Meagan Campbell of MacLean's examines how the Canadian Arctic is on the verge of a boom in scientific exploration.

“The first moment, you don’t even believe it.” Jonathan O’Neil, a geologist at the University of Ottawa, is referring to his research team’s recent discovery of evidence that the oldest known life on Earth may, in fact, be embedded in ( Read more... )

Digital Journal's Karen Graham reports on how the collapse of the permafrost in the Arctic North of Canada threatens further climate catastrophe.

hawing Arctic permafrost are slumping and disintegrating, sending rivers of carbon-rich mud and silt into waterways. This will lead to a climate-driven geomorphic transformation of our ecosystem ( Read more... )

The Toronto Star's Allan Woods describes how Canadian Inuit are moving towards a common writing system, one that involves dropping the syllabary.

For Canadian Inuit leaders, creating a unified written language system out of 12 dialects and two existing writing systems, one word is proving more important than the rest ( Read more... )

The National Post carries Bob Weber's article in The Canadian Press describing how a Canadian government program intended to make healthy food affordable in the North has

A researcher has found that a federal subsidy intended to reduce astronomical food prices for northern families has resulted in stale-dated, unreliable food on store shelves ( Read more... )

• blogTO praises the food court of Village by the Grange.
• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly talks about the importance of self-care in times of stress.
• The Dragon's Gaze notes that KIC 8462852 does seem to have faded throughout the Kepler mission.
• The Dragon's Tales notes that Planet Nine may be especially faint in the infrared and looks at the ( Read more... )

The National Post's Tristan Hopper reports on how the oral traditions of the Inuit describe their encounter, in the 19th century, with the "walking dead" of the Franklin expedition.

It was easily one of the most unearthly and chilling visions that had ever struck the land that would soon become Canada ( Read more... )

Wired's Alec Luhn reports from Siberia, where global warming is wreaking havoc on cities' infrastructure. If there is going to be, as some predict, a population boom in the Arctic as global warming continues, there are going to be major infrastructure issues around.

At first, Yury Scherbakov thought the cracks appearing in a wall he had installed ( Read more... )

• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper noting how Tau Ceti's debris disk is not like our solar system's.
• Language Hat talks about writers who want anonymity.
• Joe. My. God. notes the return of homophobic protesters in France.
• The Map Room Blog shares hazard maps of various Yukon communities.
• Marginal Revolution notes that India's biometric smartcards work, ( Read more... )

In NOW Toronto, Nicholas Engelmann reports on how global warming is enabling a new era of mass tourism in the Arctic.

I am geared up: red Mustang float coat, four layers of polyester, waterproof pants, insulated rubber boots and gloves, radio harness and dry bag. I lean carefully through the port entrance, 2 metres above the teal water. Two ( Read more... )

Emily Burke of MacLean's reports on the high wages that nurses in the North can command.

Retaining nurses in any remote community in Canada is a challenge, but it’s particularly true in the Far North. To ensure that the most basic health needs are being met, governments must fly registered nurses up a few weeks at a time, so that there is a ( Read more... )