The temperature in Verkhoyansk hit 38 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to Pogoda i Klimat, a website that compiles Russian meteorological data.

Canadian researchers have found the chemicals used to replace the banned ones are creating issues of their own.

The work of dozens of federal scientists and Inuit observers, it describes a vast ecosystem in unprecedented flux: from ocean currents to the habits and types of animals that swim in it.

Tom Hoefer of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Chamber of Mines said Monday the program is a poor fit for the northern mining industry.

The group says the Inuit must be considered in government responses because of the potential compounding threat to basic health and well-being in those communities.

Heavy fuel oil, or HFO, is considered a major spill risk and a source of black carbon, which hastens the melting of sea ice.

Cold arctic air has ushered in snow squalls off of Lake Huron prompting a snow squall warning for the region. London also remains under a cold weather alert as brisk wind chills continue for Friday.

This past election, climate change emerged as one of the top ballot box issues on the minds of voters.

Canada has had some sort of northern affairs ministry for decades, but it's always been wrapped in with other areas such as resource development or Indigenous concerns.

A paper co-authored by a University of Saskatchewan professor found finds that chinstrap penguin populations have declined because their food source is decreasing.