More than 800 young environmental activists from 110 countries
on Monday began a meeting described as the biggest-ever youth gathering
on climate change.
The week-long conference in the central South Korean city of Daejeon
is organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled to arrive in Iqaluit on
Monday evening, for the first stop on a five-day tour of the Canadian
Arctic.
In addition to visiting the Nunavut capital, the prime minister will
also visit Yellowknife, Whitehorse, as well as other communities in
Canada's Far North before wrapping up his trip on August 21.
Environmentalists say government documents show Canada's role in
international climate change negotiations includes "bullying"
developing countries, backpedalling on commitments and attempting to
exploit divisions in Europe.
Three University of Guelph researchers will spend the next year
studying the impacts of climate change on health in an Inuit community
in northern Newfoundland and Labrador. They'll rely on storytelling and
digital technology to gather data and create educational materials.
Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers — including Nunavut
premier Eva Aariak — have committed to set up a working group with
leaders of Canada’s national aboriginal organizations to address their
concerns across the country.
A la faveur d'un été torride, des dizaines de milliers de kilomètres
carrés supplémentaires de banquise ont fondu dans l'Océan arctique, les
chercheurs n'excluant pas un nouveau record.
In this relentless summer of heat in the North, scientists are watching for a possible record low polar ice cap...
The shore line near Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories is even
more barren than usual this summer as the Arctic Ocean gives up tens of
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Après
vingt cinq ans de carrière comme metteur en scène et acteur, Yves Sioui
Durand, membre de la Nation Huronne-Wendat, passe à la caméra et
choisit de travailler avec des comédiens autochtones, professionnels ou
non.
Most parents dread the moment their child says, “I’m joining the circus,” but in Igloolik, a remote town of 1,200 in Nunavut, running away to join the circus is one way youth can build the confidence to pursue their dreams … and travel the world at the same time.
While school is out for the summer, dozens of Canadian and international youth between the ages of 14 and 17 are planning the "class-trip" of a lifetime.
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