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Society (Canada)

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‘So much is being allowed to spoil’: Country food in Nunavut faces distribution challenges

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 8, 2026 at 14:10
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By Tharsha Ravichakaravarthy Researchers and hunters say transporting food between communities is difficult, expensive and sometimes unreliable — and it’s

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Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

High lead levels found in drinking water at another 3 N.W.T. schools

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:14
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Three more N.W.T. schools have been discovered to have elevated concentrations of lead in drinking water, amid ongoing testing of

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Canada Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Society (Canada) 

Arctic Sovereignty Requires Strong Communities, Says FCM

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 16:06
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In a new report titled “The Future of Canada’s North and Arctic,” the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is urging

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Society Society (Canada) 

Alaska Highway reopens near U.S. border in Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 16:33
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The Alaska Highway has reopened north of Beaver Creek, Yukon, after an earlier closure due to flooding on the road.

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Featured • Zone 3 News Society Society (Canada) 

Program using AI developed to support military surveillance in the Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 16:03 — Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 16:07
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Researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax developed the program. The CBC’s Brett Ruskin tried it out. You can watch CBC’s

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Society Society (Canada) 

Colville Lake calls for more policing, considers local safety program to counter drugs

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:18
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By Tamara Merritt Leaders in Colville Lake are calling on the RCMP to increase their visits to the community due

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Featured • Zone 2 Society Society (Canada) 

Black-Inuk woman traces history of Black settlers in the North in pursuit of answers to racial divisions today

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 09:29
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By Samuel Wat Jaelyn Jarrett remembers moving from Nain, N.L., to Ontario as an eight-year-old when she started being called

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UQAM updates its website for northern research

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 14:09
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The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) has launched the latest version of its Northern Portal (Portail nordique), a platform

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Yukon Quest sled dog race returning in 2027, organizers say

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 16:15
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The Yukon Quest sled dog race is set to make a comeback next year, organizers say, after the iconic race

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Canada Countries News Society (Canada) 

Hundreds march in Whitehorse to protest manslaughter conviction

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:24
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About 450 people gathered in downtown Whitehorse Tuesday to protest a recent Yukon Supreme Court decision and advocate for judicial reform. The

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Nunavik joins Indigenous push for banishment of traffickers

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2026 at 14:18
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Leaders in Nunavik are exploring the idea of banishment as a way to stop the flow of drugs and alcohol

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Satwant (Sweets) Kaur Dhillon, Owner of Ricky's Yellowknife stands at the restaurant
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Local restaurants pivot to residents as tourism slows

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 13:02
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Satwant (Sweets) Kaur Dhillon co-launched Yellowknife’s first Ricky’s All Day Grill in 2025. A year later, Dhillon is learning to

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A man in a suit stands before 2 microphones, speaking.
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No more daylight saving: Northwest Territories to end seasonal time change

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 10:08
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By Emma Tranter The Northwest Territories will no longer change its clocks. N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson announced Monday that the

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View from road near the Arctic community of Inuvik in Canada's Northwest Territories. (Eilís Quinn / Eye on the Arctic)
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Inuvik Anglican Church ‘officially reopens’ with fresh vision

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 11:21
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The new ministry coordinator for Inuvik’s Anglican Church of the Ascension says it has “officially reopened” – after a five-year

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Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Residents at Kuujjuaq, Que., elders home to be relocated

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 10:08 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 10:09
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By Samuel Wat Residents at a care home in Kuujjuaq, Que., could soon be relocated because of heating and other

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

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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