Warm weather increases risk of avalanche in northwestern Canada
Unseasonably warm weather this week in Yukon has made things a little dicey in the alpine regions, according to Avalanche
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Indigenous Cultural Tourism: How the North is learning from community success in southern Canada
The successes of cultural tourism in Canada’s southern Aboriginal communities are providing an important roadmap for development of Indigenous cultural
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Residents of Lower Post, Northern Canada clean up after wildfires
More than a week after returning to their community, residents of Lower Post, in northern British Columbia (Western Canada), are
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Mining and energy projects near Indigenous communities undermine womens’ safety, experts tell Canada’s inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women
Energy and mining projects in remote parts of Canada jeopardize the safety of Indigenous women and their families living there,
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Melting glaciers are triggering the world’s biggest tsunamis
In October 2015, a powerful wave — as tall as 55-storey building — crashed through a fjord in Alaska, stripping
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Homes destroyed, highway temporarily closed by wildfire in Northern Canada
Three homes in Lower Post, northern British Columbia (B.C.), have reportedly been destroyed by wildfire, and it’s not clear when
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Unusual weather pattern brings record highs to Arctic Alaska
Temperatures have soared this week in Barrow, thanks to a high-pressure system parked over the Yukon Territory and British Columbia
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Should Canada have a plan for climate refugees?
A new report looking at how climate change around the world will affect human migration, suggests governments need plans to
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