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NATO countries agree to strengthen satellite coverage in Arctic, official says
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte shake hands at a briefing on the day of a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman
politics
Canadian Armed Forces to air lift stranded Air India passengers from Iqaluit to Chicago
An Air India flight made an emergency landing this morning in Nunavut following a security threat posted online. An airplane takes off from the Iqaluit airport on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
canada
Climate change made some heat waves at least 10 times more likely, Environment Canada finds
People try to beat the 30C heat in Montreal, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
world
In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are at risk
Tourists observe as a polar bear walks along the shoreline of Hudson Bay, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, near Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
canada
Long-awaited research lab opens in Churchill to study oil spills and more
Aurora borealis or Northern lights are seen over the Churchill Marine Observatory (CMO) the night before the grand opening on August 27th, 2024.
politics
Canadian warship shadowed ‘dual-purpose’ Chinese vessel in Bering Strait
A crew member drops a bag of trash into a bin as HMCS Regina, left, and HMCS Vancouver are seen docked as part of Fleet Week, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
science
Ice is clogging the Northwest Passage, thwarting hopes for improved shipping as Arctic warms
A commercial ship makes its way through Tasiujaq, formerly Eclipse Sound, in a section of the Northwest Passage located between Baffin Island and Bylot Island, in August 2017. Credit: Alison Cook ____________________________________________
canada
New NORAD commander calls Canada’s defence policy update ‘very encouraging’
United States Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command takes part in an interview with The Canadian Press, in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Canada to seek to join AUKUS alliance, consider nuclear subs, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is given a tour of a training facility prior to a press conference regarding the release of Canada's new defence policy at CFB Trenton on Monday, April 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
At Arctic Winter Games, athletes flex their physical and cultural strength
property report
A way forward for Iqaluit architecture
opinion
Canada needs an Inuk astronaut
Michael Byers
books
Adam Shoalts treks his way to the bestseller list
A rainy day paddling in Labrador. From the Book Where the Falcon Flies by author Adam Shoalts Adam Shoalts is a historian, archaeologist, geographer, and Westaway Explorer-in-Residence at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. His latest book is Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic.
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China sets its sights on the Arctic
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Morning Update: Beijing and Moscow’s partnership gives China major foothold in Arctic, report finds
The Russian "50 Years of Victory" nuclear-powered icebreaker is seen at the North Pole on August 18, 2021. (Photo by Ekaterina ANISIMOVA / AFP) (Photo by EKATERINA ANISIMOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
politics
China gains major Arctic foothold as Russia turns to Beijing more, report finds
The Russian "50 Years of Victory" nuclear-powered icebreaker is seen at the North Pole on August 18, 2021. (Photo by Ekaterina ANISIMOVA / AFP) (Photo by EKATERINA ANISIMOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
culture
Expedition sets off, hoping to be first to reach both poles in wheeled vehicles
The AT44 and modified Ford F-150 drive through Times Square in New York City on the evening before the expedition's launch.
opinion
We must save wild spaces in Canada’s South – not just for wildlife, but for us
Adam Shoalts
opinion
Humans are destroying the only home they have. Canada can help save it by shutting down the tar sands
Michael Byers