Project in Nunavik, Canada recipient of $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
A project based in Nunavik, Quebec that will address substance abuse issues through cultural activities that affirm Inuit identity and
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Society (Canada)
Justice system in northern Quebec straining at the seams and devastating victims, say Crown prosecutors
The justice system in northern Quebec is straining at the seams, struggling to retrain Crown attorneys and betraying victims, says
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MLA in Canada’s Northwest Territories calls on government to establish regional addiction treatment centres
Rocky Simpson says Indigenous community supports establishing proper cultural programming closer to home A Hay River MLA is calling on
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Yukon to lift ‘nearly all’ COVID-19 restrictions next week
‘We’re in a place now where we’ve managed to weather a storm,’ said Premier Sandy Silver Yukon will lift “nearly all”
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Is Canada’s Northwest Territories in a mental health crisis? MLA, health minister at odds over the answer
Great Slave MLA says territory is at a critical point; Health Minister says it’s nothing N.W.T. can’t handle Warning: This
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Nunavik’s courts are struggling to deliver justice to Inuit population
1 in 6 adults in Nunavik is brought in front of the justice system each year, prompting calls for reform
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Application filed to launch class action law suit for underfunding of child welfare in Nunavik, Quebec
An application for authorization of a class action lawsuit on behalf of Inuit children in Nunavik was filed this week
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Veteran musher Brent Sass wins Yukon Quest 300
‘I feel great. I feel really good. It was really fun,’ said Sass at Whitehorse finish line Veteran musher and
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Nunavik, Quebec further eases COVID-19 health restrictions
Health authorities further lifted COVID-19 restrictions in Nunavik, northern Quebec, on February 21, continuing the gradual easing of public health
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Departments in Canada’s Northwest Territories failing to offer services in Indigenous languages, says commissioner
Services offered in English and French, but rarely in 9 official Indigenous languages People should have the option to communicate
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Alaska hunter fined $8,500 after Canadian authorities use photos to prove he shot Yukon sheep
Wildlife officers found a tree and other natural landmarks seen in hunting photos to prove location An Alaska hunter has
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More restrictions to ease as Canada’s Yukon territory heads ‘down the other side’ of Omicron peak
‘We are trending toward safer waters,’ said Premier Sandy Silver Yukon will ease more public health restrictions on Friday, with
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Several people arrested on Wednesday for illegal alcohol sales in Quebec’s Inuit communities
Several people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with contraband alcohol sales in Quebec’s Inuit communities, the province’s provincial police
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Privacy commissioner in Nunavut, Canada says government should release more data on tuberculosis
Nunavut’s privacy commissioner wants to see more transparency from the territorial government when it comes to tuberculosis cases. Nunavut has
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Northern Quebec communities concerned about impact of burning garbage on health, environment
In the village of Inukjuak on the northeast shore of the Hudson Bay, trash isn’t something that vanishes to some
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