Country food distributed to more than a thousand Inuvialuit beneficiaries
By Dez Loreen · CBC News Program enshrines cultural values by providing meat to those who aren’t harvesting themselves More than one
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Society (Canada)
Québec funds research to adapt Nunavik public housing to thawing permafrost
The vast majority of public housing in the region is built on jacks The Société d’habitation du Québec is looking
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Two would-be doctors want to volunteer at the Cambridge Bay health centre, but can’t
Couple did medical training at Dnipro State Medical University in Ukraine in 2018 Two foreign-trained medical professionals living in Cambridge
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Tuberculosis numbers increasing in Nunavik communities
An annual music festival was postponed due to a tuberculosis outbreak in northern Quebec, as the Nunavik region grapples with a series
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Whitehorse mulls hosting 2026 Arctic Winter Games, but council has questions
The Arctic Winter Games could be coming to the Yukon in 2026, but the City of Whitehorse wants to get
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Inquiry finds N.W.T. doctor who sterilized woman without consent engaged in unprofessional conduct
A Northwest Territories doctor has been sanctioned by a board of inquiry that found he engaged in “a clear instance
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Igloolik company gets Nunavut Recovery Centre contract
The Government of Nunavut has awarded a contract to build the Nunavut Recovery Centre. The contract went to Arctic Fresh
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Poles being installed in some areas for Dempster fibre line, Yukon gov’t says
One Yukon resident decries ‘seeing our spectacular pristine wilderness landscape being transformed’ The Yukon government says it’s installing new poles
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Whitehorse couple wakes to find pistachio ice cream-loving bear on their couch
‘You don’t expect to ever see a bear as a guest in your living room,’ says Mary Lake resident Al
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Better dental care means dealing with historical issues, says Indigenous dentist
‘It’s an oral health crisis here in Canada that we need to voice a little bit louder’ says Dr. Sheri
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Camp OKPIAPIK marks 25th anniversary of Junior Canadian Rangers Program
A major activity for the Junior Canadian Rangers is currently underway in Quebec, bringing more than 250 youth from around
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Recommendations from coroner’s inquest under review, Yukon gov’t says
Inquest jury made 13 recommendations after examining 2021 death of infant in Watson Lake The Yukon government says it is
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Canadian Coast Guard launches Arctic icebreaking season
The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual icebreaking season is now underway, and will see eight vessels travelling to the country’s northernmost
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Yukon ‘looking into other options’ for river crossing at Dawson City, as ferry ages
‘Nothing is not on the table to discuss,’ says highway official — including a bridge It’s been a topic of
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Northerners recognized at honours ceremony held on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Eight northerners were among the Canadians recognized at an honours ceremony at Rideau Hall on June 21, for their work
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