Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines
Toronto, Canada Reuters An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometre ice road that is rebuilt every year as the main conduit for Rio Tinto, Burgundy Mines , and De Beers to access their diamond mines in the remote Arctic region. The Winter Road, which serves the region accessible only […]
Massive wildfire moving closer to capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, CanadaReuters A huge wildfire in northern Canada is creeping closer to the capital of the Northwest Territories and could reach the outskirts of Yellowknife by the weekend unless rain comes, the territorial government said on Wednesday. Canada is enduring its worst-ever wildfire season with more than 1,000 active fires burning across the […]