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Environment (Canada)

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Former worker recalls year spent at Arctic weather station now set for clean-up

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 17, 2026 at 15:21
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John Paul Tasker · CBC News  Doug Munson was fresh out of high school when he went to work at Isachsen station

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Record warmth, regional contrasts, mark 2025 in Canada’s Arctic: report

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 15:55
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Canada’s Arctic Archipelago saw some record-high temperatures in winter 2025, even as parts of north-central Canada were colder than average

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Bug-eating plant found near Iqaluit, far north of usual habitat

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 10:24
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By Arty Sarkisian  Plant aficionado believes find could be a sign of a changing climate Plant aficionado Klaus Koehler was

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Feds to clean up old Arctic weather station contaminated by asbestos, lead

CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 7, 2026 at 15:31 — Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2026 at 15:32
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By Arty Sarkisian Experts hope its contamination is a warning for future development The site of Isachsen is a snapshot

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Chinook salmon in decline, worsened by Bering Sea heatwave a decade ago: study

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 09:19
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By Julia Parrish  NOAA says 2016-2020 heatwave in the Bering Sea hit already suffering population hard Yukon River Chinook salmon

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N.W.T. government implementing fire ban for all public and private lands in North Slave

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 10:14
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By Saloni Bhugra This is the 2nd time this summer the territory has implemented a sweeping fire ban for the

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Back burning planned to head off wildfire near Wrigley, N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 11:17
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By Jessica Davey-Quantick The fire that forced the evacuation of Wrigley moved closer to the community on Sunday night The

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Bear killed after wandering into Yellowknife neighborhood

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 09:24
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By Niles Niemuth The bear was spotted in Northlands by a resident at around 11 p.m. on Sunday A black

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How Nunavummiut kept cool during an ‘abnormal’ heat wave this week

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 11:29 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 11:30
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Bianca McKeown · CBC News In Iqaluit, Jazmine Akeeagok was dressing a little differently this week.  “I’m used to wearing sweatpants and

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‘Missed the mark’: N.W.T advocates react to Carney’s departure from earlier climate plan

CBC News
Posted: Monday, July 6, 2026 at 16:07
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Northern climate advocates say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to delay Canada’s climate targets ignores the immediate realities facing the

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A hand can be seen holding up a piece of deadwood covered in peachy mushrooms.
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Fire-loving fungi are nature’s first responders after wildfire

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 16:02
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Within weeks of a wildfire, an orange crust coats deadwood and the charred forest floor, creating an otherworldly landscape that

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A dam in the wilderness.
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Yukon Energy sues company, alleging botched work at Mayo dam

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 09:48
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Yukon Energy is suing a Finnish company for millions following work it did at the Mayo hydroelectric dam.  Filed to

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Baffinland Iron Mines
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With much-needed cash secured, the real work begins for Baffinland to stay afloat

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 10:35
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Now that Baffinland Iron Mines has secured much-needed cash, the real work begins on keeping its operations in Nunavut afloat. 

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Placer miners in the Klondike get back to work as Yukon gov’t tackles licence

CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2026 at 09:30
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By Chris MacIntyre A backlog of licence and permit renewals has had some placer miners in the Klondike uncertain whether

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A man standing on a rock
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Energy Transition: Canada’s Underground to the Rescue of Remote Communities

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 16:33
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In the face of the climate emergency, the answer to our dependence on fossil fuels might just lie right beneath

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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