Canada, U.S. and Finland form pact to build icebreakers for Arctic

The United States, Canada and Finland have entered into a trilateral pact to build icebreakers for the Arctic region, the three countries said in a joint statement Thursday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington.

Jul 11, 2024 - 12:30
Canada, U.S. and Finland form pact to build icebreakers for Arctic

AMAZON.CA DEALS

AMAZON.CA DEALS

The CCGS Captain Molly Kool is presented to the media after undergoing refit and conversion work at the Davie shipyard, Friday, December 14, 2018 in Levis Que. Reduced search-and-rescue coverage, ferry-service disruptions, cancelled resupply runs to Arctic and coastal communities and nearly $2 million in lost navigational buoys. New documents obtained by The Canadian Press show those are among the real impacts that communities and business are starting to feel as the Canadian Coast Guard's icebreaker fleet continues to age.

The United States, Canada and Finland have entered into a trilateral pact to build icebreakers for the Arctic region, the three countries said in a joint statement Thursday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington.

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