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Federal gov’t makes temporary exceptions for unvaccinated travellers in remote communities

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 11:13
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Transport Canada to offer COVID-19 testing at hub airports The federal government has made exceptions to its mandatory vaccination rule

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Airline leaders question proposed vaccine requirements for passengers in northern Canada

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 15:54
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Enforcement and effectiveness, as well as the frequency of medical travel, among issues raised It’s been more than two weeks

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New Zealander sails through Arctic on custom yacht in violation of COVID-19 restrictions

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 12:56
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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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Canadian coast guard crew await COVID-19 tests before Arctic season

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 11:57 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 12:16
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The Canadian Coast Guard starts its Arctic season in about two weeks, and it’s still not sure where COVID-19 tests

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Ships located just outside of the city of Iqaluit in Canada's eastern Arctic. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
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Inuit orgs welcome Canada’s support of heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic waters

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 14:08 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 14:09
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Canada’s support of an international ban of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters is an important step to safeguard

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Canada comes out in favour of heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 15:21 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 15:25
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Canada announced its support of an international heavy fuel oil (HFO) ban in the Arctic on Tuesday, saying it favours

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Iceland to restrict heavy fuel oil use in territorial waters

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 14:22 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 15:29
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Iceland’s Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources will restrict heavy fuel oil use in the country’s territorial and internal waters

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Canada is testing drones for Arctic surveillance

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 15:31 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 09:29
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The federal government in partnership with a Nunavut-based private drone-operating company and the University of Alaska Fairbanks is in the

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Transport Canada pledges funding for permafrost research

Philippe Morin, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 16:43
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Scientists working in Canada’s North are getting more funds to study thawing permafrost and its effects, especially when it comes

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Santa Claus cleared for flight in Canadian airspace

Lynn Desjardins, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, December 24, 2018 at 10:42 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 15:35
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Canada’s transport minister has cleared Santa Claus for take-off on this year’s Christmas Eve trip to deliver presents around the

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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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