Canada to boost Arctic cooperation with US, cites Russia threat


  • World
  • Friday, 06 Dec 2024

FILE PHOTO: A float plane flies past the Arctic community of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada August 25, 2022. Adam Scotti/Prime Minister's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada plans to work more closely with the United States in the Arctic to ensure regional security in the face of an increasingly aggressive Russia, Ottawa said on Friday.

As part of a renewed strategy, Canada will appoint an Arctic ambassador and open new consulates in Anchorage, Alaska and Nuuk, Greenland.

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