Francis Tessier-Burns

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Freelance reporter/photographer covering Denendeh. Words all over, including @NatObserver, @upheremag, @SkiesMag. Story? [email protected]

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Nunavut caribou survey saved by cellphones

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Félix Lebel |Francis Tessier-Burns

North·NewIn 2023, scientists were conducting an aerial survey of the Beverly caribou herd when its photography plane suffered mechanical issues. So the surveyors taped their cellphones inside the plane windows to take videos, and hoped for the best.
Research funding not keeping up with demand in Nunavut

3 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Matisse Harvey |Francis Tessier-Burns

North·NewResearchers say stagnant funding is affecting their work in the territory and how they engage Inuit communities. Researchers say stagnant funding is affecting their work in the territoryMatisse Harvey, Francis Tessier-Burns · CBC News · Posted: Jun 04, 2025 7:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoResearchers say increased costs and stagnant funding sources have forced them to shorten their field season in Nunavut, or even cancel entirely.
Teachers vote to approve deal with Nunavik school board

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Félix Lebel |Francis Tessier-Burns

North·NewAfter about two and a half years of negotiating, the Association of Employees of Northern Québec and Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, Nunavik's school board, have come to an agreement. In this latest round of voting, 90 per cent of teachers and 95 per cent of support staff were in favour of the deal.
Direct flight between Nunavut and Greenland sees hundreds of passengers in 1st season

Oct 24, 2024 | cbc.ca | Matisse Harvey |Francis Tessier-Burns

North·NewThe latest iteration of a direct flight between Iqaluit and Nuuk, Greenland, saw hundreds of passengers in the span of four months. The flight was more popular with Canadian passengers. Flight more popular among Canadian passengers, airline says CBC News · Posted: Oct 24, 2024 4:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes agoNunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, left, and Canadian North CEO Shelly De Caria, right, watch as the first Air Greenland flight of the season lands in Iqaluit last June.
Politicians highlight use of traditional knowledge in Northwest Territories firefighting efforts

Oct 22, 2024 | treefrogcreative.ca | Francis Tessier-Burns |Bob Brash |Robert McKellar |David Elstone

Politicians highlight use of traditional knowledge in Northwest Territories firefighting efforts By Francis Tessier-Burns CBC News October 21, 2024 Category: Forestry Region: Canada, Canada West While it’s been done in the past, the N.W.T. won’t be relying on staff in towers to detect fires on the landscape.
MLAs highlight use of traditional knowledge in N.W.T. firefighting efforts

Oct 21, 2024 | cbc.ca | Francis Tessier-Burns

North·NewDuring a committee meeting on the 2023 wildfire season after action review, the N.W.T.'s minister of Environment and Climate Change acknowledged the use of traditional knowledge in firefighting efforts. 'Indigenous people long used fire as a tool on the landscape,' says director of forest management divisionFrancis Tessier-Burns · CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2024 8:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 minute agoA wildfire burning near Hay River, N.W.T., in September 2023.
Polls open for municipal elections in 5 N.W.T. communities

Oct 21, 2024 | cbc.ca | Francis Tessier-Burns

North·NewFive N.W.T. communities are electing new councils on Monday. Elections are being held in Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Inuvik and Norman Wells. Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Inuvik and Norman Wells electing representatives MondayCBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2024 1:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes agoA file photo of a sign leading voters toward a polling station. (Randall McKenzie/CBC)Five N.W.T. communities are heading to the polls on Monday.
Students in Kuujjuaq, Que., get a surprise conversation with astronaut in outer space

Oct 19, 2024 | cbc.ca | Félix Lebel |Francis Tessier-Burns

North·NewStudents at Jaanimmarik School in Kuujjuaq recently had the chance to talk with an astronaut directly from the International Space Station. 'I would have wanted to talk to them all day,' said one studentCBC News · Posted: Oct 19, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes agoDozens of students at Jaanimmarik School in Kuujjuaq heard the crew on the International Space Station.
Infrastructure top of mind as N.W.T. MLAs head into fall session

Oct 16, 2024 | cbc.ca | Francis Tessier-Burns

Infrastructure top of mind as N.W.T. MLAs head into fall sessionFrancis Tessier-Burns | CBC News | Posted: October 17, 2024 8:00 AM | Last Updated: Just nowHousing, cost of living, transportation among topics to be broached in capital budget Image | N.W.T. Legislative Assembly chamber Caption: The N.W.T. Legislative Assembly chamber, pictured here in November 2023. MLAs will return to the chamber on Thursday.
'Eurovision for the North' brings together artists from across the Arctic

Oct 15, 2024 | cbc.ca | Matisse Harvey |Francis Tessier-Burns

North·NewA friendly competition meant to bridge Arctic regions and relations did exactly that in Nuuk, Greenland, over the weekend. Dubbed Pan-ArcticVision, the event saw artists from Alaska, Nunavut, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the Sami region of Finland and Russia all participating.