Longread – Guardian of the road in Northern Canada
Mickey Hempler has kept drivers safe on a remote northern winter road for two decades — but he won’t be
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Landslides on island in Arctic Canada up 6,000% since 1984, study finds
Landslides caused by thawing permafrost on a Canadian Arctic island have increased by over 60 times since 1984, according to
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Northern Canada warming at three times the global rate, report finds
Canada is, on average, experiencing warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world, with Northern Canada heating
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Debate in Arctic Canada over who should sell traditional crafts
A Facebook post has sparked a debate in Inuvik, Northwest Territories over who should be able to sell traditional crafts
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Land claim loan forgiveness to be reinvested in communities, say Indigenous leaders in Northern Canada
Northern Indigenous leaders are welcoming the federal budget decision to erase debt incurred from land claims and treaty negotiations with
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Who is the person named ‘Eskimo’ buried in a cemetery in Northern Canada?
A few steps off a lane in Yellowknife’s Lakeview Cemetery, in the Northwest Territories, a grave marker with the word
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Métis in Northern Canada doubt they’ll have access to $30M to honour Métis vets
The leaders of the two Métis political organizations in the Northwest Territories say they have doubts portions of the $30
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Northern Canada: town’s fight to switch power distributors reaches Northwest Territories Supreme Court
A case that has implications for the cost and distribution of electricity in eight Northwest Territories communities, including the capital
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Planned drilling in ANWR: U.S. ignoring international caribou agreement, say Indigenous and territorial govs
Canadian and Indigenous governments say the U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consult more broadly on its plans to
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Northern Canada: mild temperatures cause winter road closure in Northwest Territories
Deteriorating conditions on the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road have prompted the Northwest Territories government to close the winter highway for
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No federal funding in budget for major highway project in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The federal Liberal’s latest budget does not earmark money specifically for the proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway, but they are open
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Historical high temperatures hit Northern Canada
Unseasonably high temperatures broke records, some in an extreme way in the territories, on Tuesday. As of 4 p.m. MT,
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Federal budget promises $700M for Canada’s North over next decade
The federal government has promised to spend $700 million over the next 10 years for Canada’s North, with money coming
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Growing numbers in need of emergency shelter days after highrise fire in Northern Canada
The mayor of Hay River, Northwest Territories, says the number of people looking for emergency shelter after being displaced by
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‘Spring heat wave’: record temperatures in Canada’s central Arctic
Record-breaking temperatures are expected to arrive in the Northwest Territories this week. In Yellowknife, the territorial capital, temperatures climbed above
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