Canadian Army looking for surveillance, cargo-drop drone suppliers, including for Arctic
The federal government has put out a small shopping list for new drones for the Canadian Army, which includes land
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Canada commits $11.3 billion to six new Coast Guard icebreakers
Canada’s previously announced six-icebreaker constrution project at Davie Shipyards in Quebec, finally got a price tag on Aug. 24 with
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Finland to host Arctic summit in September
With geopolitical upheaval pushing the Arctic higher up Europe’s security agenda, Finland will host a select group of European leaders
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When Arctic storms come one after another, sea ice takes twice the hit: study
Arctic storms that pass quickly, one after the other, cause about twice the reduction in sea ice cover as single
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Ice-Blog: Fires, drought, heatstroke – will this climate emergency tip the scales to action?
In Europe and other hitherto little affected parts of the world, we are currently experiencing some devastating impacts of climate
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Bug-eating plant found near Iqaluit, far north of usual habitat
By Arty Sarkisian Plant aficionado believes find could be a sign of a changing climate Plant aficionado Klaus Koehler was
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In unprecedented Arctic operation, Russia sends convoy of oil tankers to 81.5°N
Tankers loaded with up to one million tonnes of oil made history when they sailed north of Severnaya Zemlya en
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Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concern grows over Snow Dragons’ presence
Some fear Chinese icebreakers are deploying devices to track submarines, map subsea cable networks Both Canada and the U.S. have
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Feds to clean up old Arctic weather station contaminated by asbestos, lead
By Arty Sarkisian Experts hope its contamination is a warning for future development The site of Isachsen is a snapshot
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Rosatom says seven Chinese vessels will sail to Europe via Russia’s Arctic route
Russia’s state nuclear giant Rosatom, operator of the Northern Sea Route via the Arctic, said on Friday it had issued
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Canadian military surveys Arctic airstrips, infrastructure in Operation NANOOK exercise
Canada has launched Operation NANOOK-QIMAAVIVUT, an Arctic defence exercise designed to test the military’s ability to move people and equipment
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Arctic high on agenda at Denmark, Faroe Islands meeting
The Danish defence minister and the Faroese foreign minister may differ on their characterizations of a recent meeting in the
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Oleg Tinkov’s La Datcha among luxury yachts sailing around Svalbard
The Russian billionaire’s private icebreaker yacht, equipped with two helicopters and a three-seat submersible, is spending this summer in the
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Meeting at a ‘turbulent’ time: Inuit Circumpolar Council gathers for general assembly in Iqaluit
By Kate Kyle Inuit sovereignty, unity and self-determination will be key priorities Inuit from across the Arctic are coming together
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Crucial for senators to be in Ottawa to represent North, former Nunavut representative says
By Yumna Iftikhar N.W.T. Senator Dawn Anderson has highest number of recorded absences due to ‘other public business’ Northern senators
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