Researchers look to Arctic algae to study changing Frobisher Bay
Un texte de Tharsha Ravichakaravarthy Researchers in Iqaluit have completed a multi-year study of sea ice algae and phytoplankton that
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Environment (Canada)
Yellowknife better prepared to safely evacuate unhoused population, say advocates
Un texte de Yumna Iftikhar Advocates say Yellowknife is better prepared to help its unhoused population evacuate if there is
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Ottawa injects $957.8M into small craft harbours
The federal government has announced a $957.8-million investment over five years to modernize the Small Craft Harbours Program. Sourced from
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Plastic Pollution: Ottawa Funds Indigenous Research in the North
Minister of Environment Julie Dabrusin has announced a $2.4 million investment to study the impact of plastic pollution on Indigenous
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Yukon issues flood watch advisories for Dawson City, Carmacks
Flood watch advisories have been issued for the Yukon River in the Dawson region, as well as the Nordenskiold River
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Growing population of beavers affecting traditional lands in Arctic
By Bianca McKeown New research shows how the animals have become more common in the North in recent years Growing
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Yukon government issues flood watch for the Klondike River
By Caitrin Pilkington Officials have issued a flood watch for the Klondike River near Dawson City due to melting and
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Flooding closes Alaska Highway, cuts off access to U.S.-Canada border
By Caitrin Pilkington The Alaska Highway has been flooded just north of Beaver Creek in the Yukon. Officials have closed
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Prepare for another challenging wildfire season, N.W.T. fire officials say
By Heather Kitching Fire officials in the Northwest Territories are warning people to prepare for another challenging wildfire season due
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Naujaat hunters want to halt the Baffinland’s railway and port project
Arviq HTO, Naujaat’s hunters and trapper’s organization, wants the federal government to halt the Steensby railway project so it can
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N.W.T. gov’t hopes for ‘rebound’ in spring water levels this year on Mackenzie River
By Yumna Iftikhar Heavy winter snowpack to the south could help bring the Mackenzie River closer to normal this summer
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This northern Yukon island shows how thawing permafrost is transforming the Arctic
By Tori Fitzpatrick Thawing permafrost on a small island off the Yukon’s north coast is shedding light on how climate
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Study finds hidden lake network beneath Arctic glaciers as climate change accelerates
By Inayat Singh The discovery could reshape how scientists understand glacier loss in Canada’s Arctic Researchers have identified 37 subglacial lakes beneath
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Q & A | N.W.T. adding 5th rating to fire danger level ahead of wildfire season
‘There’s a move across all agencies in the country for us to be consistent,’ says wildfire official The Northwest Territories
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Commission issues recommended land use plan for Yukon’s vast Dawson region
Final plan will determine how roughly 10 per cent of Yukon’s land mass should be managed in future A proposed
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