Soaring price of lumber puts squeeze on builders in Yukon, Canada
‘There are some substantial challenges in even acquiring the materials,’ says one Whitehorse contractor A year ago, you could buy
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Canadian Inuit org to partner with Mastercard Foundation on university project in northern Canada
The national Inuit organization in Canada, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), will be partnering with Mastercard Foundation, on ITK’s project to
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‘I feel extremely isolated’: Q&A with Mumilaaq Qaqqaq the outgoing MP in Nunavut, Canada
The territory’s sole federal representative spoke with CBC News about why she won’t be seeking another term The NDP’s Mumilaaq
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Inuit region of Arctic Quebec lifts quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated residents travelling to region
Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, has lifted the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated residents as of June 14.
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COVID-19 outbreak declared in capital of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
Yukon’s case count climbs to 104, with 18 are active Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health has declared a COVID-19
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Canada’s Yukon territory plans to move mental health positions out of communities: internal emails
There’s ‘not a substantial enough caseload to justify an in-community nurse,’ says one email dated May 19 The Yukon government
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Canada, territories need to better communicate on Giant Mine cleanup, says review board
The board pointed to public concerns raised last October when strong winds caused dust to move from the site. The
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Residents in northern Canada prepare to watch annular solar eclipse
Residents of Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec and Nunavut will see the sun become a ‘ring of fire’ Sky watchers in
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Indigenous northerners less likely to be vaccinated, more likely to be hesitant: survey
StatCan survey in mid-April found 20% gap in vaccine uptake between Indigenous and non-Indigenous northerners. New data from a Statistics
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As vaccination rates climb, thoughts across Canada’s North turn to reopening
To date, North has seen 900 COVID-19 cases, mostly in major outbreaks in Nunavut In many southern provinces, 900 cases
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Int’l Inuit org voices solidarity with Indigenous Canadians after remains of 215 children found at former residential school
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) voiced solidarity with Indigenous Canadians last week after the remains of 215 children were found
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First Nations in northwestern Canada to have own school board, Indigenous-led schools
‘I can tell you that our government is absolutely committed to see this through,’ says education minister The Yukon government
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Canada promises ‘transformative change’ to address violence towards Indigenous women and girls
Federal government will give Indigenous communities more control over social services Two years after the National Inquiry into Missing and
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On 6th anniversary of Canadian commission into residential schools, Inuit org calls for action
The 94 calls to action outlined by the commission into Canada’s residential school system were released on June 2, 2015.
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Gov’t of Canada’s Northwest Territories tables economic recovery plan, offering little in new support for business
40-page ‘Emerging Stronger’ document mostly details past interventions and failures The government of the Northwest Territories has unveiled its plan
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