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Nunavut: Green light for construction at Hope Bay gold mine

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:27
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The federal government and senior executives from Agnico Eagle have officially broken ground on the redevelopment of the Hope Bay

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Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 

Heatwave temperatures possible next week

Yle News
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2026 at 09:13
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After several rainy days across Finland, warmer weather is expected to arrive during the coming week, according to Yle meteorologist

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Hantavirus cruise ship part of Antarctic tourism boom that some want better regulated

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Friday, May 8, 2026 at 15:18
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Tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula is a niche but booming industry powered by deep-pocketed adventure-seekers traveling thousands of miles to marvel at

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Environment Environment (Canada) 

Yukon issues flood watch advisories for Dawson City, Carmacks

Paul Tukker, CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 8, 2026 at 11:35
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Flood watch advisories have been issued for the Yukon River in the Dawson region, as well as the Nordenskiold River

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Environment Environment (USA) 

Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 14:03
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Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing black and brown bears – including from helicopters – as part of

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Yukon government issues flood watch for the Klondike River

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 11:03
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By Caitrin Pilkington Officials have issued a flood watch for the Klondike River near Dawson City due to melting and

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Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 

Murmansk trapped in coal dust

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:56
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A wind barrier at the coal harbour proved largely ineffective over the weekend, as a thick and persistent cloud of

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Flooding closes Alaska Highway, cuts off access to U.S.-Canada border

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 08:24
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By Caitrin Pilkington The Alaska Highway has been flooded just north of Beaver Creek in the Yukon. Officials have closed

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Environment Featured • Zone 3 News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

Report confirms heat records in Europe and Arctic, but war-fuelled energy crisis boosts renewables and embattled climate

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 09:53 — Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 13:20
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As the European State of the Climate Report confirms Europe is the fastest-warming continent and the Arctic the fastest warming

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Prepare for another challenging wildfire season, N.W.T. fire officials say

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 12:39
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By Heather Kitching Fire officials in the Northwest Territories are warning people to prepare for another challenging wildfire season due

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

Naujaat hunters want to halt the Baffinland’s railway and port project

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 11:56
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Arviq HTO, Naujaat’s hunters and trapper’s organization, wants the federal government to halt the Steensby railway project so it can

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

Study finds hidden lake network beneath Arctic glaciers as climate change accelerates

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 13:16
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By Inayat Singh  The discovery could reshape how scientists understand glacier loss in Canada’s Arctic Researchers have identified 37 subglacial lakes beneath

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

Finland logs warmest March on record, including in the North

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 15:41
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Weather stations across Finland recorded record March temperatures, with one Arctic site logging its warmest reading in 100 years. The

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General Sweden 

Sweden’s biggest carbon-capture bet moving ahead while others hit pause

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:56
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is a necessary component for meeting global climate change goals. Now Stockholm Exergi’s bio-CCS

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

Q & A | N.W.T. adding 5th rating to fire danger level ahead of wildfire season

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 09:06
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‘There’s a move across all agencies in the country for us to be consistent,’ says wildfire official The Northwest Territories

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Feature

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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