Monday, June 8, 2026
ADVT 
National

Canada Files North Pole Competing Claim With Russia, Denmark

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 May, 2019 07:21 PM
  • Canada Files North Pole Competing Claim With Russia, Denmark

Canada is heading for negotiations over who owns the North Pole.


After years of delay and political arm-twisting, Canada has made a claim to a vast portion of the Arctic seabed that includes the North Pole.


The claim sets up the federal government for talks with Russian and Denmark, which had already filed their own claims.


Canada document was filed last week with a United Nations body that is to determine the scientific validity of each country's version of where the lines on the map should be.


A decision is to be made after negotiations between the three countries.


Canada's submission is late — the previous federal government nixed plans for a claim in 2013 that didn't include the North Pole.

 

MORE National ARTICLES

Last All-Candidates Meeting Before B.C. Byelection In Nanaimo Prompts Jabs

Six candidates, including New Democrat Sheila Malcolmson and Liberal Tony Harris, are running in the race that has the potential to tip the balance of power in the B.C. legislature.

Last All-Candidates Meeting Before B.C. Byelection In Nanaimo Prompts Jabs

Man Fit To Stand Trial In Girl'S Death At B.C. High School: Judge

A man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in a British Columbia high school has been declared mentally fit to stand trial after a change in medication his lawyer described as a "miracle."

Man Fit To Stand Trial In Girl'S Death At B.C. High School: Judge

B.C. Nurses Approve New Collective Agreement With Pay Increase, Workload Changes

B.C. Nurses Approve New Collective Agreement With Pay Increase, Workload Changes
VICTORIA — Nurses in British Columbia will get a two per cent annual wage increase in a new three-year collective agreement.

B.C. Nurses Approve New Collective Agreement With Pay Increase, Workload Changes

John McCallum Says Dropping Meng Extradition Would Be 'Great' For Canada: Report

StarMetro Vancouver says John McCallum made the comment today to one of its reporters during a charity luncheon in downtown Vancouver.

John McCallum Says Dropping Meng Extradition Would Be 'Great' For Canada: Report

Repairs To Storm Damaged White Rock, B.C., Pier Could Cost $16M: Report

Repairs to a pier damaged when a hurricane-force windstorm tore across southern British Columbia last month could cost as much as $16 million.

Repairs To Storm Damaged White Rock, B.C., Pier Could Cost $16M: Report

RCMP Charge Kingston Youth With Trying To Get Someone To Plant A Bomb

The RCMP have charged a Kingston youth with terrorism, saying the person — who cannot be identified — allegedly tried to persuade someone to plant a bomb.

RCMP Charge Kingston Youth With Trying To Get Someone To Plant A Bomb