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Author: Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International

Canada 

Diamond mine to open in Arctic Canada in 2016

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 16:49 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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The Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories is more than 80 percent complete and on track to begin production

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

187.7 carat diamond unearthed in Canada’s North

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 18:49 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 11:37
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The largest diamond ever found in Canada made its international debut at an exclusive preview at Kensington Palace in London

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Canadian caribou herd rebounds but future uncertain

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 14:19 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 11:38
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Canada’s smallest caribou finally got some good news last week. After seeing its population decline by almost 80 per cent,

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) Special Features 

U.K. fashion label apologizes for copied Inuit design

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, November 27, 2015 at 21:01 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 11:37
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The U.K.-based fashion label KTZ has apologized to a Canadian Inuit woman for using without permission a sacred Inuit design

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General Special Features 

Calls for protection of Canada’s Lancaster Sound

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, November 9, 2015 at 19:03 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:18
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An environmental group has partnered with Inuit artists to produce a short film it hopes will draw attention to the

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Arctic nations sign coast guard agreement

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, October 30, 2015 at 19:41 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:18
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Representatives of all eight circumpolar nations signed a historic deal on Friday committing their coast guards to cooperate and coordinate

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Canada Environment (Canada) Geopolitics Geopolitics (Canada) Politics Special Features 

Arctic nations to sign ‘historic’ coast guard agreement

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 18:43 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:18
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Experts from all eight Arctic nations are gathering in the United States on Wednesday to sign a historic deal for

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Video Reports 

What happens after the diamond mines close?

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, March 15, 2013 at 15:13 — Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2019 at 14:35
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When you look at aerial photographs of the Ekati and Diavik diamond mines in the Northwest Territories, the first thing

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Opposing team captains use elaborate hand gestures to call the play. Photo by Levon Sevunts
Video Reports 

Dene Hand Games: more than just a slight of hand

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 14:36 — Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2019 at 14:34
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Forty teams from the Northwest Territories, the Yukon and northern Alberta converged on Behchoko, NWT, on March 16, 17 and

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Video Reports 

Driving on the ice road in Canada’s Northwest Territories

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 14:26 — Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2019 at 14:33
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Take a short drive with Eye on the Arctic producer Levon Sevunts as he ventures on the 400-kilometer-long ice road

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Canadian Rangers practice shooting their Lee Enfield rifles from a kneeling position. Photo by Levon Sevunts.
Photo Galleries 

Pictures from Canada’s northernmost shooting range

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 22:17 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 16:57
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Pictures from Canada’s northernmost shooting range

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An Inuit hunter peers into a hole in the ice to check his fishing nets. Photo by Levon Sevunts.
Photo Galleries 

Inuit Seal Hunt

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 21:18 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 20:33

Seal is one of the most important species for the Inuit.

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Video Reports 

Canadian Rangers – The Watchers

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 19:59 — Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2019 at 14:37

Part traditional Inuit knowledge, part modern military technique, the Canadian Rangers are increasingly relied upon by the Canadian government to

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Video Reports 

Seal Ban: The Inuit Impact

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 19:55 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 15:43
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The EU ban on seal products has profoundly affected Canada’s Inuit community. Despite the fact that the Inuit are exempt

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France and Doug are burning branches and brush to protect their log house from summer forest fires.
Photo Galleries 

Living off the grid

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 16:21 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 20:36
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France Benoit and Doug Ritchie have named their house ‘Le Refuge’ – The Refuge. It’s located on Madeleine Lake, about

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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