Future of lawsuit over language of instruction in Nunavut, Canada rests with judge
By Sarah Krymalowski · CBC News Arguments over Nunavut government’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit wrapped Wednesday It’s up to a Nunavut
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Pope asks for ‘forgiveness in name of church’ for abuses at residential schools
The pontiff spent last week in Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit Pope Francis said on Wednesday he felt the pain
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Nunavut led country in violent crimes in 2021, says Statistics Canada report
The territories also ranked highest in crime severity, the new report shows Nunavut has the highest rate of police-reported violent
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Yukon’s medical travel subsidy still nowhere near enough, critics say
‘You’re forced to look at, OK, is the care that I’m going for more important than being able to pay
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Pope Francis finishes Canadian visit in Nunavut
Residential school survivors, politicians, Inuit throat singers and drummers will be among the crowds meeting Pope Francis as he wraps
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‘A shared understanding’: Northerners take in Pope’s apology while looking to next steps
For Natan Obed, the apology by Pope Francis on Monday to Indigenous people in Canada for the role the Catholic Church
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Pangnirtung health centre in northern Canada will be closed next month due to staff shortages
The health centre in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, will be temporarily closed next month for about one week, according to the Department of
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Pope Francis apologizes for forced assimilation of Indigenous children at residential schools
The first day of Pope Francis’s “penitential pilgrimage” began with a heartfelt apology delivered at the site of one of
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‘This is my church’: Residential school survivor skipping papal visit to walk in ancestors’ footsteps
When Pope Francis addresses residential school survivors in Maskwacis, Alberta on Monday, one survivor won’t be in the audience or
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Inuvialuit corp. declines Iqaluit papal invite
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation will not be attending the papal visit to Iqaluit and instead invited the church and the Canadian
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Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Yukon gov’t sign plan to co-manage Conrad historic site
The Carcross/Tagish First Nation and the Yukon government signed a joint management plan Wednesday for the Conrad Historic site. “[The
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‘We’re hoping it doesn’t come back’: 2 Rankin Inlet men help chase polar bear out of town
People in Rankin Inlet woke up to heavy fog Wednesday morning — and news of a polar bear right in their community.
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Dene Nation seeks approval to search 15 residential school sites for unmarked graves
Warning: This story discusses children missing at residential schools. Dene Nation is proposing to search 15 residential school sites in
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N.W.T. residential school survivors, descendants head to Edmonton for papal visit
The residential school system has been a large part of Mabel Brown’s family story. At six years old, her mother
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‘It’s just better being at home’: New clinic brings cancer care to Nunavut
When Ellen King’s husband Eliyah was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2020, it was just the start of a long
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