Members of the remote aboriginal community of Fort Chipewyan in the western province of Alberta have long worried about pollution from oilsand development nearby and cancer rates in the community. A new study conducted by First Nations groups and scientists… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Arctic Economic Council to meet in Nunavut in September
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North The first official meeting of the Arctic Council’s Arctic Economic Council will take place in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut this September, Canada announced in a news… »
Trying to get Canadians to rethink alcohol
Canadians like to have beer when they watch hockey, drink wine at dinner, and sometimes have cocktails after work. But health officials say they underestimate how much they drink and the cumulative, negative effects on their health. The Canadian Centre… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Nunavut game company offers tech scholarship
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North A Nunavut game company known for it’s Inuit language games and apps is offering a new scholarship for students interested in technology. Pinnguaq, based in the community of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Botanists to collect plants from far northern land
Four people have travelled by helicopter to a remote and underexplored area of Nunavut in Canada’s north to survey and collect hundreds of plants. They are part of an ambitious project by the Canadian Museum of Nature to create a… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canada to launch new search for Arctic shipwreck
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Sixth time a charm? Canada recently announced that it will launch a new search for an Arctic shipwreck that remains one of the enduring mysteries of Canada’s North.… »
Beerology: Mirella Amato -Master Cicerone
This week, pull up a chair and pour yourself a cool refreshing beer. To do it right, and to learn more about this wonderful ages old invention Canadian Mirella Amato has all the tips. She should, she is Canada’s only… »
Consultants help parents get babies to sleep
Canadian parents often complain they have a hard time getting their babies to sleep and to sleep right through the night. This can disrupt parents’ lives and make them quite miserable. Adults rarely live with their own parents or extended… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
How Canada’s Arctic Council chairmanship is viewed abroad
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Last week, we looked at how Canada was doing half-way into it’s Arctic Council chairmanship. This week, we look at how its business focus is being viewed by… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadians underestimate alcohol consumption
Canadians underestimate how much alcohol they drink and that hinders their understanding of the health risks and makes it difficult for health officials to plan how to avert disease and accidents, say researchers at the University of Victoria. Scientists discovered… »
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