A Norwegian group has been given the green light to salvage explorer Roald Amundsen’s sunken ship from Canadian waters.
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Norway secures return of polar explorer’s boat
Posted on 23 March 2012.
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Canada ready to discuss letting Iceland use its dollar
Posted on 02 March 2012.
The Canadian ambassador to Iceland says that the authorities in Ottawa are willing to start talks that could see the Canadian dollar become the national currency of Iceland – if that is the will of the Icelandic people.
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Vikings Explore Hudson Bay
Posted on 28 January 2012.
Viking exploration of Hudson Bay will continue in 2013 when descendants of the first Viking voyagers to reach North America 1,000 years ago sail into the Arctic from Churchill, Manitoba.
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Ban on seal products extends further
Posted on 02 January 2012.
The World Trade Organisation has been reassured by Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus that they will impose a ban on the import and export of seal skins from Greenland and Canada.
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Chinese land grab in Iceland causing military fears in Canada
Posted on 05 December 2011.
Iceland’s foreign minister this morning described Canadian fears that Huang Nubo’s hoped-for land purchase in Iceland is part of a wider Chinese plan to take the country over, as ‘ridiculous’.
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Book review: New Harbors New Hopes, by Celia Lund
Posted on 28 November 2011.
New Harbors New Hopes is a novel by Celia Lund and the follow-on to the enjoyable Square Sails and Dragons
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Strong Canadian presence at Icelandic ice hockey festival
Posted on 01 October 2011.
Last year, 14 women hockey players grabbed the chance to form a ‘Canadian team’ for an annual October tournament in Iceland. This year, the number has swelled to 57 women and many are bringing their partners and friends so that the Canadian contingent will be the largest group at The Iceland International Ice Hockey Cup [...]
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Canadian photographers praise Iceland as wedding destination
Posted on 31 July 2011.
Two Canada-based wedding photographers recently visited Iceland to photograph the wedding of an American couple at one of the country’s best-known country hotels. The photographers enjoyed their trip so much that they wanted to share their experience with IceNews readers.
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