There’s a risk of people dying’ says Clyde River SAO as nursing shortage in Nunavut, Canada continues
8 health centres run by nurses expected to temporarily shut their doors if staff aren’t found A nursing shortage is
Read more
Hudson Bay
Seabirds & their vulnerability to a warming climate: Q&A with researcher Emily Choy
A study released this month found that as the climate changes in the North, some cold-adapted arctic birds are especially
Read more
‘Sensitive clay’ behind massive northern Quebec landslide
A landslide expert says a massive slide along the Great Whale River in northern Quebec was not caused by the
Read more
April 22 landslide in northern Quebec second largest in 150 years, say experts
Experts from the provincial government are expected in northern Quebec next week to survey the April 22 landslide that officials
Read more
Landslides deemed “significant” but pose no danger to village in Arctic Quebec
Two landslides near the village of Kuujjuaraapik in Arctic Quebec have been deemed “significant” by authorities but pose no immediate
Read more
COVID-19: Arctic Canada’s family sails 12 hours amid ice to visit relatives
A family from Nunavik sailed 12 hours amid ice in southeastern Hudson Bay last weekend to get to Nunavut. But officials
Read more
Research mission aims to better understand climate change in Arctic Canada
Scientists are loading a converted crab fishing boat in Dartmouth, N.S., in Atlantic Canada, with sophisticated instruments for a mission
Read more
Scientists find hundreds of new toxins in blood of Canadian polar bears
Hundreds of previously unknown contaminants were found in a new study of polar bear blood, published in a German chemical
Read more
Beluga tour operators in Northern Canada decry new rules protecting marine mammals
Tour operators in the northern town of Churchill, in the Canadian province of Manitoba, say new government rules to protect
Read more
Climate change may harm polar bear’s ability to hunt
A new study shows polar bears travel crosswind when winds are light to hunt seals, but climate change means winds
Read more
Beaufort Sea polar bears are spending more time ashore
As Arctic sea ice dwindles, polar bears are spending more time on land. Now a long-term study tracks the dramatic
Read more
Manitoba wants protection for Hudson Bay belugas
Canada’s western province of Manitoba wants the federal government to preserve vital habitat for the world’s largest population of beluga
Read more