Nunavut Inuit experience higher rates of health complications after surgery than other Canadians, study finds
Study is the first in Canada to examine surgical outcomes of Inuit Nunavut Inuit are 25 per cent more likely
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Post-secondary education offered in Nunavik, Quebec would be a game changer, says school board
Quebec’s ministry for higher education is studying the possibility of offering post-secondary education in Nunavik, something that would be a
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The Canadian Rangers at 75: The eyes and ears of the North
“You’re working for the safety and security of your country, that’s why I’m involved,” says Commander Oswald Allen (left) pictured
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National Canadian Inuit org develops plan with RCMP to improve relationship
-By Kelly Geraldine Malone The national organization representing Inuit has developed a plan with Mounties to help improve their relationship.
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Mining industry must improve working conditions for Inuit woman in Canada, Pauktuutit tells UN forum
The mining industry in Canada must do more to improve the working conditions of Inuit woman, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of
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Move over Boomer: Millennials, Gen Z dominate in Canada’s northern territories, StatsCan says
2021 census data show the North’s population still trends younger than elsewhere in Canada The North’s population continues to skew younger
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Record number of worker deaths across northern Canada in 2021
When news broke of Markus Dyck’s death, it rocked not only the small Nunavut community where he lived but the
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Residents in Canada’s Northwest Territories welcome highway project, but concerned over social impacts
The $700-million highway project is a two-lane gravel road that would connect Wrigley to Norman Wells The Mackenzie Valley Highway
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Cambridge Bay’s 1st transition home for women set to open soon in Eastern Canadian Arctic
The Kitikmeot Friendship Society announced its latest pilot project — a transitional home for women in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. It’s
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Government-set fuel prices up in some northern Canadian communities
Fuel prices in N.W.T. communities that don’t have privately-owned gas stations went up on April 4, for the first time
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Inuvik, Canada, braces for surge in tourism
Tourism officials and operators in Inuvik, N.W.T., are ramping up for an expected surge in bookings this summer. “It’s looking good
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Canadian Inuit and Métis leaders met cardinals, Vatican officials to pursue justice
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Métis and Inuit leaders, who met the Pope at the Vatican last week, return
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Pope Francis apologizes to Canadian Indigenous delegates for ‘deplorable’ abuses at residential schools
Indigenous delegates reflect on Pope Francis’s apology for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada’s
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An orange’s journey from the orchard to the Arctic highlights food insecurity in the North
As a child, Ruth Wright loved oranges so much that she’d trade candy for them — a treat she rarely
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International Women’s Day time to recognize contributions at the community level, says Pauktuutit
Inuit women make contributions across Canada every day, and International Women’s Day is an important moment to recognize them, says
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