(CP via Canada.com, 4 July 2007) -- DARTMOUTH, N.S. (CP) - The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis St-Laurent is headed for the Arctic on a four-and-a-half month sovereignty patrol and scientific expedition. While in the north the ship will aid commercial shipping, support Canada's commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and aid researchers as they recognize the International Polar Year. It left Dartmouth today carrying an international team of scientists who will oversee 44 experiments covering wildlife, human health and atmospheric projects. Canada's IPY program is focused on two priority areas -- climate change impacts and adaptations, and the health and well-being of northern communities.

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