Arctic

• Frigid blast of Arctic air descending on Saskatchewan

  Meteorologist Terri Lang said -40 C temperatures could be recorded in parts of Saskatchewan by Monday morning.

  Weather

  Feb 4
• 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
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• Narwhal tusk donated to Calgary Goodwill gifted to Arctic Institute of North America

  A rare relic belonging to the unicorn of the sea is making its way from a Calgary Goodwill donation bin to an educational home.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2020
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• COMMENTARY: The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years, and that can change the planet

  Evolving conditions in the Arctic are an indicator of how climate change could transform the planet, say researchers Julie Brigham-Grette and Steve Petsch.

  Commentary

  Oct 3, 2020
• COMMENTARY: Canada needs an Arctic defence strategy as Russia, China eye the north

  During Justin Trudeau's government, there has been almost no talk about a Canadian Arctic strategy, either with the military or in concert with the Inuit, Matthew Fisher says.

  Commentary

  Sep 25, 2020
• Arctic sea ice at second lowest level in more than 40 years, scientists say

  Scientists say they believe the defining feature of life in northern waters could shrink even further before the melt season is over.

  Environment

  Sep 21, 2020
• Retired Vice-Admiral Mark Norman sees stronger role for Canada on the world stage

  In a rare interview Sunday, Norman was asked about how Canada is currently operating — politically and militarily — on the the world stage.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2020
• Canadian crew won’t explore Franklin wrecks this year due to coronavirus

  For only the second time in 12 years, Marc-Andre Bernier and his underwater archaeology team at Parks Canada will not be heading north this month to explore the wrecks of the doomed Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin and his crew.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2020
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• Arctic patrol vessel named after Robert Hampton Gray, Second World War navy pilot

  Gray volunteered for the naval reserve in 1940, served as a pilot in the navy's fleet during the war in the Pacific in April 1945.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2020
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• Collapse of Canada’s last intact ice shelf was only a matter of time: glaciologist

  The Canadian Ice Service posted satellite animation on Twitter last weekend showing the Milne Ice Shelf in Nunavut collapsing.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2020