Canadian Arctic

• A new ‘cold’ war? Canada looks to bolster Arctic security, sovereignty

  Canada’s military and intelligence communities are putting a greater emphasis on the challenges of securing Canada’s vast northern regions.

  Canada

  Jan 4
  
• Conservatives will build permanent military base in Iqaluit, says Poilievre

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said his Arctic defence strategy is being driven by a number of foreign threats in the region.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2025
  
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• Arctic power play: High north and high stakes

  As climate change reshapes our planet, the geopolitical landscape is also changing. In Canada’s north - the melting ice has led to a power play for influence and resources.

  Features

  Nov 12, 2022
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• Trudeau, NATO’s Stoltenberg to visit Alberta military base

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will be in Cold Lake, Alta., Friday as they wrap up a visit focused on northern defences.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2022
• NATO chief set to visit Canadian Arctic defence site in Nunavut

  Trudeau and Stoltenberg are scheduled to tour a military radar site in Cambridge Bay, Nvt., marking the first time any NATO chief has visited Canada's Arctic.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2022
• Ottawa doubling icebreaker orders as one ship goes to Quebec yard, another to Vancouver

  The announcement has been highly anticipated by shipyards in Vancouver and Quebec that have been fighting tooth and nail for the coveted contract.

  Canada

  May 6, 2021
• Mass lake drainage in Alaskan tundra another sign of climate change: researchers

  During the winter of 2017 and into the summer 2018, the entire region experienced unusually warm temperatures and exceptionally heavy precipitation consistent with what climate change models predict across the Arctic.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2020
• Last fully intact ice shelf in Canadian Arctic collapses

  It lost more than 40 per cent of its area in just two days at the end of July, researchers said on Thursday.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2020
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• Bleak future predicted for polar bears in Canada’s Arctic

  A study published this week has painted a grim picture of the future of polar bears, particularly in the low Arctic.

  Environment

  Jul 26, 2020
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• 1st Arctic Ocean assessment shows top of the world in unprecedented flux

  The work of dozens of federal scientists and Inuit observers, it describes a vast ecosystem in unprecedented flux: from ocean currents to the habits and types of animals that swim in it.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2020