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Transport Canada reduced to on-call Arctic surveillance this summer, documents show

Transport Canada adopted a “reactive posture” in overflights of the Arctic this past summer. The move was made necessary due to a broken aircraft, overtime restrictions and the absence of a drone, which was purchased five years ago but has yet to arrive.

Transport Canada scaled back its summertime surveillance of the Arctic this year for pollution, endangered whale protection and marine safety, CBC News has learned.
The decision to limit overflights… [+5818 chars]

Source: CBC News | Published: 2025-09-22T08:00:00Z

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