Op-ed: Inuit voices to be heard at IMO on critical shipping issues
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Inuit Circumpolar Council takes aim at underwater noise pollution
International Maritime Organization agrees to take Indigenous concerns into account
Water emergency spurs conversation around plastic recycling
In the fall of 2021, Iqaluit businesses collected 166 cubic metres of water bottles
North Baffin hunters call for 10-year freeze on Baffinland mine expansion
Pond Inlet latest hamlet to express support for proposal to expand Mary River iron mine
What scientists learned about caribou from a new collar camera study
Caribou in Alaska ate more shrubs than researchers thought — which could be good news, as shrubs expand northward into the tundra
The High Arctic saw a huge spike in lightning last year
There was almost twice as much lightning north of 80 degrees in 2021 as in the previous nine years combined, a Finnish firm says
Polar bears eating reindeer: normal behaviour or result of climate change?
New power plant in Arctic Bay up and running
Plant replaces 45-year-old system
Explain like I’m 5: How did fuel make it into Iqaluit’s water supply?
The answer isn’t as simple as one might expect
Iqaluit’s new weather station to open in new year
Fire destroyed old weather balloon launch station in April
Iqaluit has a new weather station onsite, after the old building burned down in April. RCMP say the cause of the fire was not suspicious. (Photo by Mélanie Ritchot)
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Small plane overshoots runway in Sanikiluaq
4 people treated for minor injuries following Friday morning incident
Waiting for seals near Bylot Island
While waiting for seals to surface during a hunt near Bylot Island on the weekend, Pond Inlet’s Avery Arreak snapped some photos of the scenery. Arreak said the sea ice has been frozen in the area for a while. On Saturday just a few hunters were out on the ice at the time, but others were successful in the hunt, he said. (Photo by Avery Arreak)
Baffinland hearing allows parts of pro-mining video as evidence
Testimonies from Inuit employees featured in video will be considered by review board
Why increased rainfall in the Arctic is bad news for the whole world
QEC releases details on propylene glycol spill near hospital
Utility estimates 200 to 400 litres released into environment
Taloyoak HTO manager recounts trip to Glasgow for climate summit
Jimmy Oleekatalik’s first trip abroad was an opportunity to speak on an international stage
Survey finds support for Nunavut draft land-use plan
Friends of Land Use Planning surveyed 400 Nunavummiut in the summer and fall
Iqaluit residents report run-ins with foxes
Health Department warns animals may transmit rabies
Greenland approves two hydroelectric projects
National power company could reach 90 percent hydroelectric power production, but Greenland will remain heavily dependent on oil for its overall energy needs
Nunavik search and rescue team campaigning to buy hovercraft
Nunavik Arctic Survival Training Center’s president says hovercraft would be ‘perfect’ for rescues as climate change makes operations more dangerous
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Inuit leader at COP26 calls for Arctic shipping to be cleaned up
Lisa Koperqualuk calls for ban on the use of black carbon
Community reps oppose mine expansion at final day of Baffinland hearing
‘Our cultures and traditions are not for sale,’ says Pond Inlet’s Enookie Inuarak
WWF warns of likely fuel spills if mine expansion goes ahead
Baffinland says it’s ‘well equipped’ for potential fuel spill from increased shipping activity
October was Nunavut’s warmest on record, and climate change is to blame: meteorologist
Most of territory hovered 5 C above normal on average last month
Baffinland critics lament lack of a ‘red button’ to halt mine operations
Inuit Certainty Agreement calls for work to be paused during big environmental problems, company says