Massive spill at N.W.T. diamond mine went unreported for 1 month
A broken pipeline that spilled a massive amount of groundwater at an N.W.T. mine can’t be fixed until extreme weather
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Environment (Canada)
Federal government spending $6.6M on caribou conservation in Nunavut
The federal government is investing $6.6 million over four years to aid the Nunavut government’s research and monitoring of 13 caribou herds
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UN high seas treaty praised by Inuit Circumpolar Council
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has applauded the United Nations’ high seas treaty reached this month, saying it will contribute
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N.W.T. and Alberta ministers meet to talk about undisclosed tailings leak
By Carla Ulrich · CBC News ‘We know there are concerns regarding trust and confidence with the whole process,’ says Savage The
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Ocean protection needs Inuit involvement, marine congress hears
Inuit leaders say the recent marine protected area congress in Vancouver, B.C. was an important occasion to remind the international
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Arctic Canadian community says oil moratorium renewal doesn’t go far enough
An Arctic Canadian community says it’s disappointed with Ottawa’s one-year extension of an oil exploration moratorium, saying it doesn’t go
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N.W.T. aims to hit targets for wolf collaring program while calls to end the practice continue
The target for N.W.T. biologists is to get 30 wolves collared this year. This is part of a project that launched in
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Inuit, environmental groups call for stronger measures to reduce underwater noise
Hunters from Pond Inlet, Nunavut. — known as Mittimatalik in Inuktitut — have said they’re seeing fewer narwhal in areas
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Dissent for N.W.T. carbon pricing plan heard at public meeting
Bill 60 would increase carbon taxes in the territory in accordance with new federal rules There was a lot of
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2022 one of eight hottest years on record confirms UN
Rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat have contributed to the the past eight years being the warmest ever recorded,
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Most of Western Canada’s glaciers will melt in 80 years, University of Northern B.C. study finds
A study by international researchers using a supercomputer at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has found that most
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Many Northern communities were warmer than usual in 2022
From flooding, to very hot temperatures and some odd winters, all three territories saw a variety of unusual climate events over
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Int’l Inuit org, small island states call for increased action on shipping impacts
With the wind down of the most recent International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting on Friday, international Inuit and representatives of
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Biodiversity agreement to protect planet reached at UN conference in Montreal
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault calls the agreed measures ‘an ambitious package’ Negotiators in Montreal have finalized an agreement to halt
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Warmer, wetter conditions continue to transform Arctic, impact its inhabitants: Arctic Report Card
Higher air temperatures and lower sea ice cover continue to transform the Arctic, says the Arctic Report Card 2022 released
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