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Canada’s foreign affairs minister talks Arctic, Ukraine with Norway

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, August 22, 2014 at 16:05
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Arctic issues and Russia’s actions in Ukraine took centre stage as Canada’s foreign affairs minister John Baird wrapped up a

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The Arctic Council has long been immune from international geopolitics. Will Canada's latest move change that? (iStock)
Arctic-Council-2015 Canada Politics Politics (Canada) Special Features 

Canada boycotts Moscow Arctic Council meeting over Ukraine

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 10:48
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Canada boycotted an Arctic Council meeting in Moscow this week to protest Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Canada currently holds the

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Some experts believe that the Canadian government is putting too much faith in the ability to access deep-sea deposits in the High Arctic. (From CBC.ca)
Canada Environment Environment (Canada) Special Features 

ANALYSIS: Race to claim High Arctic’s oil resources may be a fool’s mission

CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 13, 2013 at 14:17
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When asked earlier this week about extending Canada’s territorial claims in the Arctic, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird was clear

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A man takes a photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, with a tablet in 2013. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexander Astafyev, Government Press Service)
Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia’s Putin rattles military sabre over Canada’s claim to North Pole

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 18:24
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is pawing the snow over Canada’s claim to the North Pole. A day after Foreign Affairs

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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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