arctic
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Canada has recently made the Arctic a focus of its national security policy, asserting in 2024 that Canada's sovereignty in the north "is the most urgent and important task".
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The locations are aimed at securing a presence for special forces and permanent access to Arctic waters, as well as expanding space and submarine monitoring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
“He was recovered unresponsive by the crew approximately 10 minutes later,” Chief Petty Officer Travis Magee, a spokesperson with the Coast Guard’s Arctic District, told the AP.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
A new study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of what happens as Arctic permafrost thaws.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Most important of all, the Erebus and the Terror were the most technologically advanced ships that had ever entered the Arctic.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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