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Environment (Canada)

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Wildfire-monitoring satellite system will be ‘game changer’ in North, officials say

CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2025 at 09:25
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Canadian Space Agency announced $72M WildFireSat constellation this month A new satellite system for monitoring wildfires in Canada will be

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Storage pond leak at Yukon’s Eagle Gold mine contaminating nearby creek

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 13:15
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The Yukon government says about 19 million litres of toxic water has escaped a containment pond at Eagle Gold mine

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Environment Environment (Canada) 

Wildfire risk ‘very much in the mind’ of CRTC as it mulls new FM licences in Yellowknife

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 16:28
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The risk of wildfires in the Northwest Territories is one of the main reasons a new commercial FM radio licence

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment (Canada) News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

How polar bear fur could unlock ice-free innovation across industry

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 16:02
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Preventing ice buildup in extreme temperatures has long vexed industries from aviation to energy, but a new study suggests the

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General 

Federal government invests $6M into Iqaluit hydro project

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 17:56
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Money to be used for engineering and design of water power plant The federal government is investing another $6 million

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General 

Waste management key topic at Yellowknife climate change roundtable

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 15:10
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Eight people showed up for a roundtable event at city hall on Tuesday Waste management was one of the key

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Study examines physical, social costs of thawing permafrost across Arctic regions

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 15:49
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Melting Arctic permafrost is creating ongoing challenges for communities across the North, and a new study is shedding light on

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A aerial view of a landslide with debris blocking off a road.
* Featured * Canada Countries Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Whitehorse to spend $300,000 on Robert Service Way landslide mitigation efforts

Jackie Hong, CBC News @xjackiehong
Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 13:18
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The City of Whitehorse has allocated $300,000 for responding to the landslide risk along Robert Service Way this year, with

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Concerns over tracking cumulative effects of fuel spills in Nunavut, N.W.T.: experts

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 15:59
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By Samuel Wat  Nunavut and N.W.T. together recorded hundreds of contaminant spills in 2024 Environmental experts are worried the cumulative

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* Featured * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Lawyer says N.W.T. Court of Appeal decision on caribou plans follows trend

CBC News
Posted: Monday, January 13, 2025 at 12:37 — Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2025 at 12:43
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A constitutional lawyer said a recent court of appeal decision on Colville Lake, N.W.T.’s caribou conservation plan is following a

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Wolf management program in N.W.T. comes to an end after 5 years

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 10, 2025 at 09:28
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By Jocelyn Shepel Program was initially aimed at reducing wolf predation on Bathurst and Bluenose East caribou herds A wolf

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Arctic road and port project meets opposition and support as Nunavut board recommends environmental review

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 09:44 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 12:10
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By Emma Tranter A project that would connect southern Canada to the eastern Arctic coast by road is being met

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Rising frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves threaten Arctic ecosystems: study

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 15:46 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 15:52
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Marine heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent in the Arctic—a trend that could cause ongoing upheaval for the region’s

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Aerator that could restore fish in Yellowknife’s Frame Lake turned on

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 3, 2025 at 11:29
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By Nadeer Hashmi An aerator recently began pumping air into the water of Frame Lake in Yellowknife, and the mining

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Environment Environment (Canada) 

Yukon Water Board allows temporary release of more contaminated water from Victoria Gold mine

Jackie Hong, CBC News @xjackiehong
Posted: Monday, December 30, 2024 at 10:15
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The Yukon Water Board has approved an emergency licence amendment for Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold mine that will temporarily allow

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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