Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Sometimes it seems like not a week goes by without headlines trumpeting business opportunities in the North. But here in Canada, are we missing out on the potential… »
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Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
What tree rings tell us about climate in the Arctic
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Tree rings in the Arctic hold important information about the northern environment. But the so called ‘divergence problem,’ that is the difference between temperatures measured by thermometers and… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Web doc sheds light on Inuit relocation in Arctic Canada
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North The relocation of Inuit from northern Quebec to Canada’s High Arctic in the 1950s is one of the darkest episodes in the history of Canada’s North. Sadly, few Canadians… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Society
National Nursing Week – Working in the Arctic
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North National Nursing Week kicks off in Canada on Monday, May 12 and runs until May 18. In honour of the hundreds of nurses working in Canada’s remote northern… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
What questions should we be asking about the Arctic’s future?
Arctic oil spill response made headlines last week with a new report from the National Research Council in the United States. This week, another report (see links below) focused on key areas that need attention as climate change reshapes the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian web documentary highlights Arctic science
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Ever wondered how noise affects marine mammals in the Arctic? Or what glacial ice really looks like? Profiles from the Arctic is a new web documentary that answers… »
Mental health care in the Arctic – Lavinia’s Story
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Starting in the 1950s, the Arctic’s semi-nomadic Inuit were moved into permanent communities by the Canadian government. Children were often sent to Church-run schools far away from their… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Shipping company using drones in the Arctic
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Shipping in the Arctic is no easy task. Distances from southern Canada to the country’s High Arctic is long. Trips can be slow going, with captains navigating through… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, Society
Celebrated Inuk artist Itee Pootoogook dies at 63
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Canada recently lost one of its major Inuit artists when Itee Pootoogook passed away in March at the age of 63. Pootoogook did much of his work… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Greenland’s northeastern ice sheet starting to melt
Greenland’s previously stable northeastern ice sheet is starting to melt, according to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. While Greenland’s melting ice sheet has contributed to an increase in the world’s sea levels over the last 20… »
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