Arctic MP named to federal cabinet in Canada
The newly-elected MP from Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut has been named minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
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New Arctic R&D center in Alaska
The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new research and development center in Alaska, looking to a future in which sophisticated algorithms
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Speed, politics & TransCanada: Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Arctic nations to sign ‘historic’ coast guard agreement
Experts from all eight Arctic nations are gathering in the United States on Wednesday to sign a historic deal for
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Politics, pot & polar ice – Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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U.S. officials consider leasing icebreakers as budget reality sinks in
WASHINGTON — Congress isn’t going to write a billion-dollar check, or several, to fund Arctic icebreakers anytime soon, so the
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Alaska, Washington senators file bill to build Arctic icebreakers
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., have introduced a billthat would authorize the Navy to build up to six icebreakers for
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Arctic Alaska needs better safety plans
As the summer arctic shipping season gets underway, a member of a group that formed after the Selendang Ayu ran
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Arctic may not get that busy says U.S. report
As the ice goes out in the Arctic, many people predict more ships will be drawn through the Bering Strait
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Arctic is top priority for U.S. Homeland Security – but one of many
Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski pressed the Secretary of Homeland Security on Wednesday to make the Arctic a priority for the
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Crashed helicopter found in Canadian Arctic
The chopper that went down earlier this month in the M’Clure Strait in the Canadian Arctic has been found. But
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Helicopter crash victims in Canadian Arctic died of hypothermia
Three men who died when a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter plunged into the Arctic Ocean last week were not killed
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Canadian icebreaker’s crew wants to find helicopter from fatal crash
The crew of the Canadian icebreaker Amundsen want to return to the site where the ship’s helicopter plunged into Arctic
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Remembering the victims of helicopter crash in Canadian Arctic
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is investigating a tragic incident in which three men were killed Monday when the helicopter
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Greenpeace defies Russia in Arctic protest
Greenpeace says the Russian Coast Guard has threatened to open fire on the Arctic Sunrise. That’s the ship Greenpeace has
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