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With new ships, Canada aims to become "icebreaking superpower" in Arctic

Canadian workers are building powerful new icebreakers seen as crucial to cementing the country's presence in the increasingly contested Arctic.
The Manhattan Mercury

With new ships, Canada aims to be 'icebreaking superpower'

At a massive shipyard in North Vancouver, Canadian workers grind metal beams for a powerful new icebreaker crucial to ...
Scandasia.com

As China expands in the Arctic, Finland gets a key role in Arctic security

As China increases its activity in the Arctic, Finland’s icebreaker expertise is drawing growing international attention. Photo: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko As Russia and China race to expand ...
Reuters

FAA issues directive to address Boeing 737 circuit breaker issue

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it has issued an airworthiness directive for all Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 737 MAX 8 and 8200 airplanes to ...
WSMV

‘I am opposed.’ Wilson County sheriff against what would be one of ICE’s largest facilities in US being built in Lebanon

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Wilson County Sheriff Robert Bryan has penned a letter to the county’s citizens expressing his opposition to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility ...
WLWT

Cincinnati IceBreakers show what’s possible on the ice — and beyond

The local sled hockey program is helping young athletes compete, belong and dream big — with three players now representing Team USA. The local sled hockey program is helping young athletes compete, ...
upnorthlive

Michigan lawmakers to tour largest Midwest ICE Facility after detainee death

Northern Michigan school districts are going on Spring Break at some point this month.Where are you planning on going for Spring Break?Let us know by casting yo Poll: Will you be buying a home in the ...
MLive

Huge Coast Guard icebreaker just did a ‘heave-to’ in the Straits of Mackinac for safety training

STRAITS OF MACKINAC, MI – The frozen Straits of Mackinac served as a rare classroom for a U.S. Coast Guard ice rescue crew over the weekend. On Saturday, USCG Cutter Mackinaw did a “heave to,” wedging ...
The Motley Fool

America Will Build 11 New Icebreakers -- but Not a Single Big Defense Contractor Got a Contract

Recent contract awards could grow the U.S. icebreaker fleet by 14 more ships, all built by private shipbuilders. For more than a decade, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard have been beating the drum, ...
Houston Chronicle

Texas gets behind Gulf shipbuilder to build massive Arctic icebreakers

In a move that furthers the influence of military shipbuilding on the U.S. Gulf Coast, a major manufacturer was awarded nearly $21.8 million in state funding to bolster its effort to build ships ...
Chicago Sun-Times

The city's icebreaker boat, the James J. Versluis, has been shattering the lake since 1957

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AOL

ICE’s Largest Prison Contractors Post Record Revenue

An American flag is seen through the barbed wire surrounding the CoreCivic Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California, on October 4, 2025. Credit - Kevin Carter—Getty Images Two of ...