El Niño heads north: how tropical weather affects the Arctic

CBC North (2023)

Three Northern communities had their warmest falls on record this year, with many more in the top five — and as El Niño continues, experts say warm and weird weather will likely continue through the winter…

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This season’s widespread, severe wildfires will have long-lasting impact on N.W.T.’s boreal forest

CBC North (2023)

More than 4 million hectares of forest have burned in the N.W.T. during the 2023 wildfire season. Usually fires help to maintain a healthy boreal forest, but it’s all about balance…

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Stateless: No country to call your own

Article 1 (2023)

Exploring statelessness, its effects and who’s most affected — focusing on Tibetans and Roma…
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Anishinaabe teen travels to Slovenia for beekeeping competition

CBC Kids News (2023)

Olivia Wilson’s passion for beekeeping led her to travel halfway across the globe to compete in an international beekeeping competition this summer…
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Why North American Bird Populations are Declining

Calgary Journal (2022)

A study led by Dr. Kenneth Rosenberg published in 2019 found that North America has lost a net of 2.9 billion birds since 1970, 29% of birds, and a study from 2021 found similar declines in Europe. A loss of biodiversity on this scale could have wide ramifications…
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How Birding helps me slow down and see beauty in the everyday

Calgary Journal (2022)

It is -30 C outside and snow is falling heavily on a cloudy day. I arrive at the forest, hop over the creek and head over to one of my favourite spots up on a hill, overlooking a quiet winter wonderland in the middle of suburbia – my haven…

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Vision Therapy: More than meets the eye

Calgary Journal (2020)

Dr. Debbie Luk has been working in optometry for a decade and has won awards for her advocacy work in the field, but she says that vision is still mostly misunderstood by the public she serves…

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