Melting permafrost in Canadian Arctic town could lead to first climate refugees PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, December 3: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces a fight for his job as two votes of no confidence will be held against him, plunging France into a deep political crisis. The New York Times reports from a Canadian Arctic town where the permafrost is thawing so rapidly that residents could become the first climate refugees. Also, Donald Trump jokes about annexing Canada and orcas are seen wearing dead salmon as hats – a bizarre trend last seen in the 1980s.