Gold miner Agnico Eagle to invest $1.2B in two Canadian Arctic mines
Toronto-based Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is moving ahead with plans to expand an existing gold mine project and develop another
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Blog: A glimpse of the Arctic’s past and future in Newfoundland, Canada
For five hundred years, the island of Newfoundland was known for its seemingly infinite cod stocks. The confluence of the warm
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Sustainable Arctic fishery monitoring gets powerful digital tool with Global Fishing Watch
Proponents of developing sustainable fishery in the Arctic got a powerful new tool today with the launch of the Global Fishing
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Greenpeace report on sustainable development in Nunavut lacks substance: expert
A recent Greenpeace-commissioned report outlining a roadmap for sustainable development in Nunavut is a good first step but it still
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Greenpeace report calls on Nunavut to shun resource development in favour of sustainable projects
Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut has an unprecedented opportunity for demonstrating to the world what sustainable development looks like in
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Luxury cruise ship heads to Arctic, but no environmental review
The search for the fabled Northwest Passage had cost the lives of many a European explorer whose ships became frozen
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Blog: Cruise through Northwest Passage has set sail
In 1969, the first commercial cargo ship sailed through the Northwest Passage. In 2013, the first bulk carrier traversed those
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Blog: What does closure of Canadian Arctic port mean for shipping?
Arctic shipping is not off to a good start this season. On July 25, the privately owned management company, Omnitrax, announced
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Closure of Canada’s only deep-water Arctic port ‘shocking’
The chorus of concern over the sudden closure of Canada’s only deep-water Arctic port continues to grow as politicians, trade
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De Beers puts Canadian Snap Lake diamond mine up for sale
Anglo American Plc’s De Beers has put its Snap Lake diamond mine in Canada up for sale after suspending operations at
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Blog: Proposed ‘Northern Corridor’ would bypass much of Canada’s north
A new research paper issued by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy has proposed establishing a right-of-way for a
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Canadian amphibious craft hopes to conquer defence market
It has an eerie resemblance to a WWI tank. But the bright-orange amphibious vehicle designed and built by the British
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How Arctic shipping could boost Canada’s trade relationship with Asia
While the Northwest Passage is a long way away from becoming a commercially viable maritime shipping route, even a moderate
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Legal action taken to protect rich Arctic area
The World Wildlife Fund has gone to court to try to kill old permits for gas and oil exploration in
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Report urges creation of new governance structure for oversight of Arctic shipping
Canada needs to come up with a new governance structure for Arctic shipping corridors through the Northwest Passage to address
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