Labrador Inuit communities get funds to combat climate change’s food security impact
Labrador Inuit communities will get funding to help mitigate the impacts of climate change on food security in their regions.
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Society (Canada)
Nunavut MLAs worry agency nurse compensation may discourage full-time employment
As Southern employment agencies continue to provide temporary nurses for the Nunavut health care system, several Nunavut MLAs are worried
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Extended Yellowknife power outage caused by breaker failure: Naka Power
Some people had no power for over 7 hours A broken breaker at a power distribution substation caused Saturday’s extended power
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Construction starts on new heavy polar icebreaker for Canada
Construction officially started on one of two new heavy polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), marking the first
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Yukon gov’t announces suite of changes to hunting, fishing rules
By Julien Greene Big changes for moose, deer and grizzly bears The Yukon government says compromise — ensuring harvest opportunities while
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Nunavut community worried federal food voucher program could end
By Emma Tranter Inuit Child First Initiative renewed, but future of food program for children uncertain While many celebrated the
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Huge log believed to be 50 million years old unearthed at N.W.T. mine
Diavik says it’s talking about what to do with its wood specimens as it approaches closure A log of wood
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New leadership at Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada as CEO retires, new faces step up
Rosemary Cooper, CEO of Canada’s national Inuit women’s association, is retiring this month Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, with Nikki
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World TB Day: Inuit org raises alarm on TB crisis as Canadian election begins
March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day. And with a federal election now underway in Canada, the country’s national Inuit organization
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Pehdzéh Kı̨ seeks confidentiality for traditional knowledge on proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway
Release of information could cause ‘irremediable harm,’ says chief Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation (PKFN) is asking the Mackenzie Valley Environmental
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Yukon firefighters still responding to calls, even in expired protective gear
‘We probably should not be responding at all,’ says fire chief in Tagish, Yukon When volunteer firefighters were called last
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18-year-old Quebec man charged with murder in connection with death in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T.
RCMP say accused is part of drug trade and arrest should be considered a ‘warning’ to others RCMP have charged
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Indigenous science fair set for Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik in northern Quebec
The northern Quebec communities of Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik are gearing up to host the 2025 Quebec Indigenous Science Fair, something
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Inuit women recount experiences past and present of forced sterilization
Woman from Happy Valley-Goose Bay shocked to realize her case wasn’t an outlier While a national organization seeks to track
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Drugs and handgun seized after luxury vehicle stopped on Sahtu winter road, say RCMP
Bust described by RCMP superintendent as a ‘significant disruption’ to the drug trade Two men from Alberta are facing a
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