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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Environment and Climate Change Canada
Record-breaking heat in N.W.T., Nunavut, has “scary” implications for land users
Délı̨nę, N.W.T. hunters cautioned from hunting on Great Bear Lake in May There are two words being used to describe
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The world’s permafrost is rapidly thawing and that’s a big climate change problem
By Christy Climenhaga · CBC News ‘They are quite likely to be larger than the fossil fuel emissions from Canada’: U of
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Canada’s territories broke 166 daily temperature records this summer
Nunavut accounted for more than half; Taloyoak saw its hottest-ever temperature The wave of heat that settled over Northern Canada
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Hot days ahead in much of the N.W.T. this week
Sunny skies and soaring temperatures have ushered in heat warnings for many areas of the N.W.T. on the heels of a warm
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Cleanup of historic oil spill in northern Canada underway, source still unknown
There’s an iridescent shine on the wet pavement near the foot of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation property along the
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October saw ‘extraordinary, record-setting heat’ in parts of Arctic Canada
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitled Our Changing Planet to show and explain the effects of
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Nunavut, Canada breaks 47 daily temperature records in 1st 6 days of October
‘We are expecting a warmer than normal fall for the territory,’ says meteorologist Justin Shelley So far, October is off
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Canadian Ice Service tracking icebergs in western Arctic for 1st time
Beacons were dropped from an airplane onto icebergs last week The Canadian Ice Service is tracking icebergs to monitor and predict
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Green energy retrofits coming to public buildings in Arctic Canada
To help respond to climate change, the federal and territorial governments are putting nearly $27 million into retrofitting public buildings
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Ottawa on thin ice over staff shortage at High Arctic weather station
The Liberal government has found itself on thin ice again as it faces new questions about its commitment to critical
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