Small plane makes unexpected landing on Alaska Highway in the Yukon
Yukon’s highway rest stops see plenty of cars, trucks and RVs, but airplanes? Not so much. That’s why Adam Skrutkowski was
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Environment (Canada)
Severe wildfires will have long-lasting impact on N.W.T.’s boreal forest
By Taylor Holmes · CBC News More than 4 million hectares of forest have burned in the N.W.T. during the 2023 wildfire
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New research reveals vulnerability of Arctic water networks to global warming
An international team, including experts from Canadian universities, has published new research shedding light on the vulnerability of Arctic water
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North on pace for hottest summer ever recorded; strong, gusting winds expected in southern N.W.T.
Several places in the North are on track to break records for the hottest summer ever recorded. Experts expected extreme
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Yellowknife re-entry paused as winds expected to ‘accelerate’ fires near highway
The re-entry of most essential workers into Yellowknife is being put on hold because high winds are expected to “accelerate”
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Smoky weather and favourable winds limit wildfire activity near Hay River
The wildfire threatening Hay River and Kátł’odeeche First Nation hasn’t moved any closer to the communities thanks to smokey weather,
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Heavy precipitation, glacier runoff forces trail closure in Nunavut’s Auyuittuq Park
Parks Canada has closed a popular hiking route in Nunavut’s Auyuittuq National Park amid concerns over heavy precipitation, glacier runoff,
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N.W.T. fires have released 97 megatonnes of carbon, says European agency
Territory on track to beat 2014 record for how much land has burned Wildfires in the N.W.T have emitted 97
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Climate change puts Arctic cod stocks under threat
Rising temperatures are an increasing threat to Arctic cod and could have a major impact on the distribution of the
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Yellowknife begins evacuation as wildfires approach
Low on data or power? Read a low-bandwidth version of this story here. For more stories, see our CBC North news website. Minister
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Northwest Territories evacuees relive their journeys out of wildfire danger
‘Being evacuated two times in 24 hours is nothing like I have ever experienced’ After two evacuations and hundreds of
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Wildfire threat to Yellowknife deemed serious as parts of city on evacuation alert
By Luke Carroll, Liny Lamberink · CBC News Evacuation alert issued for Kam Lake, Grace Lake and the Engle Business District in Yellowknife
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Enterprise, N.W.T., ’90 per cent gone’ after wildfire ravages community
What you need to know about the N.W.T. wildfires: Evacuation orders issued for communities of Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation,
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Local state of emergency declared for Yellowknife
The City of Yellowknife has declared a local state of emergency due to a wildfire burning between Behchokǫ and Yellowknife.
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Wildfire breach of control lines east of Yellowknife now ‘significant’
Fire officials in the N.W.T. are expecting “serious challenges” Monday battling the wildfires near Yellowknife, with strong winds expected to
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