This summer, when Operation Nanook heads into the midnight sun of the Canadian Arctic, there will be more on the agenda than the annual boots-on-the-ground patrol of the remote reaches of the North American continent.

Shipping companies say Canada's moves to assert control of the Northwest Passage might violate international law.

“An immediate moratorium on new drilling activities in the Arctic is a basic requirement until the international community has considered the need for increased regulation and stronger environmental standards"— WWF

Oil drilling starts off Greenland July 6, when the second drill ship arrives off the coast of the island, near Disko Bay.

The 11th Inuit Circumpolar Council general assembly wrapped up its conference Friday in Nuuk, Greenland, by calling for an urgent Inuit leaders summit on resource development.

The 60-plus delegates attending the Inuit Circumpolar Council general assembly in Nuuk this week gave “unanimous consent” July 1 to the acclamation of Aqqaluk Lynge as their new chairperson.