MOVE OVER, SANTA CLAUS

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A group of Russian scientists has returned from an Arctic expedition, claiming that the North Pole is part of the country's turf. The argument is that the underwater Lomonosov Ridge is an extension of the Eurasian continent. The Lomonosov Ridge includes the North Pole. More importantly, the region is estimated to contain vast hydrocarbon deposits.
Source: June 29, 2007

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THE DEW LINE

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It was North America?s first defense against a Soviet attack, and life on it was the Cold War at its coldest.
Source: American Heritage, Spring 2007

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INUIT EDUCATION A PRIORITY

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Only a bilingual education system that allows Inuit people to become proficient in both English and Inuktitut can make it possible for Canada to keep a commitment it made in 1993 in the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Source: Windspeaker, May 2006

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