Canada's icebreaker pact looked great until Trump started threatening the Arctic

Jan 27, 2026 - 15:00
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Canada's icebreaker pact looked great until Trump started threatening the Arctic
A ship is seen in icy water

Canada is a party to an agreement to work with U.S. and Finnish counterparts to produce icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard. Those ships will give the U.S. greater ability to operate in the Arctic. Will they also be used to threaten Canada's sovereignty in the North?