Seal product ban in Europe upheld by WTO panel
A World Trade Organization panel today upheld a European ban against Canadian seal products, even though it found the European
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Inuk artist’s design appears on new Canadian quarter
The Royal Canadian Mint started circulating 25 million quarters this week with images of the Arctic. Half of the coins
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Yukon, Canada program incorporates trapping, aboriginal culture into curriculum
Trapping, hiking and cooking over a fire. These aren’t the kinds of activities most Canadian students encounter as part of
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Seal ban omitted from Canada-EU trade talks
The European Union’s ban on the import of seal products was not discussed as part of the free trade negotiations
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Auditor General: Nunavut, Canada won’t meet bilingual education goals
When a made-in-Nunavut Education Act was passed by the legislative assembly in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut in 2008,
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Canada’s climate change stance ‘de-motivating’ say critics
Anyone wondering why Canada, with its minuscule global carbon footprint, attracts so much international ire from environmentalists these days should
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Missing sea ice data found in crusty Canadian algae
For the first time, scientists have been able to piece together how much sea ice covered the Arctic each winter
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Churchill, Canada polar bear cam shares ‘amazing’ live footage
A wolverine attacking a polar bear is a rare sight, so it’s an encounter that Krista Wright recalls vividly. For
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Fisheries and Oceans raises turbot quota in Canada’s eastern Arctic
The Nunavut fishery industry will be able to take advantage of a 1,500 tonne increase in the total allowable turbot
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Flame retardants found in Arctic gulls
A recent study has discovered a range of contaminants in the glaucous gull population in Canada’s eastern Arctic. The
Read morePolice in Yukon, Canada recommend making winter tires mandatory
Winter tires should be mandatory in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory, says Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Cpl. Shawn Pollard,
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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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Nunavut NHL player Jordin Tootoo could be headed for minors
National Hockey League player Jordin Tootoo could be heading to the minors as soon as Friday, since no NHL teams
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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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