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New exhibition features 2000 years of Inuit art from Canada, Alaska, Greenland & Siberia

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, March 31, 2023 at 15:41
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An ambitious new exhibition is opening April 1 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq in Canada that showcases the evolution of

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Ice-cold gloom for Russia’s new super-powerful icebreaker

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 31, 2023 at 11:05
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Budgets are massively overrun and it is not clear when the 120 MW nuclear-powered vessel will be ready for sailing.

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Bad internet persists in the N.W.T. despite federal commitments to improve service

Sarah Krymalowski, CBC News @sarkrymalowski
Posted: Friday, March 31, 2023 at 08:51
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Auditor general says small, remote communities still falling behind on internet access A new report from Canada’s auditor general says

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Ice decline in Bering Sea could affect carbon export and fish ranges

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 15:43
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The continued decline of sea ice on the Bering Sea could have implications for everything from carbon export, to the

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Netflix gets behind big-budget comedy series set in Nunavut

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 15:19
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CBC, APTN also backing series created by 2 Inuit women It doesn’t have a name yet, but a new big-budget

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Vatican repudiates Doctrine of Discovery following demands from Indigenous people

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 11:16
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By Nicole Winfield – The Associated Press Documents had been ‘manipulated’ for political purposes by colonial powers, said Vatican The

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Norway’s plan to bring Arctic Council back from a year in limbo

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 09:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 09:05
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There will be no ceremony as Norway on May 11 takes over as chair of the Arctic Council from Russia.

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National Inuit organization seeking $1.6B for school food program

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 12:19
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A national Inuit organization is calling for about $1.6 billion in federal funding over 15 years to set up a

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 News Politics (Canada) 

Federal budget makes little specific mention of the North

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 10:03
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The federal government’s latest budget contained little that’s new or specific for the North, despite an ongoing housing crunch in the

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Nunavut flips stance on caribou protection again, now supports development ban on calving grounds

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 16:19
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The government of Nunavut has once again flipped its position on resource development on caribou calving grounds. In a submission

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Iqaluit condo residents without water or sewage services for weeks

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 11:44
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Some people living in Iqaluit’s Brown Row condo units haven’t had water or sewage services for several weeks. It was

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N.W.T. only Canadian jurisdiction to shrink last year, as people move to elsewhere in Canada

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 09:31
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Dharam Jajal said he really enjoyed his life in Yellowknife but that long winters, distance from family and few options

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Housing a key priority for Nunavut politicians ahead of federal budget

CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 27, 2023 at 16:17
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Nunavut’s premier, member of Parliament and senator are all hoping that the upcoming federal budget will include money to address

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Search for graves at Yukon residential school site planned for this summer

CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 27, 2023 at 12:12
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WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The first ground search for unmarked graves at a former

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ConocoPhillips details Alaska gas leak cause, remedies at hearing

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, March 27, 2023 at 10:07
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ConocoPhillips, which last week received U.S. government approval for the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, detailed reasons for a natural

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