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Divers involved in Franklin expedition say the 2023 season ‘highly productive’

Bob Weber, The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, January 29, 2024 at 14:16
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Archaeologists recover artifacts from seaman’s chest in latest dives If it’s possible to look through the eyes of the past,

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Historian’s book explores Northwest Passage history

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, December 7, 2015 at 18:54 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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In Victorian England, the exploration of the Arctic was somewhat akin to modern day efforts to explore the moon and

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A sea-floor scan shows one of the two long-missing Franklin ships. The masts have been sheared off by ice over the many decades, but the vessel appears otherwise to be in relatively good condition. (Parks Canada /The Canadian Press)
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Arctic shipwreck indentified by Canada as HMS Erebus

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 20:21 — Last Updated: Monday, October 6, 2014 at 18:56
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The long-lost shipwreck discovered last month in the Canadian Arctic has been identified as the HMS Erebus, the very ship

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A sea-floor scan shows one of the two long-missing Franklin ships. The image was unveiled by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper with much fanfare in 2014. (Canada parks/The Canadian Press)
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Found at last! Franklin ship lost for 166 years

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 18:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 22:23
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The well-prepared ships left England in 1845 in search of the fabled Northwest Passage through the Arctic, to the Orient.

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Skulls of members of the Franklin expedition were discovered by William Skinner and Paddy Gibson in 1945 at King William Island in Nunavut. While remnants of Franklin's doomed 1845 Arctic expedition have been found, the British explorer's grave has yet to be located. (National Archives of Canada/Canadian Press)
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Study debunks poisoning in Arctic mystery

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 10:23
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Research suggests lead did not come from tin cans A long-standing Arctic mystery has become even more baffling with research

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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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