Book recovered from Franklin ship could show whether other written items are salvageable: historian
A leather-bound folio found in one of Capt. John Franklin’s doomed ships might just show how recoverable other documents might be
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Northwest Passage
Cambridge Bay welcomes an upswing of cruise ship tourists after 2 years of quiet
It was a happy moment for Peter Avalak this summer as visitors stopping in by the boatload arrived in Cambridge
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Potential Canadian Northern Corridor would present unique security challenges and opportunities, say researchers
A potential Canadian Northern Corridor (CNC) would present important economic advantages for Canada, but could also present security challenges, says
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DNA confirmed identity of HMS Erebus engineer — and raises more questions in Franklin Expedition mystery in Arctic Canada
Pandemic forces another delay in exploration of shipwrecks but other work continues Jonathan Gregory didn’t think too much about the
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Chinese icebreaker sails to North Pole, explores remote Arctic ridge
The Xue Long 2 (Snow Dragon 2) is on its second Arctic voyage during which it will conduct scientific surveys
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Canadian government announces long-awaited deepwater port for Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut
$40M port would service ships carrying supplies, as well as tourism and fishing vessels Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, will see a deepwater
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U.S. Coast Guard to send icebreaker through Northwest Passage with Canada’s consent
The U.S. Coast Guard is working with the Canadian government to send its medium icebreaker Healy through the Northwest Passage
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BLOG – In just 20 years, ships could cross an open Arctic Ocean
Sailing via the North Pole was impossible until the 1950s. Now, it is all but inevitable. Even if all greenhouse
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New Zealander sails through Arctic on custom yacht in violation of COVID-19 restrictions
According to the Canadian government, he has no business being there. But 72-year-old Peter Smith is sailing the Northwest Passage
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2019 saw increase in commercial shipping through Northwest Passage
2019 marked a busy shipping season in the Canadian Arctic with 27 ships making a full transit through the Northwest
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Hybrid-powered electric cruise ship navigates Northwest Passage
A Norwegian company says it has navigated the first hybrid-powered cruise ship through the Northwest Passage using a combination of
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Justin Trudeau, Mike Pompeo discussed Arctic cooperation during Thursday meeting
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Canada-U.S. cooperation in the Arctic during Thursday’s
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Archeologists dive back into Franklin mystery in Arctic Canada
A Parks Canada research team is en route to the underwater wrecks of Sir John Franklin’s ships in an effort
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Marine protected area in Canada’s eastern Arctic comes with $55M for Inuit communities, PM announces
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Iqaluit, Nunavut, in Canada’s eastern Arctic on Thursday to announce $54.8 million for Inuit
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Canada’s PM announces new marine conservation area in eastern Arctic
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to create a new protected area off of Nunavut coast, in the Canadian
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