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Arctic Winter Games a family affair for siblings Brooklyn and Jordan Wills
In this handout photo taken Nov. 26, 2022 at the Team Alberta North Arctic sports trials in Slave Lake, Alta., Jordan Wills participates in the one-foot high kick discipline. The Arctic Winter Games are a family affair for siblings Brooklyn and Jordan Wills of Team Alberta North. Mother Ashleigh is a team mission staff member and father Cory previously competed and coached at the Games. Two of their aunts were also competitors and their grandmother is a mission staff member who previously coached and judged at the Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Team Alberta North **MANDATORY CREDIT**
world
Putin discusses Russia’s claim to giant chunk of Arctic Ocean seabed
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, January 27, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
british columbia
Wind chill drops to -40 C in central B.C., winter tires needed on Lower Mainland
Heavy snow falls as a man jogs on a pathway at Central Park in Burnaby, B.C., on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Snowfall, winter storm and arctic outflow warnings are in effect for most of British Columbia as a powerful storm packing frigid winds move through the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
New report details effects of changing Arctic climate
A convoy of support snowmobiles with qamutiks in tow, head toward the first Nunavut Quest camp, roughly 50km outside of Arctic Bay, Nunavut on Monday, April 18, 2022. A new report details how widespread changes in the Arctic, from warming air temperatures to sea-ice loss, have affected animals, plants and people living there. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dustin Patar
canada
Arctic chill expected over north and central coasts of British Columbia, Environment Canada says
Heavy snow falls as pedestrians walk through Central Park in Burnaby, B.C., on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Environment Canada is warning people who live in central and north coasts of B.C. to dress warmly to avoid frostbite and hypothermia as frigid conditions are expected to persist this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
world
Putin touts Russia’s ‘Arctic power’ with launch of nuclear-powered icebreakers
The Russian flag with flags of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia is attached to the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yakutia" during the launch ceremony at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak
politics
Canada can’t properly detect threats to Arctic, Auditor-General’s report warns
The federal government is expected to approve international measures this week that would reduce the environmental impact of Arctic shipping but would cost northern families hundreds of dollars a year. Ships are frames by pieces of melting sea ice in Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
travel
What do you eat by the Mackenzie Delta?
summer and winter experiences at our Village 16 km north of Inuvik. Okpik Arctic Village photos
life
This month’s travel news: Arctic tourism is on the rise, American Airlines grounds first-class air travel, and tour Europe Like Bond, James Bond
MS Maud Arctic 03 Photo Espen Mills Hurtigruten Expeditions. Arctic tourism is on the rise,
politics
Top soldier warns Canada’s ‘tenuous hold’ on Arctic will come under challenge in decades ahead
Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre speaks at a change of command ceremony at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa on Friday, August 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
globe climate newsletter
Globe Climate: Mercury in the Arctic puts Indigenous communities, wildlife at risk
Ice patterns are seen in Baffin Bay above the arctic circle from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent on July 10, 2008. Weather matters in the Arctic like it does in few other places, but Environment Canada's forecasts for the North have long been hampered by poor data. Now, the end of a five-year program has installed two new Arctic "supersites" in Whitehorse and Iqaluit to give northerners a more accurate sense of some of the country's most extreme weather -- and improve scientific understanding of the entire changing Arctic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Mercury levels in the Arctic put wildlife, Indigenous communities at risk, landmark report says
A polar bear walks along the ice flow in the Franklin Strait , NU in the Northwest Passage on July 23, 2007. A new summary of toxins in the Arctic says old-fashioned contaminants like mercury continue to threaten polar bears and whales despite international attempts to control them. The report for the eight countries that ring the Arctic circle found several Canadian polar bear populations at high risk of suffering effects from mercury. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
Northern premiers stress need for investment at Arctic Circle forum in Greenland
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, left to right, Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane, Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, and moderator Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer, Canada Research Chair in the Study of the Canadian North at Trent University at the Arctic Circle forum in Nuuk, Greenland are shown in this handout image provided by Government of the Northwest Territories as they take part in a panel discussion on Healthy Communities. Canada’s three territorial premiers stressed the need to invest in northern communities and include northerners in decision-making at an Arctic Circle gathering in Greenland that concluded earlier this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of the Northwest Territories ** MANDATORY CREDIT**
politics
Politics Briefing: Russian aggression and climate change are changing Arctic dynamics, PM and NATO Secretary General say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg make their way to a press conference at 4 Wing Cold Lake air base in Cold Lake Alta, on Friday August 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
politics
NATO Secretary-General warns of ‘significant Russian military buildup’ in the High North
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speak together after leaving a press conference at 4 Wing Cold Lake air base in Cold Lake Alta, on Friday August 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
canada
Trudeau links Canadian investments in North American defence to European security
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Elder Eva Kakolak take part in a Qulliq Lighting Ceremony in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut on Thursday August 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
canada
Russian invasion of Ukraine forces Arctic defence back onto Canada’s agenda
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO Summit in Madrid on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
canada
NATO chief’s first visit to Canadian Arctic signals thaw in Ottawa, experts suggest
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO Summit in Madrid on June 29, 2022. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host the first-ever visit of a NATO secretary general to Canada's Arctic this week. The visit by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg comes as the transatlantic military alliance has started to put more emphasis on protecting its northern flank. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
opinion
In the face of Russian aggression, NATO is beefing up Arctic security
Jens Stoltenberg
canada
Mechanical breakdown forced Canadian warship to abandon mission to the High Arctic, navy says
The Royal Canadian Navy's newest arctic and offshore patrol ship, HMCS Harry DeWolf, docks in Victoria, B.C., after arriving from Vancouver on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021.The warship has been forced to abandon a mission to the Arctic because of a broken diesel generator. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
report on business
Canadian North says fuel shortages affecting flights at airports in High Arctic
A Canadian North plane taxis to a runway prior to takeoff on June 26, 2019 in Ottawa. Canadian North says fuel shortages at several airports in the High Arctic are affecting the amount of passengers and cargo it can carry on some flights. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
Norway puts down Freya the walrus that drew Oslo crowds
Freya the walrus sitting on a boat in Frognerkilen in Oslo, Norway, Monday July 18, 2022. Authorities in Norway said Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022 they have euthanized a walrus that had drawn crowds of spectators in the Oslo Fjord after concluding that it posed a risk to humans. (Tor Erik Schrøder/NTB Scanpix via AP)
life
Seven places to dive for Canada’s best underwater adventures
canada
British High Commission in Ottawa to welcome military expert on threat posed by Russia, China in Arctic
FILE PHOTO: Flags of China and Russia are displayed in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
canada
Landfills and climate change increasing polar bear-human conflicts in Arctic, says report
A polar bear is seen walking along the road in Churchill, Man. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Climate change and human impacts on the land are behind a growing number of encounters between people and polar bears around the Arctic, new research concludes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
Nunavut residential school survivors hope for apology, justice during the Pope’s visit
Sir Joseph Bernier Federal Day School (Turquetil Hall), group of students working at their desks in a classroom. Rene Otak is on far left, Chesterfield Inlet (Igluligaarjuk), Nunavut, September 5, 1958. Credit: Library and Archives Canada
energy and resources
Precision Drilling buying Canadian well servicing business from High Arctic
Trainees roll pipe off the catwalk during a training session to lay down drill pipe on a rig floor at Precision Drilling in Nisku, Alta., in a January 20, 2017. Precision Drilling Corp. reported a first-quarter loss as its revenue rose by nearly 50 per cent compared with a year ago, boosted by growing demand for its services. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
opinion
Modernizing NORAD is key to supporting economic reconciliation in the North
Clint Davis
canada
Pair of new Arctic and offshore patrol ships named in honour of Canadian naval heroes
Members of the Royal Canadian Navy attend a naming ceremony for HMCS Margaret Brooke and HMCS Max Bernays, Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) at Halifax Shipyards in Halifax on Sunday, May 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
obituary
Sea ice expert revealed climate change’s effects in the Arctic
David Barber in Greenland, 2019. Geographer David Barber, an international expert on the dynamics of sea ice, documented the substantial impact of climate change on Arctic ice and snow. He also helped foster an international community of Arctic researchers who collaborated on large-scale projects – efforts that raised the profile of Canadian academics and the University of Manitoba. Courtesy of the Family
canada
Plastic pollution accelerating the consequences of climate change in Canada’s Arctic, according to new research
Jennifer Provencher, wildlife health specialist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, at Westboro Beach in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Provencher looks out over the Ottawa River with her binoculars Wednesday. Photo by Ashley Fraser/Globe and Mail
opinion
Why a freeze on the Arctic Council is short-sighted
Barry Scott Zellen
canada
This fishing captain is combining Inuit knowledge with scientific expertise to fight climate change in the Far North
The sea ice begins to break off the coast of Labrador, 2022
opinion
Canada may increase its defence spending – but that doesn’t mean it’s serious about restoring our military
John Ibbitson
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Ottawa’s climate plan puts pressure on energy sector
opinion
Russia has designs on the Arctic. How will Canada respond?
Gary Mason