After decades of dwindling runs, sockeye salmon return to Yukon fishing village in droves
It’s been more than 20 years since Champagne and Aishihik elder Chuck Hume has seen anything close to the number
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Environment (Canada)
Taloyoak health centre to reopen month after fuel spill
The health centre in Taloyoak, Nunavut, is expected to reopen on Monday. A 1,200-litre fuel spill in a boiler room forced the
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N.W.T. forests absorb more carbon than territory emits — most of the time
Forests in the N.W.T. absorb way more carbon than the entire territory emits — most of the time. “The forest
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Canada’s territories broke 166 daily temperature records this summer
Nunavut accounted for more than half; Taloyoak saw its hottest-ever temperature The wave of heat that settled over Northern Canada
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Northern Indigenous Guardians initiatives among those to share in Ottawa funding
Three northern Indigenous Guardians initiatives are among the more than eighty that will share in the allocation of $30-million of
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Nunavut gov’t declares emergency over Iqaluit’s low water levels
The Nunavut government says it’s declaring its own state of emergency over Iqaluit’s water shortage, speeding up the approvals needed
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Hot days ahead in much of the N.W.T. this week
Sunny skies and soaring temperatures have ushered in heat warnings for many areas of the N.W.T. on the heels of a warm
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Nihtat Energy Ltd. is installing 3,456 solar panels in Inuvik, N.W.T.
A new renewable energy project is moving forward in Inuvik, N.W.T. Northern Indigenous-owned and operated company Nihtat Energy Ltd. is
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Unpredictable winds make wildfires an erratic adversary: experts
Fire generally moves in the same direction the wind is blowing, but mountains can complicate matters Hot weather and dry
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Climate change affecting composition of forests in Yukon, Canada, study finds
What happens when one type of tree can no longer survive as well? It’s replaced, study says Deciduous trees are
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In Canada’s north, environment-minded Pope gets climate change close-up
Pope Francis’s visit to Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut draws attention to a focal point for global climate change, with
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Cleanup of historic oil spill in northern Canada underway, source still unknown
There’s an iridescent shine on the wet pavement near the foot of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation property along the
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Thousands of plastic bottles from Iqaluit’s water crisis to be turned into clothes
Eight sea cans full of plastic water bottles are being sent from Iqaluit to Montreal for recycling at the end
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Our garbage is threatening polar bears — but there are solutions, new report says
A new research paper suggests food waste from humans is posing an increasing threat to already struggling polar bear populations
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Thawing Arctic will reveal more mummified creatures, brings new risks
By Laura McQuillan · CBC News Millions of tonnes of carbon and methane, trapped in permafrost for thousands of years, could be
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