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The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St.-Laurent, left, and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean.
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Published: February 17th, 2010 02:51 PM
Last Modified: February 18th, 2010 10:14 AM
Link: Canwest News Service The Canadian government has made a surprise "nudge" toward resolution of an old territorial dispute involving the offshore border between Alaska and the Yukon. "Someone [in the Canadian government] has realized that this dispute is not going to go away and that -- as activity in the region increases -- it's going to become more difficult as time goes on," said Michael Byers of Vancouver, B.C., author of "Who Owns the Arctic?" U.S. and Canadian experts in Arctic geopolitics will soon be meeting in Vancouver, and the Beaufort Sea border dispute is expected to be a major topic.
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