PoliticsThe Canadian North is the least defended territory on earthNever mind the Amazon, or even the Antarctic. Northern Canada is the global epitome of undefended territory.
BusinessFrozen out of Arctic shippingThe Northwest Passage may be opening, but will it really be the next global trade route?
WorldCaptain Cook’s club, a gift of the Nuu-chah-nulth, comes closer to homeThe wooden club was given to Captain James Cook by the chief of a Nuu-chah-nulth village in 1778
GeneralCanada lags Russia in Arctic raceRussia leads Canada in developing infrastructure in strategic northern shipping routes
CanadaWho owns the North Pole?We used to think it was ours. But Russia has staked a claim, and the Danes will be next.
LifeAn Arctic accidentEven before we were grounded, I had my life-changing moment, when a man in Gjoa Haven said he had an item that might interest me: the lost logbook of Lord Franklin
BusinessLinking the Arctic with fibre opticA line designed to link Europe and Asia could help northern towns