Northwest Territories residents experience “another world” in Ivvavik National Park
Seven-year-old Lindyn Fraser is the youngest visitor to Ivvavik National Park in Yukon this summer. “I’m having a lot of fun here,”
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Yellowknife Pride Festival in northern Canada has many activities planned
Pride in Yellowknife is ramping up its festivities this month. Last weekend it had a youth summer social where all
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Wait-list for children’s dental surgery in the Canadian territory of Nunavut has doubled to 1,000
‘During COVID, we had access to virtually no hospital services for those kids,’ official says A Nunavut woman says her
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Officials in Nunavut, Canada expect isolation hubs to end after teens have chance to be fully vaccinated
The second dose clinics for those 12-17 years old will happen in late July While broader reopening plans are still
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Three Nunavik projects among nine to receive funding from Quebec’s “Fonds d’initiatives nordiques”
Three Nunavik-based projects were among nine named Wednesday to receive funding from Quebec’s Fonds d’initiatives nordiques (The Northern Initiative Fund).
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Nunavik tourism reopening reason for optimism, vaccination uptake still a concern
Nunavik’s reopening for tourism this month is a reason for optimism say local authorities, but low vaccination uptake remains a
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Canada’s Yukon territory reports 44 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend
Dr. Brendan Hanley recommends parents keep children home from daycare for next two weeks Parents are being told to keep
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Class action alleging RCMP abuse of Indigenous people in Northern Canada certified
Claim alleges federal government negligently failed to stop police assaults on Indigenous people A lawsuit alleging RCMP systematically brutalized Indigenous
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City of Whitehorse in northwestern Canada to bid for 2027 Canada Winter Games
Games a reason to build ‘tens of millions’ in new infrastructure, says mayor The City of Whitehorse is looking ahead
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RCMP body camera pilot project wraps up in Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit
Last fall, the RCMP launched a trial run increasing the number of Iqaluit officers wearing cameras A pilot project in
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Young people focus of Indigenous Peoples Day program on CBC North
Young Indigenous people are finding their voices and making changes in the North. To mark National Indigenous Peoples Day on
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Tourism OK’d in Nunavik, Quebec as of June 21
Tourism in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, is again permitted as of June 21, the Nunavik Regional Board
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Canadian Inuit org to partner with Mastercard Foundation on university project in northern Canada
The national Inuit organization in Canada, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), will be partnering with Mastercard Foundation, on ITK’s project to
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Inuit region of Arctic Quebec lifts quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated residents travelling to region
Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, has lifted the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated residents as of June 14.
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COVID-19 outbreak declared in capital of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
Yukon’s case count climbs to 104, with 18 are active Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health has declared a COVID-19
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