Northwest Passage

• Crewmember of 150-year-old lost expedition identified using DNA by Ontario researchers

  Ontario university researchers say they used DNA samples to identify a second crew member from Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 Northwest Passage expedition.

  Canada

  Sep 25
  
• Canada and the West are at war with Russia whether they want it or not: military experts

  Russian aggression is the top challenge for liberal democracies right now, military experts warned.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2020
  
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• Coffee beans, pencils: Sailors’ lives revealed via Franklin expedition artifacts

  "You're down there and you remove things, uncover the sediments, and they slowly appear. To see this unfold before your eyes, it is quite the charge."

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2020
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• Ice in Canadian arctic contaminated with microplastics, scientists find

  The scientists drew 18 ice cores of up to 2 metres long from four locations and saw visible plastic beads and filaments of various shapes and sizes.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2019
• Canada’s Northwest Passage claim isn’t settled — but it’s not ‘illegitimate,’ like the U.S. says it is

  The Northwest Passage - once a path to Asia's riches, now the focal point of a clash given new life by the Trump administration.

  Canada

  May 31, 2019
• Canada stands by Arctic climate goals as U.S. eyes melting ice as economic opportunity

  This week the U.S blocked the Arctic Council from issuing a unanimous declaration acknowledging climate change.

  Environment

  May 7, 2019
• Canada’s claim to Northwest Passage is ‘illegitimate’: Mike Pompeo

  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling Canada's claim over the Northwest Passage "illegitimate" in a major speech that is being criticized for being provocative and inaccurate.

  Canada

  May 6, 2019
• Boat meant for Northwest Passage breaks loose due to extreme weather

  A sailboat meant for the Northwest Passage has been unmoored due to extreme weather conditions.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2018
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• Kingston man’s sailboat frozen in ice off Wolfe Island worries some Island residents

  Kingston man leaves his sailboat frozen in ice off the shores of Wolfe Island to see if it can handle a trip through the Northwest passage. Residents worry about the environmental impact if the boat sinks

  Environment

  Jan 19, 2018
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• Wolfe Island man’s unique winter experiment prepares for Northwest Passage trip

  "You could drive on top of it and the weight of a car won't crush the hull.”

  Weather

  Jan 15, 2018