ANALYSIS: Arctic ownership race about more than Santa and science
Canadian politicians can claim Santa Claus as a Canadian citizen if they want, but they’d be best to make him
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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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Arctic sea ice volume up 50%
The volume of sea ice in the Arctic is 50 per cent higher than it was last fall, satellite measurements
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Greenpeace fined $15,000 for alleged violations while in Alaska waters
Greenpeace has been fined $15,000 by the Alaska Board of Marine Pilots for allegedly violating state law while traveling in
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Swedish researchers prove rudolph’s nose really IS red
Researchers at Lund University in southern Sweden have proved that Rudolf’s nose actually IS red. They have filmed the nose
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Ocean mapping leads to new ship route in Canadian Arctic
Ocean mapping efforts in Canada’s Arctic have uncovered a new passage for increasing shipping traffic to Iqaluit, the capital city
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Finland: Radical road tax changes proposed
Finland’s road tax system could be in for radical changes after a working group recommended the current lump sum payment
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Savoonga, Alaska whales fulfill musical needs
Savoonga, a community on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska harvested two bowhead whales last week, both of them female. While the
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Flying uranium from Nunavut scares Saskatchewan Dene
A proposed uranium mine in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is causing concern in the prairie province of Saskatchewan.
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Ice-Blog: Canada and Russia rippling muscles in the Arctic
Enjoying my morning tea the other day, my attention was caught by an Arctic headline in our local newspaper. When
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60,000 homes without power in North Sweden
Around 60,000 households in northern Sweden are celebrating Lucia morning in the dark, as electricity has been cut by the
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ANALYSIS: Race to claim High Arctic’s oil resources may be a fool’s mission
When asked earlier this week about extending Canada’s territorial claims in the Arctic, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird was clear
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Finland to switch on major solar power facility next year
Finland’s southwestern city of Salo has just completed Finland’s largest solar power farm, designed to power the Astrum business centre.
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At Alaska’s urging, ConocoPhillips applies for natural gas export license
Exports of liquefied natural gas could resume soon on the Kenai Peninsula, at least if ConocoPhillips has its way. Wednesday
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Arctic gets breather from pell-mell warming in 2013, but long-term problems persist
The rapid melting in the Arctic eased up this year. But the government says global warming is still dramatically altering the
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