Alexander Mackenzie really got around. On this day in 1798, the Scottish explorer reached the mouth of the Dehcho River (‘big river’ in the language of the Dehcho Dene indigenous people). He was ...

Two expedition cruise lines have scrapped plans to cruise across Arctic Canada through the famed Northwest Passage because ice has clogged the route. Ponant has changed the itineraries for Le Boreal ...

There was a time when the Northwest Passage was a sort of maritime Holy Grail, a route so desired and sought after, but so elusive. For most of the recorded history of North America, the Passage has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Canadian Coast Guard ship navigates Arctic sea ice. Courtesy of Scottish Association for Marine Science By melting Arctic sea ...

It's barely been a week into the new year, and there is already a flurry of articles, listicles, and more offering advice on where to travel in 2023. As the travel industry returns to pre-pandemic ...

"Within a decade or two, climatologists predict, the route through the Arctic archipelago could be navigable year-round," states an editorial in The Toronto Star of April 5, 2004. Others suggest it's ...