How climate change is thawing the ‘glue that holds the northern landscape together’ in Arctic Canada
All Posts In one of the coldest places in Canada, Steve Kokelj is searching for Arctic thaw. He’s driving the
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Environment
Northern Canada: Smoke advisories in parts of Northwest Territories due to Alberta wildfires
The Northwest Territories’ chief public health officer has issued a wildfire smoke exposure advisory for people in parts of the
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Northwestern Canada: How a changing Yukon River is reshaping an age-old ice bridge
The residents of Dawson City, in northwestern Canada, have an intimate relationship with the Yukon River. It’s why settlers first
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Indigenous participation key to Arctic development, Inuit activist tells Economic Forum of the Americas
Full Inuit participation will be key to long-term sustainable development in the Arctic as well as helping the world confront
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Bear brawl at garbage dump in northern Canada caught on tape
In a video posted to Facebook recently, two black bears appear to rear up in a grumpy confrontation in the
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Northern Canada: Tornado hit Northwest Territories community last Sunday
The powerful storm that damaged property in Fort Smith, N.W.T., last Sunday was indeed a tornado, Environment and Climate Change
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Wet weather in Canada’s Northwest Territories helps free up firefighters for Alberta wildfires
Cool and wet weather in the Northwest Territories has helped free up local fire crews to fight wildfires in northern
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Was it a tornado? Meteorologists stumped by severe weather event in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Environment Canada still can’t say for sure what happened in Fort Smith, N.W.T. Sunday night. High winds and severe rains
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Northern Alberta wildfire cuts rail link between Canada’s Northwest Territories and the South
A key bridge on the railroad used for shipping diesel fuel to the Northwest Territories (Canadian central Arctic) is damaged,
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Wildfire in Northern Canada: Railway bridge burns, road link between Alberta and Northwest Territories closed
The CN Rail railway bridge at Steen River, in northern Alberta, has burned down. Jonathan Abecassis, a spokesperson for CN
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Wildfire in Yukon, northwestern Canada quickly spreading
A wildfire burning out of control near Haines Junction, Yukon (northwestern Canada) grew to 494 hectares overnight, putting two properties
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Wildfire near community in northwestern Canada still growing
A wildfire burning near Haines Junction, Yukon, in northwestern Canada, grew to 137 hectares Monday morning. The fire, burning out
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Permafrost degradation spreads in Canadian High Arctic
Polar deserts in Canada’s High Arctic are undergoing rapid changes as increases in summer air temperatures lead to permafrost thaw,
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Vast wetland habitat protected in northwestern Canada
A vast wetland complex in northern Yukon, northwestern Canada, has been set aside as protected habitat, making it off-limits for
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Town in Canadian central Arctic to get hybrid solar-diesel power plant
Kugluktuk, in Canada’s central Arctic, will benefit from a portion of more than $27.8 million in new energy and water
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