Iqaluit residents report run-ins with foxes
Health Department warns animals may transmit rabies
A fox in the Iqaluit area that has been in contact with at least two sled dogs has tested positive for 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
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
Pro-Baffinland video prompts pushback at mine expansion hearing
One critic says video is ‘racist’; union says it shows testimonies freely given by Inuit workers
Inuit group travels to Glasgow for COP26
Inuit Circumpolar Council has 3 calls to action to share at the world’s biggest conference on climate change
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Greenland will join the Paris climate deal
Decision means end to exemption that would have allowed it to build an independent economy through the sale of oil
Post office blames ‘severe’ weather for Igloolik mail delays
Canada Post says residents may start receiving backlogged mail this week
Two more hamlets support Baffinland expansion plans
Sanirajak and Grise Fiord join Arctic Bay in voicing support
Baffinland still plans to move forward with Steensby Inlet route
Company’s goal is to ship 30 million tonnes of iron ore per year, says executive
Arctic Bay supports Baffinland expansion as NIRB hearing resumes
Public hearing over the Mary River mine expansion resumes in Iqaluit
NIRB hearing on Baffinland expansion to resume Monday
The review board’s hearing will resume Nov. 1 to Nov. 6
Researchers and Grise Fiord residents team up to tackle coastal erosion
‘It’s not just for today, it’s for tomorrow’
Nunavut land use plan consultations pushed into next year
Kitikmeot and Kivalliq hearings delayed to March 2022
Nunavik receives final funding for high-speed internet expansion
Kativik Regional Government envisions all work completed by fall 2023
Greenland looks for ways to bust ghost fishing gear
Lost and discarded fishing gear is an environmental and economic problem
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Iqaluit councillors discuss banning single-use plastic bags
Draft bylaw still needs to pass council vote
Climate activist hopes keynote address translates into real-world action
Ashley Cummings addressed World Forum on Climate Justice
Rare pink salmon spotted southeast of Iqaluit
Species’ appearance is yet another sign of warming Arctic waters
Fossil fjords in Africa hold clues to how the Arctic could look in a distant future
Ancient dried up fjords in Namibia and modern northern fjords formed under similar conditions, but hundreds of thousands of years apart
A cool summer sees Arctic sea ice reach its 12th-lowest minimum extent on record
Sea ice is more extensive than in recent low years, but still far lower than historically — even as other markers, such as thickness and age, show declines