Smoking snow ‘holdover fires’ still burning in N.W.T., says scientist
By Carla Ulrich · CBC News Territory already prepping for 2024 fire season Holdover fires are still burning across the N.W.T., sending
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‘Like being at a loud rock concert’: study looks at how ship noise affects Arctic marine mammals
A research study is painting a fuller picture of how ship noise affects Arctic marine mammals in the eastern Beaufort
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Emissions rise as Yukon gov’t adds more items to climate change to-do list
Yukoners produced 7 per cent more carbon in first year of plan to hit net-zero by 2050 Yukon’s emissions rose
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Wildfire in Ibex Valley caused by people doing target practice: Yukon fire marshal
Investigators say fire that prompted evacuation alert in July was accidental, no charges to be laid A large wildfire that
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Parliament tables new management plan for Canada’s northernmost national park
Parliament tabled a new management plan for Canada’s northernmost national Park last week, with emphasis on Inuit knowledge being a
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‘We need to maintain reliability’:Yukon Energy about microgeneration project pause
Yukon gov’t not accepting new applications to renewable energy rebate program for now Yukon Energy says it’s all for adding
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COP 28 “transitional, but not transformative” says Int’l Inuit org
The agreement by nations to phase out fossil fuels was a promising step at COP28, but for Arctic Indigenous Peoples
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Warming North pushing earth into “uncharted territory”: Arctic Report Card
From Canada’s worst wildfire season, to the warmest summer surface air temperature on record, the changing North is pushing the
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Yukon government under fire for pausing renewable energy rebate program
By Ariana Kelland · CBC News ‘The program’s been a great success. And just to sort of put it on pause right now
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Prey driven away by wildfire, YKDFN says wolves are turning to the city for food
Wolf sightings have been “persistent” around Yellowknife, Ndilǫ and Dettah recently — and a chief with the Yellowknives Dene First
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Salmon competing with industry as glaciers melt says study — exposing new habitat
The melt creates potential salmon habitat while attracting attention from mining companies. A new paper published in Science says that
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Biologists find ‘concerning’ decline in Dall sheep numbers in Yukon’s Kluane region
Wildlife surveys in southwest Yukon have shown a “concerning” decline in the number of Dall sheep — and biologists say recent snowy winters
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Study looks back centuries to peer into the future for polar bears
New research suggests that ancient polar bear populations shrank as sea ice dwindled, adding weight to concerns about the predator’s
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Isolated and expensive, the N.W.T.’s Sahtu riding feels squeeze of climate change
By Marc Winkler · CBC News Some grocery prices could rise dramatically in coming months, says business owner in Norman Wells While
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New collaborative publication puts mountains on the map for Canadians
By Helen Pike · CBC News Indigenous stories, academic thought show what’s known, and what’s still a mystery about our mountains Canada’s
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