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Athletes might be the stars of the show, but the Arctic Winter Games can’t escape politics. The games kicked off on Sunday with the flyover of a CF-18 fighter jet at the opening ceremony in Whitehorse. Military aircraft flying over sporting events is nothing new in much of the world, of course, but in the Canadian North, it’s practically unheard ...
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Delegates talk, rangers trek as interest in Arctic security grows
Delegates from across the circumpolar world are in Whitehorse for Arctic summit as Canadian Forces prep for an epic trip from Herschel Island to Churchill, Man. CBC | World News
Read More »Ancient people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel
Archeologists have found the remains of a cluster of tents with hearths on a remote High Arctic island that date back more than 4,000 years. They offer surprising new insights about the first people who lived near what is now the Canada-Greenland border. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 35 dead after winter storm hits U.S., with more Arctic air expected for southern states
At least 35 deaths have been reported in states afflicted with severe cold across the U.S., according to local officials. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s icebreaker pact looked great until Trump started threatening the Arctic
Canada is a party to an agreement to work with U.S. and Finnish counterparts to produce icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard. Those ships will give the U.S. greater ability to operate in the Arctic. Will they also be used to threaten Canada’s sovereignty in the North? CBC | World News
Read More »Russia and China co-operating more often and more closely in the Arctic, says NORAD commander
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Read More »French-U.K. Starlink rival pitches Canada on ‘sovereign’ satellite service for Arctic military operations
Eutelsat, a company largely owned by the French and U.K. governments, is offering Canada an alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband communications in the Far North. The company says it can create secure channels that cannot be disconnected for “political” reasons. CBC | World News
Read More »The Masked Singer’s Arctic Fox ‘unveiled’ minutes in and they’re a Strictly icon
The Masked Singer viewers are convinced they know the identity of Arctic Fox Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »UK winter weather: ‘Beast from the East’ sparks 6C temperature plunge with Arctic freeze
Temperatures are set to plummet by up to 6C in the coming days as Arctic conditions sweep in from the east Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Snow forecast maps show 450-mile ‘Beast from the East’ bringing -11C ‘Arctic chill’
The new year could be welcomed in with Arctic conditions across much of the UK. Daily Express :: News Feed
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