Nunavut communities start spring cleaning as the snow melts
Community cleanup volunteers and other go-getters are picking up litter one bag at a time
Arctic tundra will see an earlier green-up and longer growing seasons, study says
It’s not yet clear what the impacts of the longer growing season will be on Arctic ecosystems
Toxic, long-lasting contaminants detected in people living in northern Canada
Gjoa Haven residents want more shipwreck-related tourism, survey finds
Locals share hopes and concerns on developing a tourism industry for the Franklin wrecks
Nunavut government works to confine sewage leak near Rankin Inlet
‘Community members should maintain distance from this area,’ says minister of Community and Government Services
‘Ring of fire’ visible through clouds over Iqaluit
Nunavut and Nunavik were the best spots to see Thursday’s solar eclipse, according to experts
Parts of Nunavut, Nunavik to be treated to ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse Thursday
‘If people want to see a fantastic solar eclipse, this is the time to do it’
ArcticNet launches Inuit-led scientific research program
11 projects to share $3.75 million in funding
Greenland officials say Nunavut mine owner hasn’t fully addressed cross-border impacts
Baffinland’s responses did not fully take concerns raised by Greenland into account, says Naalakkersuisut.
Ship noise could change marine mammals’ behaviour, research suggests
A single ship passing overhead could compare to a loud rock concert, says underwater noise expert
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Safety protocols overlooked in 2018 cruise ship grounding, says report
Transport Safety Board issues findings nearly 3 years after the Akademik Ioffe grounded north of Kugaaruk
Hearing date set for Agnico Eagle’s pipeline proposal north of Rankin Inlet
Meetings in mid-June will be attended by reps from five nearby communities
A future landslide-triggered tsunami in Greenland could be a lot bigger than experts first thought
People living in hamlets that were in the path of a 2017 tsunami have known that an even bigger wave could be in their future. New calculations suggest previous estimates of its size were too low.
Cleanup team contains gasoline spill near Baker Lake
Investigation continues into the origin of the spill south of community’s tank farm
Unusual bird sightings reported in Nunavut
Barn swallow and American coot likely blown off course by storms
Fisheries and Oceans recruiting Inuit for new Arctic Youth Council
Inuit youth between the ages of 18 and 30 will be asked what is important to them and their communities
Team researching northern shipping routes gets Governor General award
Youth from 7 Nunavut communities take part in research
Polar bears are ill-suited to live off food foraged from land, new research shows
“Climate change is so rapid, particularly in the Arctic, that I don’t think an evolutionary remedy is likely for the polar bears”
Don’t waste caribou, Kivalliq HTO tells hunters
‘This type of practice is prohibited by Inuit culture,’ says Kivalliq Hunters and Trappers Organization staffer
Feds building two icebreakers to upgrade coast guard’s fleet
Vessels will be the largest ships in Canada’s fleet, at 150 metres long and with room for 100 crew
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Feds commit another $3M to Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link project
‘This is infrastructure people in southern Canada take for granted anytime they turn on a light switch,’ says KIA president
Baffin Island’s 2020-2021 caribou hunt comes to a close
Total allowable harvest of 250 caribou has been reached
Nunavik landslide 2nd largest recorded in Quebec history
45 million cubic metres of debris dumped into the Great Whale River
Review board postpones hearing into pipeline construction near Rankin Inlet
Agnico Eagle’s public hearing was originally scheduled for mid-May
Crew in Baker Lake starts to clean up gasoline spill
‘Shifting of the ice’ broke valve, says Nunavut’s petroleum products director