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First Canadian and Inuit-owned artifacts from Franklin wreck revealed to public

27 September 201828 September 2018 Michael Hugall, CBC News 0 Comments Franklin expedition, history, HMS Erebus, HMS Terror, Northwest Passage, Parks Canada, Science

9 artifacts jointly owned by Canada and the Inuit Heritage Trust were revealed to the world Tuesday. Nine artifacts from

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Interview – Hair samples from Franklin expedition member show high lead levels

6 September 2018 Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International 0 Comments archeology, Franklin expedition, history, Northwest Passage, Nunavut

When Sir John Franklin left Britain with two ships and 129 sailors in 1845, it was to be an epic

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Small community in Arctic Canada disappointed by cruise ship cancellations, says mayor

5 September 2018 CBC News 0 Comments cruise ships, cruises, indigenous, Inuit, Northwest Passage, Northwest Territories, NWT, Ulukhaktok

The cancellation of two luxury cruise ships that were supposed to land in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), this week is

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Roald Amundsen’s Maud back home 100 years after setting sail from Norway

21 August 2018 Emily Blake, CBC News 0 Comments Cambridge Bay, history, Maud, Navigation, North Pole, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Roald Amundsen

One hundred years after a wooden ship set sail from Norway with the hopes of reaching the North Pole, the

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World Wildlife Fund raises alarm about harmful ‘grey water’ in Canada’s Arctic

17 August 201817 August 2018 Katie Toth, CBC News 0 Comments animals, Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, conservation, cruise ships, Northwest Passage, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, NWT, tourism, Water pollution, wildlife, World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund Canada fears a new report it commissioned suggests that untreated “grey water” dumped in Canadian Arctic waters could double by

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World’s first round-the-Arctic luxury cruise could set sail in 2020

6 July 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Alaska, Canada, Cruise lines, Greenland, Iceland, Murmansk, Newfoundland, Northern Sea Route, Northwest Passage, Norway, Russia, Silversea, Svalbard, tourism, tromso

Luxury cruise ship will next summer sail from Nome to Tromsø via the Northern Sea Route and then to Newfoundland

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Which marine mammal is most vulnerable to Arctic vessels?

3 July 20183 July 2018 Emily Blake, CBC News 0 Comments animals, conservation, icebreakers, mammals, narwhal, Navigation, Northern Sea Route, Northwest Passage, polar bear, sea ice, shipping, transport

As the open-water season becomes longer in the Arctic, little is known about how increasing vessel traffic affects marine mammals,

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World maritime body approves first Arctic ship routing measures

25 May 2018 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 0 Comments Alaska, Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, conservation, environment, Indigenous communities, International law, International Maritime Organization, mammals, maritime law, native, nature, Northern Sea Route, Northwest Passage, Pacific Ocean, politics, Russia, shipping, U.S. Coast Guard

The International Maritime Organization approved on Friday the first internationally recognized ship routing measures designed jointly by Russia and the

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Blog – How Northwestern Inuit led construction of Canada’s highway to Arctic Ocean

23 May 2018 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Arctic drilling, Arctic Ocean, Canada, economy, highways, Infrastructure, Inuit, Iñupiat, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway, jobs, Northwest Passage, Northwest Territories, politics, roads

Last November, Canada’s first highway to the Arctic Ocean opened. When shovels broke ground on the all-weather road in January

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Several ships being launched to feed Arctic cruise boom

22 May 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Cruise lines, North Pole, Northern Sea Route, Northwest Passage, ports, search and rescue, ships, tourism

Twenty-eight new expedition ships (and counting) capable of sailing Arctic waters are coming to the market over the next four

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China’s Arctic ambitions no threat to Canada, say experts

18 April 201820 April 2018 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 1 Comment Arctic policy, international relations, Northwest Passage, Polar Silk Road, POLICY

China’s growing involvement and interest in the Arctic should not be seen as a cause for concern in Canada even

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China’s top 10 keywords for the Arctic

31 January 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic Circle, Arctic Council, Belt and Road Initiative, central Arctic Ocean, China, economy, North Pole, Northern Sea Route, Northwest Passage, Norway, Polar Silk Road, Russia, United States, Xi Jinping, Xuelong, Yamal LNG

The country’s new Arctic policy document mentions the word «research» 41 times, «cooperation» 46 times and «climate» – 26 times.

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Blog – It’s official: China releases its first Arctic Policy

30 January 201830 January 2018 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Arctic Circle, Arctic Council, Belt and Road Initiative, central Arctic Ocean, China, Chinese State Council Information Office, North Pole, Northern Sea Route, Northwest Passage, Norway, Polar Silk Road, Russia, United States, Yamal LNG

China has been an active player in the Arctic for years now, sending an icebreaker towards the North Pole, opening a research station

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Fishing diplomacy, rethinking China & how Twitter is improving northern news : 2017 Arctic Year in Review

14 December 201713 December 2017 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments icebreakers, journalism, Mathieu Landriault, media, Northwest Passage, Russia, Trudeau, University of Ottawa

The end of the year is a time to take stock. Here at Eye on the Arctic, it’s also the

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Inuit in Canada and Greenland seek co-management of crucial Arctic habitat

24 November 2017 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 0 Comments environment, Greenland, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Lancaster Sound, North Water Polynya, Northwest Passage, Pikialasorsuaq

The Inuit of Canada and Greenland are calling on Ottawa and Copenhagen to create an Inuit-managed protected area in the