New record for sea ice loss in the Arctic
The latest data shows that Arctic sea ice has retreated again for the month of June, to reach the lowest
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Author: Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Greening of Arctic, browning of boreal forest
Scientists and residents of Canada’s far north have been noting changes in the Arctic for many years: more plants, more shrubs
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Polar bears forced to swim long distances as Arctic ice melts
Scientists are sounding the alarm over the discovery that many polar bears in the Canadian Arctic are making marathon swims of
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Summit calls for Pan-Arctic climate change monitoring
A large gathering of Arctic scientists, politicians, indigenous peoples, and other observers and stakeholders are calling for a pan-Arctic climate
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On this date: Creation of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut
On this date, a vast new territory in Canada’s far north was created. Becoming the third territory after the Yukon
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Discussions underway on who can claim Arctic seabed
Quietly flying under the news radar is an extremely important international meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York
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Protecting people and polar bears from each other
It is an age old problem but one that has been getting worse with global warming. Polar bears need sea
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Cancer rates skyrocketing in Arctic, especially Canada
Cancer was once a very rare occurrence among indigenous people in the far north. Now almost everyone has experienced a
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Study looks at climate, Greenland ice sheet
The huge Greenland ice sheet is changing and in a newly discovered way. Traditionally, snow falling on the ice sheet
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Historian’s book explores Northwest Passage history
In Victorian England, the exploration of the Arctic was somewhat akin to modern day efforts to explore the moon and
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Canadian rangers program to be reviewed
Some alarm bells are sounding over the health of Canada’s northern patrollers. Canada’s Arctic is a vast and very scarcely
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Ice, shipping and the Northwest Passage
New findings from on-site research have found that ice in the Northwest passage can still be too thick and ice
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Inuit launch new offensive against seal ban
A new pan-Arctic Inuit organization is taking its case on seal hunting directly to the European Parliament on Thursday. The organization
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Greenpeace responds to report Canada is ill-prepared for Arctic oil disasters
A report prepared for the government on Arctic oil drilling contains some interesting revelations. Obtained under Access to Information laws,
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Promoting Inuit history through kayaks
Centuries before Europeans ever ventured into the Arctic with their large ungainly sailing ships, the Inuit had devised a simply,
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