EU calls for increased protection for the Arctic, sanctuary around North Pole
The European Union Parliament has passed a resolution which calls for increased protection in the high Arctic from development activities.
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Author: Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Greenland meeting to discuss Arctic fishing
International delegations from five Arctic coastal nations are meeting in Greenland this week to discuss Arctic fishing. Huge sections of
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Warming Arctic may be aiding the spread of disease
A Canadian team of scientists have discovered that pathogens have been spreading to new species and killing them, and it
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Canadian Rangers celebrate 20 years in northern Ontario
To mark this anniversary of service, members of the 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group have embarked upon a 2,250km snowmobile
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Polar bears and the ripple effect of climate change
For years people have been concerned about the fate of polar bears in the face of climate change. The bears
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A boreal forest ‘ghost’ – The secret life of wolverines
They’re sometimes referred to a ghost creature as their tracks are often seen, but the mysterious wolverines themselves, very seldom.
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Petition to change TV stereotypes of Arctic life on children’s TV
A former resident of Canada’s high Arctic has launched a petition against inaccurate portrayals of the far north. Skye Greenwood
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1959 message in a bottle found in Canada’s Arctic
It was a voice from the past, in one of the most remote areas on earth. In 1959, a young
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Canada: The discovery of an Arctic shipwreck
Over 160 years ago, a large 3-masted sailing ship was in the high Arctic searching for the lost Franklin expedition.
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Canadian polar photographer: Arctic change is a “wake-up” call
Paul Nicklen says ice in his blood. He grew up on Baffin Island in Canada’s Far North, and became a
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Drilling waste thawing and leaching into lakes in Canada’s Far North
They are called “sumps”. They are basically huge pits dug into the permafrost near the sites of exploratory oil and
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Assessing Pan-Arctic Biodiversity for policy planners
In terms of flora and fauna, in order to know what to protect or how to protect it, one must
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Canada’s Hudson Bay lowlands succumbing to climate change
It’s one of the last unchanged Arctic refugia in the world. Or, it was. The vast area around Hudson Bay,
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More Grizzlies and wolves moving north to High Arctic
Grizzly bear sightings have been made in the high Arctic on occasion for several decades. But what has been a
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Helping to promote and preserve the Inuit language in Canada
It is one of Canada’s oldest languages, and unlike many other Aboriginal languages, Inuktitut, the language spoken by the Inuit
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