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Treaty 9 First Nations taking Ontario, Ottawa to court to get equal say in land decisions | CBC News
Several First Nations announce they’re taking the Ontario and Canadian governments to court, in a lawsuit their lead lawyer says could fundamentally change the way resource and land management decisions are made in Treaty 9 territory.
World’s biggest cumulative logjam mapped in the N.W.T. — and it stores tons of carbon | CBC News
If added altogether, deposits of wood across the Mackenzie River Delta would cover a third of Yellowknife. Researchers calculated how much carbon it stores — which is at risk of entering the atmosphere more quickly as the climate changes.
Research team documenting climate change impacts in Old Crow, Yukon
NOTE: Brock University announced the creation of its Indigenous Research Grant in 2021. This is one in a series of articles profiling recipients’ research under this yearly internal award. Read more on the series on The Brock News. Caleb Charlie remembers…
Spring melt threatens to overwhelm tailings storage pits at Minto Mine, Yukon gov’t says | CBC News
The Yukon government is directing the owners of the Minto Mine to brace for a heavy spring melt, and to take some needed measures now to prevent toxic water from tailings ponds from spilling into the environment.
