Flood warning issued for Klondike River near Dawson City, Yukon
High water levels expected to last into Tuesday evening The Yukon government has issued a flood warning for the Klondike
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Record-breaking temperatures hit southern N.W.T.
Temperatures in the southwest of territory are between eight and 20 degrees above normal As the last of the risk
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Flood risk drops near Dawson City, Yukon
But water levels on Yukon and Klondike rivers still expected to be higher than usual The risk of flooding around
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Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., resident renews call for sport hunting overabundant snow geese
Vernon Amos says the geese will ‘eat themselves out of house and home’ In the coming weeks, Vernon Amos says
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Qanittaq Clean Arctic Shipping Initiative gets $91.6 million from Ottawa
A project focused on reducing the environmental impacts of maritime transport will launch with $91.6 million from the federal government
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Get ready for flooding just in case, Hay River tells its residents
Warm weather expected into the weekend The Town of Hay River is reminding residents to get ready for a flood
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Arctic ice algae highly polluted with microplastics, poses food chain threat: study
Arctic ice algae has been found to contain ten times more microplastics than surrounding sea water, something that could impact
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Antarctic sea ice lowest on record, continued glacier mass loss in Arctic: WMO report
The lowest Antarctic sea ice extent on record and glacier mass loss in parts of the Arctic are just two examples
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Mysterious spiral of light spotted in North caused by SpaceX rocket, physicist says
‘He was like, ‘You need to look at this, because I feel like I might be hallucinating.” A mysterious swirl
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Yukon gov says help available for Whitehorse landslides, but makes no firm commitment
Whitehorse says it needs tens of millions of dollars to address landslides permanently As landslides and road closures become the
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Whitehorse mayor says long-term solutions needed after weekend landslide
Expect more landslides this year, says geologist The mayor of Whitehorse says she’s concerned about more landslides along the escarpment by
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Canadian experts decry Alaska study on parasite afflicting Yukon River chinook salmon
‘Maybe this year isn’t a good year to be doing the study, when there’s no fish to study,’ says chief
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Inuvialuit elder, scientist describe the Arctic’s shrinking ice cover
Ice cover this year hit a maximum extent that’s smaller and came earlier than past average The condition of the
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Carcross/Tagish First Nation in Yukon celebrates commitment to protecting its river
Community members in Carcross/Tagish First Nation held hands with officials from the territorial and federal governments as they honoured the
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Spring melt in Whitehorse could bring more landslides, geologist says
The snow in Whitehorse has been steadily melting over the last week or so — and that’s got some people
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