Move would enable deploying of more ships all over the country, including the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River ...
The U.S. is working alongside Canada and Finland to strengthen defenses against Russia and China in the Arctic.
At a shipyard in Finland last month, workers cut the first steel for a new icebreaker ship. Over the next three years, about 10,000 tons of the metal will go into the hull before the vessel is carried ...
Climate change is opening up a new front in the ongoing cold war between the United States and China, and President Donald Trump is gearing up with new icebreakers to help patrol the Northwest Passage ...
The Trump administration and Congress, seeking to improve security, have approved funding for eight icebreakers and are ...
At a ceremony at Halifax Shipyard, the Canadian Coast Guard and Irving Shipbuilding have marked the official keel laying of the eighth and final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) – the future ...
(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will beef up its military presence in the Arctic through increased year-round operations and a new Australian-developed radar system to detect ...
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Are We Ready for an Arctic War?

For decades, the federal government assured Canadians that our Arctic sovereignty was protected and the region was at peace.
Pierre Poilievre’s announcement in Iqaluit that under a Conservative government Canada will build a permanent military base in the Arctic, and order two more heavy icebreakers, had very deliberate ...
An artist's impression of the originally planned MRPV 90-class patrol ship for the Royal Danish Navy. The project is now being reoriented to the acquisition of new Arctic patrol ships. (Danske ...