Canada, Alaska suspend fishing of Yukon River chinook salmon …
Apr 3, 2024 · In a bid to help the recovery of the Yukon River chinook salmon run, the federal government and the State of Alaska have agreed to implement a seven-year moratorium on fishing the species.
Western Canada wildfire forces section of Alaska Highway to close
May 13, 2024 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Wildfires raging in western Canada have forced evacuations and closed part of the Alaska Highway, diverting travel away from the threatened town of Fort Nelson, British Columbia.
B.C. could charge U.S. truckers to travel to Alaska as a tariff ...
3 days ago · 2:00 British Columbians urged to send message with their wallets amid tariff threat B.C. could charge U.S. truckers travelling through the province to Alaska or prevent U.S. companies from bidding ...
Amid salmon crash, Alaska’s Yukon River residents say a new pact …
Mar 19, 2024 · For more than 20 years, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, has opened — or closed — commercial and subsistence fishing so the target number of salmon can reach the Canadian border.
Canada and Alaska sign a historic agreement to protect Yukon …
May 22, 2024 · To ensure the protection and recovery of Yukon River Chinook salmon, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game have signed a historic seven-year agreement.
Feds plan to rebuild Alaska-Canada border post near Tok
Dec 2, 2024 · The federal government will begin work next summer on a new port of entry at the Alaska-Canada border south of Tok. The $180 million facility will be able to handle the growing volume of...
Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are …
Sep 28, 2024 · Alaska is warming two to three times faster than the global average. Some villages dotting the usually frigid North Slope, Alaska's prodigious oil field, had their warmest temperatures on...
Canada to Open Alaska Consulate to Deepen Arctic Partnership
Dec 6, 2024 · Canada will establish two new Arctic consulates in Alaska and Greenland and appoint a dedicated Arctic ambassador as part of a long-awaited strategy for a region where Russia and China are...
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska …
2 days ago · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on permanent display in Alaska for the first time after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat artifact Friday. The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, with ...
Alaskan tribes take B.C. to court over northwest gold mine
Dec 2, 2024 · A group of Indigenous tribes in Alaska has launched a legal challenge of a gold mine in northwest B.C., a project the group says threatens the Nass and Unuk rivers.