Blog – Franklin expedition: How a doomed Arctic voyage presaged transpolar flights
Last month, I flew from Los Angeles to Hong Kong on one of those sleek jets that fuse heaven and
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Northwest Passage
Inuit and Ottawa reach agreement in principle on marine conservation area in Northwest Passage
The federal government and the Inuit have reached another milestone in creating Canada’s largest marine conservation area in the northeastern
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First Canadian and Inuit-owned artifacts from Franklin wreck revealed to public
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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