Lapland college launches wilderness guide training in English
Lappia Vocational College is launching the first-ever English-language training course for wilderness and nature guides in Finnish Lapland. The professional
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Society
Nunavik joins Indigenous push for banishment of traffickers
Leaders in Nunavik are exploring the idea of banishment as a way to stop the flow of drugs and alcohol
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Nunavut RCMP now investigating August death as homicide
Nunavut RCMP now say they’re treating the death of a man in Iqaluit last August as a homicide. Mosesie ‘Levi’
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Inuvik Anglican Church ‘officially reopens’ with fresh vision
The new ministry coordinator for Inuvik’s Anglican Church of the Ascension says it has “officially reopened” – after a five-year
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Reindeer found with ears cut off — investigated as possible hate crime
A reindeer was found badly injured in the Idre Sami community’s herding area, with both ears cut off and a
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. is offering money for voting in all future elections
By Samuel Wat Pilot program in 2024 saw a massive boost in voter turnout, organization says Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI)
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Residents at Kuujjuaq, Que., elders home to be relocated
By Samuel Wat Residents at a care home in Kuujjuaq, Que., could soon be relocated because of heating and other
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Louis Tapardjuk, Nunavut legislator and language-keeper, dead at 73
Louis Tapardjuk, a former territorial cabinet minister and mayor of Igloolik, has died. Tapardjuk most recently served as chair of
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Cyrillic to be removed from road signs in Norway’s border region
Most vehicles registered in Russia are now barred from entering Norway, and the removal of Cyrillic signage is unlikely to
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N.W.T. school boards hope territorial funds help fill gap left by Jordan’s Principle
By Yumna Iftikhar School officials say educational needs have changed in recent years, so funding should reflect that. N.W.T. schools
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Upgrade work to begin this summer at Yellowknife airport, bigger improvements to follow
By Sarah St-Pierre Initial work will include expanding bathrooms and patching runways A comprehensive plan to update the Yellowknife airport
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Northern aviation deserves same de-icing resources as the south, says pilot
For pilot Laval St. Germain, the Transportation Safety Board’s report into the fatal 2024 Fort Smith plane crash that killed
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Rising home heating costs could reach N.W.T. residents
A seniors’ advocate in Yellowknife says she’s concerned the global jump in oil prices could affect others who heat their
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As Inuvik shelters switch hands, operators want to see transitional supports next
A new contractor will take over operations of the Inuvik Warming Shelter on April 1 — closely following a switch
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Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes repeats as champion of Iditarod sled dog race
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile (1,609-km) sled dog
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