Harper facing criticism over dismissing pressing need for Arctic search-and-rescue resources
The prime minister paid a brief visit to the grief-stricken community of Resolute Bay, Nunavut.
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Fighter jets over Nunavut
anada’s fighter jets are once again roaring in the skies over Nunavut.
Greenpeace in standoff over Greenland Arctic drilling
Greenpeace says two of its ships tracking an oil rig on the Greenland side of Baffin Bay are being warned off by the Danish Navy.
While Harper talked tough with NATO on Arctic, U.S. believed PM all bark no bite
Prime Minister Stephen Harper personally warned NATO’s secretary general to keep the alliance out of the Arctic or risk increasing tensions with Russia, according to “confidential” U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by APTN National News that also reveal American diplomats believe the prime minister is more bark than bite on northern sovereignty.
Double-Double Nunavut style
Nunavut is the last frontier left in Canada and people who live there are used to not having all the comforts the rest of the country takes for granted.