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When Denmark and Canada negotiated their maritime borders in 1973, they agreed on a wide range of territorial claims — but Hans Island wasn't one of them.
HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Nick Olesen scored with 49 seconds left and Denmark stunned Canada 2-1 at the ice hockey world championship Thursday to advance to the semifinals. “I have no words, it ...
Canada and Denmark agreed in 1973 to create a border through Nares Strait, halfway between Greenland and Canada. But they were unable to agree which country would have sovereignty over Hans Island ...
Canada has set up a fight against Russia and Denmark for claims to vast portions of the Arctic seabed, including the North Pole - triggering potential boundary negotiations in the future.
The U.S., Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway have been staking claims in the Arctic. The settlement also gives Indigenous groups access and rights of use to Hans island.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby recorded an assist for Canada, which was upset by Denmark, 2-1, in the quarterfinal round of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World ...
A 49-year spat between Canada and Denmark over ownership of a barren Arctic island formally ended on Tuesday, with high-ranking officials from both nations celebrating the decision to divide up ...
Denmark beat Canada for the first time in a 3-2 upset win at the world ice hockey championship on Monday, while the United States slumped in a loss to the Czech Republic.
In the end, they decided to work out the question of ownership later. A decades-old dispute between Denmark and Canada over a tiny, barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic has come to an end.
Brad Gushue's Team Canada beat Denmark in the opening match for both teams at the Olympic men's curling tournament in Beijing on Wednesday. Canada topped Denmark 10-5 in eight ends.
Canada was outshot 22-10 in the final period, though. Denmark has only two NHL players at the worlds, while Canada has only two who don’t play at the NHL. “I’m disappointed,” Crosby said.