Canada’s Northwest Territories reports record number of COVID-19 cases
Territorial health officials issue four public exposure notices for Yellowknife A record number of COVID-19 cases was reported in the
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No vaccinations required for Yukon Quest this winter
Traditional 1,600-kilometre race to be replaced this winter by two shorter races, in Yukon and Alaska The Yukon Quest sled
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National holiday is just one part of reconciliation, say Yukoners in northwestern Canada
‘We can either celebrate this day by doing nothing, or we can celebrate it by telling our stories’ As thousands
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‘Why lock the door?’: Nunavut television network in Arctic Canada wants to broadcast upcoming Baffinland hearings
‘Inuit have the right to hear what is happening on Inuit land; it is our right,’ says NITV executive director
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“We still have a lot of healing to do with our fellow Canadians” – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation observed September 30
On September 30, Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for the first time. Something Inuit leaders say
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Canada’s Northwest Territories reports 53 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday
Territorial count stands at 246, a decrease of 11 since Friday The N.W.T.’s Office of the Chief Public Health Officer
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Quebec Indigenous groups collecting stories of forced sterilization
Researchers hope ‘wall of silence’ will be broken, lack of data in province addressed Tired of waiting for Quebec to
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Canada’s Arctic Nunavut territory confirms 2 more COVID-19 cases: 1 in Kinngait, 1 in Kugluktuk
It brings the total of active cases in Nunavut to 5, with 3 in Kinngait There are two new COVID-19
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Vaccination coverage in Nunavik, Quebec reaches 44 per cent of eligible population
As of August 22, vaccination coverage in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, reached 44 per cent of the
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Nunavut, Canada clamps down on restrictions, makes mask mandatory as 2 cases reported in Kinngait
Officials are warning that the risk of exposure to COVID-19 across the territory has increased Two new COVID-19 cases were
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Gov’t staff being redeployed to help deal with closure of Yellowknife shelters in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Health Minister Julie Green also said the city has offered up an arena as a possible day shelter space As
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Get vaccinated and follow the rules, plead leaders in Canada’s Northwest Territories amid Behchokǫ̀ outbreak
Update comes one day after community transmission confirmed in Behchokǫ Territorial politicians made a joint plea Thursday to citizens to
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Canada’s first Inuk heart surgeon returns from U.S. to take job in St. John’s
‘It just felt right. I’m the kind of person who likes to listen to her gut,’ says Dr. Donna May
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Canada’s Northwest Territories declares COVID-19 outbreak among Yellowknife’s homeless population
19 people who have accessed shelters since mid-August have had COVID-19 Northwest Territories declared an outbreak among Yellowknife’s homeless population Tuesday after
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Nunavik crime victims systematically shut out of Quebec compensation program
Court documents allege victims of violence in Nunavik are largely neglected by compensation regime In 2020, Quebec awarded $152 million
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