Greenhouses aim to bring fresh produce to North, putting a dent in food insecurity
Rows upon rows of raised beds growing tomatoes, zucchini, beans, wildflowers and herbs line the inside of the Inuvik Community
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Author: Emily Blake, CBC News
Baffinland critical of report that says shipping to blame for narwhal displacement
Report leaves out key information, says Baffinland spokesperson A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in
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Majority of survey respondents vote to end seasonal time change in N.W.T.
87 per cent of 3,545 respondents prefer a permanent time standard The Northwest Territories is considering whether to end seasonal time
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‘I was really homesick’: Some northern students travel far from home for high school
When Angelina Arrowmaker was ready to start high school in 2017, she and her mother packed their bags and flew
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New power plant approved for Arctic Bay in Canada’s Nunavut
A proposal for a new power plant in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, has been approved, something the Qulliq Energy Corporation says
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Canadian Arctic could face ‘abrupt’ climate threats due to permafrost thaw, says study
New research says major climate threats to Arctic communities, ecosystems and infrastructure could come much sooner than expected as vast
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Health care, housing and infrastructure: 3 election issues to watch in Arctic Canadian community
Many issues facing candidates for MLA in Hay River, northwestern Canada, this election mirror those facing communities across the North
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Glacier-fed rivers in Arctic Canada sucking carbon dioxide out of the air: study
New research suggests glacier-fed rivers in Canada’s North are sucking up and storing a lot of carbon dioxide from the
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Bizarre winter weather in South caused by changes in atmosphere, not sea-ice loss: study
There’s a link between sea-ice loss in the Arctic and frigid winter weather much further south — but it’s not
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Super salty water in northern Alaska helping scientists learn about conditions for life in space
New Arctic research is offering something different to ponder when stargazing at celestial bodies. It points to a possible connection
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Help line issues in Canada’s Northwest Territories raising concerns
Northwest Territories residents are flagging issues with a territorial help line meant to aid people in crisis. Several people, who
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What Arctic ice can tell us about plagues, climate and conflict in the Middle Ages
New research is revealing how plagues, wars and the climate affected the economy of Medieval Europe. But researchers didn’t find
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Unique freshwater Alaska seals require special conservation efforts, study finds
New research on the United States’ only known population of freshwater seals has found they’re unique, suggesting special conservation efforts
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Facebook rejects ads for traditional Inuit knives, calling them ‘weapons’
An artist in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories says Facebook is culturally discriminating against Inuit after the site rejected his ads selling
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Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory reflects on Gladue Indigenous sentencing principle
It’s been one year since the Gladue Report Writing Program was launched in Yukon, which formalized the process for creating
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