ambassador for the Arctic and Antarctic, toured the Arctic

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Vigilant Eagle: NORAD and Russia conclude counter-terriorism exercise

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2011 at 15:30
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The U.S., Canada, and Russia wrapped up the second-annual Exercise Vigilant Eagle on August 9. The five-day military exercise tested

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Russian policymakers lay out plan to develop Northern Sea Route

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 at 16:05
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From August 6 to 11, the “Northern Sea Route to Strategic Stability and Equal Partnership in the Arctic” conference is

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Icelandic Energy: Is change on the way?

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 19:35 — Last Updated: Monday, November 9, 2015 at 19:36
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  I spent two blustery weeks this summer in Iceland. Four of those days were spent in Reykjavik, the world’s

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NPR Series on the Arctic Investigates Greenland Huskies

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, July 25, 2011 at 18:56
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NPR has sent some of its journalists to the Arctic to study the consequences of melting sea ice on the

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Mackenzie Valley Pipeline: Shell, Kogas and the cost of doing business in the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 19:27
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Though the Arctic may be rich in natural resources, that doesn’t mean it’s easy for corporations to make money there.

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Pollution, Shipping, and Kindergartens in the Russian Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 at 19:20
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At the same June 30 regional conference of the United Russia party in Yekaterinburg where Vladimir Putin defended Russia’s growing

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Throne Speech outlines Conservatives’ plans for Northern Canada

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, June 20, 2011 at 14:51
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On June 3, Canada’s Governor General, David Johnston, laid out the Conservatives’ plans for Canada in the Throne Speech to

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7th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting Concludes

Mia Bennett
Posted: Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 01:21
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The 7th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting took place yesterday and today in Nuuk, Greenland. At the meeting, the Arctic Council

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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