The stakes in the Arctic directly affect the U.S. and NATO. The Northwest Passage, once locked in ice, is becoming a viable ...

This summer will see record low Arctic ice and Russia has stolen a march on militarizing the strategic region.

New research suggests continued global warming could put a major Arctic ocean current in serious trouble, and that the ...

A major ocean current in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre, is changing rapidly due to climate warming—and this could trigger a ...

Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver, B.C., yesterday cut steel on the new heavy polar icebreaker it is building for ...

The Canadian Armed Forces face this challenge on a larger scale. Its soldiers are almost entirely based outside of the Arctic ...

China and Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence, Meier said. Meier said sea ice extent is shrinking all four seasons, but the most important season for the overall health of the Arctic ice is the summer.

Escalating tensions in the Arctic over untapped resources and territorial claims raise concerns of potential conflict.

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The stakes in the Arctic directly affect the U.S. and NATO. The Northwest Passage, once locked in ice, is becoming a viable shipping route. Control over this passage remains contested. Canada ...

Alongside soft skills, Canada needs hardware. In 2024, Ottawa commissioned eight new ice-breaking ships, required for safe passage around the Arctic coasts. Also on the way are 88 F-35s ...

That means since satellites began tracking it, Arctic sea ice's winter peak has shrunk by about the size of Pakistan. When winter sea ice is doing well it can extend more than halfway down the Earth ...