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A most unique experience: life at Canada’s northernmost military base

1 February 20191 February 2019 Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International 0 Comments Alert, defence, Ellesmere Island, military, Nunavut

At any given moment, roughly 75 personnel of the Canadian Forces and some civilian contractors live at Canadian Forces Station

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From Scotland to Alert: One man’s journey to rediscover his grandfather buried in Canada’s Arctic

1 January 201928 December 2018 Alex Brockman, CBC News 0 Comments accident, aircraft, Alert, army, Canadian Air Force, cemetery, Cold War, military, Nunavut, plane crash, Scotland

A story that began nearly 70 years ago with a military plane crash in Canada’s Arctic is coming full circle

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Canada’s defence minister says military upgrades part of plan to strengthen Arctic sovereignty

20 August 2018 Alex Brockman, CBC News 0 Comments Alert, Arctic Bay, Canadian Arctic, Canadian Armed Forces, defence, Harjit Sajjan, Infrastructure, military, Nanisivik, Nunavut, security

Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s Northern tour didn’t come with any new spending announcements. Instead he talked up the importance

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Ottawa on thin ice over staff shortage at High Arctic weather station

23 October 201724 October 2017 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 1 Comment Alert, Arctic, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Thomas Duck, weather station

The Liberal government has found itself on thin ice again as it faces new questions about its commitment to critical

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