IQALUIT, Nunavut, May 30, 2006 – Environment Canada has laid charges against Miramar Mining Corporation of Vancouver and four related companies for alleged offences related to a fuel spill at a mining exploration camp at Windy Lake, Nunavut. ... continue reading.

A biologist in the central Arctic says she's concerned a draft uranium mining policy for the region is too pro-industry. ... continue reading.

The Atlantic walrus population is now a species of special concern and over-hunting may be to blame, says the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. ... continue reading.

Charlottetown's environmental issues committee wants to ask the province to impose a tax on plastic shopping bags. ... continue reading.

The Nunavut Court of Appeal has rejected the Crown's appeal of a decision involving three hunters found with untagged narwhal tusks. ... continue reading.

A group planning a wind park in northern Quebec says it is considering selling its electricity to the United States. ... continue reading.

A missing link between fish and land-loving animals has been found in a fossil bed on Ellesmere Island, scientists reported Wednesday. ... continue reading.

Nunavut's fishing industry leaders say lobbying Ottawa has finally paid off, after the federal fisheries minister increased the territory's quota for turbot. ... continue reading.

Environment Canada says Imperial Oil hasn't done enough to consider how climate change will affect its proposed Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline. ... continue reading.

Politicians in the Nunavut legislature want their government to take action to ensure Inuit have a say in American efforts to declare the polar bear a species at risk. - CBC ... continue reading.