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Canada’s Northwest Territories declares COVID-19 outbreak among Yellowknife’s homeless population

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 09:38
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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

Daniel Leblanc, Radio-Canada @danlebla
Posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 14:31
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Court documents allege victims of violence in Nunavik are largely neglected by compensation regime In 2020, Quebec awarded $152 million

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Health board looking to delay Quebec vaccine passport for Nunavik youth until mid fall

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, September 3, 2021 at 16:31
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The regional health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, is in discussions with provincial authorities to exempt

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Airline leaders question proposed vaccine requirements for passengers in northern Canada

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 15:54
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Enforcement and effectiveness, as well as the frequency of medical travel, among issues raised It’s been more than two weeks

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Inuit region of Arctic Quebec to adopt provincial COVID-19 passport

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:04
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Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, has decided to go ahead and adopt the provincial COVID-19 vaccination passport, the

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Community transmission of COVID-19 reaches Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:56
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Containment orders in Colville Lake and Fort Good Hope extended until Sept. 4 “The beginning of community transmission is occurring

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COVID-19 state of emergency ends in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory

Chris Windeyer, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 16:03
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Officials report 2 new cases, say 36 remain active The Yukon government is ending its COVID-19 state of emergency, effective

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Canada’s Northwest Territories adds 7 new COVID-19 cases, issues containment order for Norman Wells

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 11:30
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1 new case reported in Fort Smith, none in Behchokǫ̀ Only seven new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed since Monday

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How the Canadian Rangers are responding to COVID-19 in the Sahtu region of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 08:45
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Scope of work includes delivering food, water, medication and COVID-19 information Approximately 15 Canadian Rangers are being activated to support

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DNA confirmed identity of HMS Erebus engineer — and raises more questions in Franklin Expedition mystery in Arctic Canada

Janet Davison, CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 23, 2021 at 11:58
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Pandemic forces another delay in exploration of shipwrecks but other work continues Jonathan Gregory didn’t think too much about the

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COVID-19 vaccinations for students in Nunavik, Quebec to start on August 23

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, August 20, 2021 at 16:06 — Last Updated: Friday, August 20, 2021 at 16:12
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Health authorities in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, will begin a COVID-19 vaccination campaign in schools starting on

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‘It bit me on my neck and I blacked out’: Man recalls last week’s polar bear attack in Nunavut, Canada

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 08:34
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When Elijah Kaernerk sneaked a glimpse of a polar bear munching on a carcass outside his cabin near Sanirajak, Nunavut,

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‘Need is urgent’: Canada’s Northwest Territories asks Red Cross, feds for help dealing with COVID-19 outbreak

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 16:01
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Health minister says there was already a crunch in resources, now the need for nurses is especially pressing The Northwest

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Nunavut suspends travel bubble with N.W.T. following COVID-19 outbreak in Sahtu region of northern Canada

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 15:45
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The suspension of the common travel area is effective immediately, says Nunavut’s deputy CPHO Nunavut has suspended its common travel

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Canada’s Northwest Territories in ‘critical moment’ as Sahtu COVID-19 cluster now considered community spread

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 16, 2021 at 15:39
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Health minister says it’s becoming a multi-community event, will place ‘tremendous’ strain on health system Julie Green, the N.W.T.’s health

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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