Mark Indigenous languages decade by making Inuktitut official in Canada: Inuit UN rep
It would show Canada’s commitment to Indigenous languages, says Inuit advocate When Lorraine Whitman’s father, Chief Joseph Peters, asked for
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Salluit, Nunavik put on red alert as COVID-19 cases rise
Salluit, a community in Nunavik, Quebec, was put on red alert Tuesday after posting 14 new cases on Monday. “Following
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Electric vehicles in Canada’s North start reliably in cold, but long-distance “range anxiety” is real
Extreme cold might reduce how far her electric vehicle can drive on a single charge by 40 per cent, but
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Nunatsiavut gov. in Atlantic Canada calls for end to non-essential travel between Labrador Inuit communities
The government in Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, is calling for an
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Latest Nunavik data puts vaccination coverage for youth 12 to 17 years old at 48 per cent
The health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, released its latest vaccination numbers on Saturday showing that
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Arctic Canada: COVID-19 continues to spread in Nunavut with 40 new cases
Nunavut’s chief public health officer (CPHO) announced 40 new active cases across the territory, including one in Pond Inlet. There
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Canadian Arctic hunter survives 5-day blizzard, losing both hands to frostbite
Arviat hunter Ernie Eetak survived five days in a blizzard, on the edge of death, and had both hands amputated
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Meet the 3 northerners being named to the Order of Canada
Being named to the Order of Canada is, for one longtime Yellowknifer, made more special by the fact another Indigenous
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Is Santa’s sleigh pulled by a “he” or a “she”? The truth about Christmas reindeer
According to popular belief, Santa’s reindeer are all males, headed by the famous red-nosed Rudolph. They were first introduced in
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One week after rabies warning, fox attacks person in Arctic Canada
Nunavut’s health department is again warning people in Igloolik to be on the lookout for foxes, this time after someone
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Rapid response team heading to Old Crow, Yukon, to tackle COVID-19
Last week, the Vuntut Gwitchin Government passed additional measures requiring all residents to self-isolate A rapid response team is being
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Correctional centre in Canada’s Northwest Territories introduces therapeutic program
There are currently six people enrolled in the program, with a new cohort starting soon A new program at the
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Another Nunavik community moved to yellow COVID-19 alert level in northern Quebec
Another community in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, has been moved down to the yellow COVID-19 alert level,
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Canada’s Northwest Territories prepping for more travel-related COVID cases, say health officials
“We’re getting to the point where the main exposure [in the N.W.T.] will be travel-related’ The N.W.T.’s chief public health officer,
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Yukon in northern Canada confirms 2 cases of COVID-19 omicron variant
Yukon is now reporting its first two cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant in the territory. “We anticipated this. We were
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