Are the Coast Guard icebreakers ready?

As the ice is receding in the Arctic, human activity has been on the rise. Will our Coast Guard icebreakers be there when we need them?
CCGS John G. Diefenbaker conceptual rendering.
OTTAWA—The temperature at the North Pole on Dec. 22, 2016, was 0 degrees Centigrade, up some 20 degrees higher than average. Nature is baffling scientists by what seems to be an accelerating warming of the Arctic and the predictable impact on sea ice. That and the summer 2016 voyage through the N...

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