Canada creates single Arctic research hub

The federal government has merged the mandates and functions of the Canadian Polar Commission and the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) into a new organization. Polar Knowledge Canada will be headquartered at CHARS when it opens in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, in 2017. The June 1 announcement coincided with the coming into force of The Canadian High Arctic Research Station Act, which paves the way for the delivery of Canada's Northern Strategy....