Break bread, laugh & learn: Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada
‘We have an infinite capacity for joy,’ says novelist Eden Robinson June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. First
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Pope’s apology meaningless without rescinding Doctrine of Discovery, says Dehcho First Nations in Canada
‘The Church [was] the one that started this whole thing, and they have to end it by rescinding that document’
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Yukon updates guidelines for managing COVID-19 cases, contacts, PCR testing
Contacts of people who have COVID-19 no longer need to self-isolate but should still monitor for symptoms, according to the
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Yukon RCMP lay organized crime charges against 8 people following 6-month investigation
RCMP in Whitehorse say they have significantly disrupted drug trafficking in the territory after a six-month investigation led to the
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Health minister in Canada’s Northwest Territories responds to report criticizing addictions and recovery services
‘We needed that outside perspective,’ says Julie Green The N.W.T.’s health minister says a federal report criticizing addictions and recovery
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Gov. in Canada’s Northwest Territories not doing enough to treat, prevent addictions, says federal auditor
‘This audit demonstrates a need for improvement’ in N.W.T.’s addictions prevention and recovery services The Northwest Territories government is not doing
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Medevacs on the rise in Nunavut, Canada as respiratory virus returns to the Arctic territory
Territory seeing a ‘resurgence’ of bronchiolitis and RSV after 2-year lull There’s been, on average, nine medevacs per day for people
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Q&A – Search and Rescue in Canada’s North with Sergeant Simon-Luc Lavoie
Sergeant Simon-Luc Lavoie was always interested in doing a job where he could help people. He’d set his sights on
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Nunavik school board vows to fight new Quebec language law
The day after the government of Quebec passed a law to boost use of the French language across the province,
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Housing crisis focal point of Whitehorse draft community plan in Canada’s Yukon territory
Plan tackles housing and plots new neighborhoods to keep up with fast growth For the first time in a decade,
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Arctic Canadian city asks residents to conserve water as reservoir runs low
Lake Geraldine has been struggling to provide enough water for years People living in Iqaluit are being reminded to conserve
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Canada’s Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s visit highlights Nunavik’s cultural vibrancy
Mary Simon is the first Inuk Governor General and she recently travelled through her home region Gov. Gen. Mary Simon
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Arctic Canadian community celebrates muskox-themed festival
Umingmak Frolics spring festival is back this year with snowmobile races, bingo, parade and more The 2,000 or so residents
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Ottawa Inuit org signs agreement to help families involved with child protective services
An Ottawa Inuit organization has signed a protocol agreement with Family and Children’s Services of Renfrew County in Ontario to
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Pope Francis to visit Arctic Canada in July
Pontiff to make 3 major stops in Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit The Vatican formally announced Friday a visit by Pope
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