Pilot project launched to improve emergency call service in Nunavik
A pilot project has been launched in Quebec to improve emergency call service in Nunavik and make it more reliable.
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Canada
Defence chief wanted CF-18s to destroy object over Yukon, but fighters were delayed
By Lee Berthiaume · The Canadian Press Canadian aircraft were still minutes away when the F-22 fired its missile, Wayne Eyre said
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Deal over access to ore dock in Skagway, Alaska, ‘critical’ to Yukon: premier
Potential agreement would see Yukon spend $17M US on upgrades to dock for mining companies Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai is
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Nunavut MLA takes after his father, in the Speaker’s chair
George Hickes, son of former Manitoba Speaker, filled in as Speaker in Nunavut on Friday Nunavut MLA George Hickes took
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Yukon cuts budget for rural land development in half
Community services minister says budget reflects how much work can actually be done this year The Yukon government has cut
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National Inuit organization, RCMP start work to prevent human trafficking
‘When Inuit women move south, they are at risk’ — Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada president The national organization representing
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Yukon gov’t boasts of ‘strongest economy in Canada,’ tables $48M surplus budget
Yukon’s finance minister painted a rosy picture of the territory’s future on Thursday, as he tabled a $48.2-million surplus budget,
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N.W.T. MLAs say they won’t support territorial carbon tax bill as is
N.W.T. MLAs said Wednesday they could not support the finance minister’s proposed changes to the territory’s carbon tax system as
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Nunavik, Nunavut and Ottawa to get shelters for Inuit women
Four projects set up to support vulnerable Inuit women have been approved for funding, Pauktuutit, the organization representing Inuit women
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Int’l arctic cooperation needs to continue despite rupture with Russia: Canada’s GG
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Governor-General Mary Simon says Canada needs to find a way to continue cross-polar collaboration
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Companies look to government for help turning N.W.T. projects into mines
‘We are operating in a very, very difficult capital market regime right now for mining companies’ Mining companies hoping to
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N.W.T. has a new plan to make addiction services more accessible and culturally safe
Work plan responds to federal auditor reporting ‘concerning shortcomings’ in N.W.T.’s addiction services A new work plan to help address
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Nunavik Inuit name negotiators for self-determination discussions
The organization that represents the Inuit of Nunavik has named two negotiators to lead self-determination discussions with the Canadian and
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Unofficial results show three Yukon schools vote to join First Nation School Board
Schools in Pelly Crossing, Carcross and Destruction Bay say yes; Faro school says no Three schools in the Yukon have
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Quebec Inuit jailed 15 times more than provincial incarceration average
By Jacob Serebrin · The Canadian Press 617 Inuit were jailed from March 2021 to March 2022 Osman Ilgun was arrested in
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