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Canadian Arctic park runs igloo building workshop

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 14:08 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 14:11
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Igloos, the dome-like structures built out of blocks of packed snow, have become one of the most iconic images of

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Suicide rates in the world's circumpolar communities remain several times higher than their southern counterparts. (iStock)
Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

New online counselling chat service available for Canada’s Indigenous people

Lynn Desjardins, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 16:22 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 16:35
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The government of Canada has launched an online counselling chat service specific to Indigenous people it said in a news

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canada moves to dilute Finnish proposal to ban dirty fuels in the Arctic

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 15:55 — Last Updated: Monday, April 9, 2018 at 15:23
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As the world maritime body prepares to consider a Canadian proposal to mitigate the risks of heavy fuel oil pollution

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Blog – Arctic nickel, not oil, could soon power the world’s cars

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 11:35
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The Arctic is often imagined as a new energy frontier because of its ample oil reserves. But what if its

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Canada General Society (Canada) 

Canadian Coast Guard wraps up busy Arctic season

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 16:20 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 11:54
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The Canadian Coast Guard is wrapping up its annual Arctic season as vessel traffic in the northern latitudes grinds down

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Ottawa reaches ‘agreement in principle’ with Indigenous victims of Sixties Scoop

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, October 6, 2017 at 12:46 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 16:27
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The Canadian government has reached an agreement in principle to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to thousands

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) 

Japan looks to Canada to keep an eye on China’s Arctic ambitions: expert

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 16:04
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Concern over growing Chinese naval action in the Arctic is prompting the Japanese military to seek closer cooperation with Canada

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) Society Society (Canada) 

Symbols of Nunavut will be added to Centennial Flame

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 13:48
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Canada’s newest territory will get its place of honour in one of the most photographed landmarks in the national capital

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) Politics Sweden 

Sweden police chief granted Canadian company access to sensitive data

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 18:17 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 18:29
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National Police Chief Dan Eliasson allegedly gave a Canadian company sensitive personal information about officers and their families after granting

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American science foundation awards $500,000 to food security research in Indigenous communities

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 20:00 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 12:24
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The National Science Foundation, an independent American federal agency, has awarded approximately $500,000 to research food security in Indigenous communities in

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Chinese icebreaker navigates across central Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 21, 2017 at 14:32
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On Monday, «Xue Long» is doing research in the Norwegian Sea, sailing a back-and-forth pat half-way between Bjørnøya and Jan

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ARCTIC COUNCIL 2017 General Politics Politics (USA) Special Reports USA 

Arctic Council presents united front as Finland takes over from U.S.

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 23:00 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 13:04
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska –The run up to this week’s Arctic Council ministerial was dominated by just how U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

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Biggest danger to Arctic business is protectionism says Arctic Economic Council chair

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 06:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 06:50
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Arctic remains an area of vast opportunity but the changing political climate is creating challenges for

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ARCTIC COUNCIL 2017 Blog Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Arctic Council 2017 – How to watch & who to follow

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, May 8, 2017 at 01:25
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The United States turns over the two-year rotating chairmanship of the Arctic Council to Finland this week in Fairbanks, Alaska. Over

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (USA) Politics USA 

Feature Interview: How should U.S. deal with Russian bombers buzzing Alaskan airspace?

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 13:44 — Last Updated: Friday, May 5, 2017 at 15:33
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Last week, Russian military planes flew near Alaska’s coast on four separate occasions. American military intercepted two of the flights

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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