Soot from Canadian wildfires may have increased Greenland ice melt
Researchers studying Greenland’s massive ice-sheet are making some worrisome findings. Danish-born glaciologist Jason Box who has studied glaciers for two-decades
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Author: Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Sixth lowest ice extent in Arctic
The summer Arctic sea-ice melt season is almost at an end. Northern residents in some areas are seeing thin sheens
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Found at last! Franklin ship lost for 166 years
The well-prepared ships left England in 1845 in search of the fabled Northwest Passage through the Arctic, to the Orient.
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Archeologists uncover Inuit driftwood house in Canada’s western Arctic
For archaeologists and anthropologists, it’s an extremely exciting and rare find. They have begun work on a rare site of
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Worst forest fire season in decades in Canada`s Northwest Territories
The wildfire season continues to get worse in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT). Already listed as the worst season for fires
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Arctic seas: little ability to cope with an oil spill
A new report suggests little is known how an oil spill in the Arctic would act or spread in icy
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“Dumpcano” costs mounting in Canada’s eastern Arctic
They’re calling it the “dumpcano” a combination of dump (landfill) and volcano. In Canada’s far north the town of Iqaluit,
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Seismic testing approved over Inuit opposition in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Canada’s National Energy Board has approved a five-year plan for seismic detection of oil and gas reserves under the sea
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Board urges protection of caribou lands in Canada
In the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut, the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) has been advised again to place restrictions on
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Report spotlights rapid glacier melt in Canada and Alaska
Western Canada’s snow-capped mountains with their literally thousands of glaciers are always a spectacular sight. But that sight is changing,
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Rare World Series footage found in Yukon permafrost
A rare newsreel film has turned up in Canada of one of the most controversial episodes in baseball history. In
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The effects of climate change on human health in the North
The High Arctic is experiencing serious effects from the changing climate. It’s also affecting the health of Inuit who live
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Canadian Military explores sunken sailing ship in the Arctic
A very interesting archeological and historical side has emerged from a a large military exercise in Canada’s far north called
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Canadian research reveals new clue to rapid Arctic ice melt
A new study of the Arctic’s vast Mackenzie river delta has discovered that an unexpected aspect of climate change is
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Arctic mining: unexpected social negatives for Inuit women
Proponents of development in the far north, often mining, claim it will bring needed employment and money to the region.
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