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Environment (Canada)

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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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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.
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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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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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A sign on a winter day.
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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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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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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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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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Orcas moved into the Arctic. It could be bad news for other whales, and humans too

The Canadian Press
Posted: Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:07
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Killer whales are expanding their territory and have moved into Arctic waters as climate change melts sea ice, with two

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These young northerners are pushing the N.W.T. to do more about climate change

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Monday, December 23, 2024 at 09:56 — Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2024 at 09:58
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Members of the N.W.T. Climate Change Youth Council have spent the last year and a half adding their voices to

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Here’s what deep sea ports and military vessels could mean for Arctic marine mammals

CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 20, 2024 at 09:54
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By Tori Fitzpatrick Vessel traffic and noise is harmful to marine mammals, researchers say Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says investing

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Surprising link between Arctic warming & cold blasts in N.America, Europe: study

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 15:46 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 15:50
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Some parts of the Arctic are warming up to four times faster than the rest of the planet, with many

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2024 Arctic Report Card: “New Regime” of warming and unpredictable changes

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 11:28
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The 2024 Arctic Report Card describes the North as entering a “new regime,” where temperatures are rising faster than the

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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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