‘We need help’: politician in Nunavut, Canada wants more mental health supports in his community
Tony Akoak’s house sits atop what Gjoa Haven’s residents call the uptown, a hill that overlooks the turquoise Arctic Ocean
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Vaccination coverage in Nunavik, Quebec increases to 45 per cent of population, active COVID-19 cases at 114
Vaccination numbers in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, went up slightly between September 19 and October 19, but
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71 total active COVID-19 cases in Nunavik in northern Quebec
As of Sunday night, Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, was reporting 71 active COVID-19 cases. Five communities remain
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COVID-19 cases in Nunavik associated with Kangiqsualujjuaq infection, community put on red alert; 54 cases in region
Health investigators in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, have traced a slew of recent COVID-19 cases to an
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Health officials in Canada’s Northwest Territories extends Behchokǫ COVID-19 containment order until Oct. 29
Situation not resolving as quickly as expected, says N.W.T. chief public health officer The containment order to limit the spread
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UPDATED: Kuujjuaq on lockdown, case in Kangiqsujuaq, airport restrictions in place across Nunavik, Quebec
An active COVID-19 case was reported in the Nunavik community of Kuujjuaq on Thursday, following a new case in Kangiqsujuaq
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Nunavik health board cancels non-critical health trips to South, active COVID cases rise to 20, third community put on red alert
The regional health board for Nunavik, Quebec has temporarily cancelled all non-essential medical trips to Montreal as case numbers in
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City in Arctic Canada extends state of local emergency over water crisis
Safe water is available for all, councilor says During an emergency city council meeting on Tuesday, Iqaluit city council extended the
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Ottawa sending more help to deal with COVID-19 surge in the Northwest Territories
Support includes 10 specialists from Canadian Red Cross The federal government is sending more help to the Northwest Territories to
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Food centre adds water delivery to services amid ongoing city-wide water crisis in Arctic Canadian city
‘If we didn’t have access to that clean water source, I don’t know what the situation would have been’ When
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Second community in Arctic Quebec put on Red Alert over weekend after COVID-19 case detected in Kangirsuk
Health authorities put a second community in Arctic Quebec on red alert over the weekend after an active COVID-19 case
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Health investigation continuing in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec as active COVID-19 cases rise to 11
The health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, said on Friday its public health investigation is ongoing
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Fresh water flown to Iqaluit in Canada’s eastern Arctic after city’s supply deemed undrinkable
City has ordered 80,000 litres of water for its nearly 8,000 people The first shipment of potable water for Iqaluit
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Northern airlines in Canada raise concerns over new vaccine mandate on flights, impact on medical travel
By Oct. 30, with few exceptions, Canadians will need to provide proof of vaccination to fly The federal mandate to
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Ottawa to consider vaccine mandate exemptions for some remote Indigenous communities
Exemptions could apply to remote communities where travel is only possible by air The federal government is working on exemptions
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