Diavik’s solar plant is running, hope it can be ‘deployed elsewhere’ when mine closes
Solar panels expected to provide a quarter of the electricity needed for the mine’s closure Rio Tinto says its 3.5-megawatt
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Environment (Canada)
Heavy fuel oil ban comes into effect in the Arctic, with a big exemption
By Samuel Wat · CBC News Ships from several ship operators in the region will be exempt for another 5 years Opponents
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Mining companies decry regulatory burden at N.W.T. committee meeting
The executive chair of mining development company NorZinc Limited says the regulatory process for mining and exploration work in the
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Experts raise concerns over potential cyanide spread after Yukon mine failure
By Caitrin Pilkington Some experts are warning of potential impacts of cyanide in the territory’s waterways after a heap leach failure
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N.W.T. considers making producers deal with used oil, tires and electrical items
The N.W.T. government is exploring a new way to dispose of used oil, car tires and electrical items, by shifting
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Wildfire near Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., grows as crews work to protect community
A fire burning outside Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., “blew up” on Sunday, according to officials, and is now more than
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Morel mushrooms have finally popped up in N.W.T.
By Carla Ulrich Last year’s wildfire burn sites are this year’s morel hunting grounds, but this year the prized mushrooms
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Grolar bear hybrids in N.W.T. all traced back to same ‘strange’ female polar bear
By Liny Lamberink A family of polar and grizzly bear hybrids, or grolars, in Canada’s western Arctic — which all
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Federal gov’t, Saskatchewan swipe sale of N.W.T. rare earth metals from Chinese buyer
By Rose Danen Vital Metals announced Monday that it’s selling its stockpiled rare earth material to the Saskatchewan Research Council
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Report predicts Hudson Bay polar bears could disappear in a few decades
N.W.T. hunter says local bear population doing well, but has noticed reasons for worry Two subpopulations of polar bear in
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Experts weigh the pros and cons of renewable diesel in the North
Total carbon footprint of renewable diesel ‘a bit unclear,’ says one researcher A Saskatchewan researcher who specializes in fossil fuels
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1 dead, 1 missing after snowmobile goes through the ice near Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik
Searchers still looking for 1 man after woman’s body was recovered One person has been found dead, and another is missing
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Warming springtime waters will mean more salmon in the Arctic, research shows
‘In the last 20 years or so, they’re catching more and more salmon in more places’ Pacific salmon are taking advantage
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Fort Good Hope leaders worry about oil production and Mackenzie River
Some people in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., say they’re concerned about what oil extraction in Norman Wells is doing to
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Water levels down in Old Crow as minor flooding continues
Water on Porcupine River peaked on Sunday, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation says Water levels on the Porcupine River near Old
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