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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
canada
On this Arctic icebreaker, researchers check in on a changing climate
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Ship traffic ramps up through the Northwest Passage as Arctic ice retreats
A researcher points out a possible sighting of wildlife aboard the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it traverses the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Saturday, July 22, 2017. Alongside the melt, more and more ships are sweeping across the Northwest Passage as a heating planet clears a path for boat traffic through the Arctic corridor, raising hopes for commercial viability as well as concerns about the environmental and social impact. THE CANADIAN PRESS//David Goldman
british columbia
First snowfall of season for southeastern B.C. passes expected this week: Environment Canada
<div>Drivers are being warned that some mountain passes in southeastern British Columbia are expected to get the first snowfall of the season this week. Transport trucks hauling trailers travel on the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway after it was reopened to commercial traffic, at Othello northeast of Hope, B.C., Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
energy and resources
Putin orders regulated prices for fuel oil, Russia’s export ban stays
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a video link with officials during a ceremony to mark the arrival of the first shipment of fuel to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, in Sochi, Russia, October 5, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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The five skin-care ingredients worth investing in, according to experts
world
U.S. to cancel Alaska oil, gas leases issued under Trump
FILE - In this June 1, 2001 file photo Caribou graze in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason, on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, has thrown out the Trump administration's approval for a massive oil project on Alaska's North Slope, saying the federal review was flawed and didn't include mitigation measures for polar bears. (AP Photo/File)
opinion
China is on a relentless mission to control Canada’s Arctic waters
Rob Huebert
canada
Human activity, climate change having cascading effects on northern ecosystem, starting with the Arctic cod
A polar bear stands on an ice floe in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle on July 10, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
Scientists head to Nunavut island to help solve Mars methane mystery
Astrobiologist Haley Sapers, an adjunct professor at York University in the Lassonde School of Engineering and visiting scientist with the California Institute of Technology, is pictured on Axel Heiberg Island in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Haley Sapers, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
opinion
How Sweden can collaborate with Canada as part of NATO
Gunnar Hökmark and Patrik Oksanen
politics
Northern premiers say Canada can’t have Arctic security without infrastructure
A plane takes off from the Iqaluit airport Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. AArctic security is under renewed focus as Russia and China eye the region, but leaders in the North say Canada won't be able to exert sovereignty if their communities aren't built up properly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
politics
Canada urged to buy new submarines capable of operating in the Arctic
HMCS Windsor, one of Canada's Victoria-class long range patrol submarines, returns to port in Halifax on June 20, 2018. The clock is ticking for the Canadian military to decide whether to replace its submarines, as Canada's closest allies push ahead with plans to build new fleets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
canada
Arctic and global security top agenda as Trudeau meets Nordic leaders in Iceland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Trudeau is in Iceland to take part in the Nordic Prime Ministers' Meeting. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Mining the Arctic’s critical minerals is vital for Canada’s sovereignty, Northern prosperity
Sean Boyd
canada
Research advances date for likely summer ice-free Arctic by a decade
The Canadian Coast guard's medium icebreaker Henry Larsen is seen in Allen Bay during Operation Nanook near Resolute, Nvt, Aug. 25, 2010. New research has moved up the time by which the Arctic Ocean is predicted to be free of summer ice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
book review
Into the Great Emptiness makes case for Henry George Watkins to join pantheon of great explorers
H G Watkins [Henry George "Gino" Watkins], English Arctic explorer. He drowned on an expedition to Greenland in 1932. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
politics
Canadian military found Chinese monitoring buoys in the Arctic
Permanent residents can now apply to join the Canadian Armed Forces as the federal government seeks to boost its recruitment numbers. A Canadian flag is seen on a CAF member’s uniform at CFB Trenton, in Trenton, Ont., on Oct. 16, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
canada
Federal ministers send Nunavut diamond mine proposal to environmental review
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal speaks at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Federal ministers have agreed with the Nunavut Impact Review Board that a proposal for a new diamond mine in the territory should undergo a public review. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
sports
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
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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
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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