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The Polar Pioneer oil drilling rig during demonstrations against Royal Dutch Shell on May 16, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

Shipping, science and Shell: Arctic week in Review

9 October 2015 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments economy, environment, indigenous, international, Science and Technology

On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

A couple of decades ago the landscape was much different and the trip almost impossible. A couple of decades from now, the film suggests the situation will possibly be even much different from today as a warming climate greatly changes the high Arctic. (Polar Sea- Primitive Films)

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Polar Sea : major new Arctic adventure, science, social documentary series

24 November 201426 November 2014 Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International 0 Comments animals, Arctic, ARTE, climate change, economy, environment, global warming, indigenous, international, polar sea, Science and Technology, Society, TVO

A new documentary film series is part crazy sailing adventure and part environmental film showing the rapid and drastic changes

A polar bear looks towards Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba in November 2007. Experts say climate change is slowing the formation of winter ice on Hudson Bay. Measurements show polar bears are getting smaller and lighter on average, than they were in the 1980's. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)

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Climate change adversely affecting Arctic wildlife

3 October 20146 October 2014 Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International 0 Comments animals, Arctic, climate change, environment, international, muskox, polar bears, Science and Technology, walrus, Warming

There is increasing evidence that climate change, which is warming the polar region, is having a negative affect upon a

Ice floats past a cargo ship and the hamlet of Pond Inlet in Canada's eastern Arctic in August 24, 2014. (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press)

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Sixth lowest ice extent in Arctic

19 September 201419 September 2014 Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International 0 Comments environment, global warming, ice melt, international, Science and Technology

The summer Arctic sea-ice melt season is almost at an end. Northern residents in some areas are seeing thin sheens

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Asia at the Poles – Spotlight: India

11 August 201419 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, environment, IndArc, international, Norway, oceans, research, Science and Technology, weather

This story is part of an occasional Eye on the Arctic series looking at Arctic science and business from the

Talia Metuq (seated), with actor Jaden Ishulutaq, working on a script for video game audio. Metuq received a scholarship this year to study 3D modeling animation and design in Vancouver. (Courtesy Pinnguaq)

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Nunavut game company offers tech scholarship

7 July 201419 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments education, environment, indigenous, Inuit, Science and Technology, Work & Labour

A Nunavut game company known for it’s Inuit language games and apps is offering a new scholarship for students interested

An oil tanker in the Beaufort Sea. (iStock)

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Canada falling behind in western Arctic

5 June 201419 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Alaska, CIGI, climate, economy, environment, indigenous, international, military, Nunavut, NWT, politics, Science and Technology, shipping, Society, Yukon

Sometimes it seems like not a week goes by without headlines trumpeting business opportunities in the North. But here in

The Castle Creek glacier in British Columbia. Warming temperatures have caused this and most other glaciers to melt rapidly. A new US report suggests melting glaciers in BC and Alaska will have serious repercussions for the US. (Courtesy University of Northern British Columbia)

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Report spotlights rapid glacier melt in Canada and Alaska

22 May 2014 Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International 0 Comments climate change, environment, global warming, international, menounos, Science and Technology, UNBC

Western Canada’s snow-capped mountains with their literally thousands of glaciers are always a spectacular sight. But that sight is changing,

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Shipping company using drones in the Arctic

15 April 201415 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments economy, environment, Fednav, international, mining, Science and Technology, sea ice, shipping, Society

Shipping in the Arctic is no easy task. Distances from southern Canada to the country’s High Arctic is long. Trips

Global warming has meant more shipping through the Arctic waters with potential for oil, gas and mineral development and commercial fishing. (Robyn Burns/CBC)

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EU calls for increased protection for the Arctic, sanctuary around North Pole

14 March 2014 Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International 0 Comments economy, environment, international, politics, Science and Technology

The European Union Parliament has passed a resolution which calls for increased protection in the high Arctic from development activities.

Tromso, a city in Norway's Arctic. Polish energy company PGNiG has taken over Danish company Dong’s offices in Tromsø and is preparing for exploration in Arctic waters. (iStock)

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Feature Interview: The need for business cooperation in the Arctic

14 March 201419 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments business, Canada, economy, environment, Finland, indigenous, international, Lapland, Science and Technology, Work & Labour

All over the circumpolar world, business and the prosperity of indigenous communities is taking centre stage. Canada, the current chair

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Feature Interview: What acoustics can tell us about whales in the Arctic

13 March 201416 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Alaska, animals, Bering Strait, climate, environment, indigenous, international, Russia, Science and Technology, shipping

A new study suggests that certain species of sub-Arctic whales are increasingly making their way through the Bering Strait towards

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New strategy to increase Inuit workforce in Quebec mines

4 March 2014 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments aboriginal, economy, education, indigenous, jobs, Kativik Regional Government, mining, Nunavik, Science and Technology, Society, Work & Labour

Mining has become an increasing important part of the economy in Nunavik, the Inuit self-governing region of northern Quebec. But

A boat makes its way through the icebergs in Disko Bay, Greenland. (John McConnico/AP)

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Greenland meeting to discuss Arctic fishing

24 February 2014 Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International 0 Comments animals, Arctic, Canada, Denmark, economy, environment, international, Norway, politics, Russia, Science and Technology

International delegations from five Arctic coastal nations are meeting in Greenland this week to discuss Arctic fishing. Huge sections of

Beluga whales are an important food source for Inuit in the Arctic. Unheard of before 2006, a cat pathogen, which can be harmful to humans, has moved to the north and is infecting a percentage of the whales. (Darryl Dick / The Canadian Press)

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Warming Arctic may be aiding the spread of disease

18 February 2014 Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International 0 Comments animals, environment, health, indigenous, international, Science and Technology

A Canadian team of scientists have discovered that pathogens have been spreading to new species and killing them, and it

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