Wildfire protection plans coming for many Yukon communities
By Cali McTavish At mid-season update, wildfire officials say it’s been an intense summer for crews and communities Yukon Wildland
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Wildfires continue to burn across Lapland
Recent thunderstorms have also sparked several fires across the dry landscape, rescue officials say. Over the weekend, the Lapland Rescue
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Nunavut and Greenland commit to forming joint fisheries committee
Memorandum of understanding on fisheries signed by Greenland, Nunavut, and Inuit organizations The Governments of Nunavut and Greenland have signed
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U.S. to keep sharing satellite data, relief for sea ice researchers
The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track
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Yukon Water Board approves new 20-year licence for Whitehorse dam
Decision was last major hurdle for Yukon Energy to keep operating the contentious facility The Yukon Water Board has approved
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Anchorage, Alaska, warns hikers after 2 bear attacks in a week
By Mark Thiessen Both bear maulings in Alaska’s biggest city in the last week occurred near populated areas Authorities are
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Heaviest rain and thunderstorms will likely be seen in Lapland this week
The ongoing stretch of hot weather in Finland has raised the temperature of inland waters across the country, with some
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N.W.T. to add boat wash station in effort to keep invasive species out
By Tamara Merritt Boat washing station will be installed next spring at 60th Parallel Territorial Park, near Alberta border The
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Ship noise in Arctic silences narwhals, alters their movements, study says
Researchers say narwhals in Nunavut’s Eclipse Sound exhibit behaviour changes within 20 kilometres of ships New research on narwhals in
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Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., marks milestone in $54-million shoreline project
By Dez Loreen Erosion protection work shows what the Arctic community can accomplish, says mayor Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. Mayor Erwin Elias
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Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen Communities along a 1,126-kilometre stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful
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Icelandic authorities give hazard warnings as fissures spread lava and smoke
Iceland’s volcanic unrest intensified overnight as new fissures opened on the Reykjanes Peninsula, sending lava eastward and prompting fresh hazard
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Concerns about environment front and centre at Whitehorse dam hearing
By Julien Greene The hearing, one of the largest since the Yukon Water Board’s inception, came to a close Friday
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‘A betrayal’: Yukon First Nations call on government to repeal mining amendments
By Marissa Meilleur Territory temporarily extended some placer mining licences while it works through permitting backlog. Yukon First Nations are
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Rain around Jean Marie River, N.W.T., prevented fire from moving closer
The community remains on an evacuation alert, meaning residents are told to be prepared to leave if need be. Rain
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