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Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, taking measures to address drugs, community safety

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2025 at 13:48
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By Tamara Merritt  Town hall meeting this week included hamlet leadership, RCMP and the territory’s justice minister An RCMP drug-detecting dog and

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One dead after fatal police shooting in Inukjuak, Que.

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2025 at 11:51
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By Samuel Wat This is the 3rd fatal police shooting in Nunavik in 8 months One person is dead after being

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25 research projects to receive $10.8m funding from Canadian Arctic science network

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 16:07
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Twenty-five research projects are set to receive funding from a Canadian northern research network to better understand the climate, geopolitical

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$500 per child grocery fund ending for Inuvialuit families

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 13:23
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By Tamara Merritt  One mother in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., says her family with 5 children will turn to more traditional foods

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Private yachts can still travel through the Northwest Passage undetected

The Canadian Press
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:20
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Inuit guardians are on the front lines of maintaining sovereignty over the Northwest Passage, but small yachts are still allowed

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Inuvik’s mayor says new dentist could be on the way

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:54
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After more than a year without a dentist, Inuvik is now on track to welcome a resident dentist by late

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Clyde River, Nunavut, under boil water advisory

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:23
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Health officials say advisory is safety measure due to high turbidity in water Nunavut health officials have issued a boil

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Nunavut Appeal Court reduces sexual assault sentence for former RCMP member

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:13
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By Samuel Wat · Mosesie Ikkidluak sentence reduced from 9 to 4 years, with appeal upheld Nunavut’s Court of Appeal has

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Inuit Circumpolar Council granted permanent status at International Maritime Org.

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 16:05
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After almost four years of holding provisional status at the International Maritime Organization, the group representing Inuit across the Arctic

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N.W.T. gov’t slow to act on school lead situation, independent investigation finds

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 13:03
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Investigator says departments failed to understand health implications of lead in drinking water The N.W.T. government was slow to act

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Dawson City, Yukon man charged in connection with stabbing

CBC News
Posted: Monday, July 14, 2025 at 08:13 — Last Updated: Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:13
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Dawson City RCMP have charged a man in connection with a stabbing that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. In

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Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon praises community spirit in Nunavut Day remarks

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 15:03
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Canada’s Governor General, Mary Simon, delivered Nunavut Day remarks on July 9, saying that the sense of community in this

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Q+A| Governor General calls on Canadians to treat mental health seriously

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 11:18
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By Samuel Wat Mary Simon says mental health requires a more holistic approach in Canada Governor General Mary Simon believes

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Despite new units, family challenged finding place Yukon’s Watson Lake

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 09:42
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‘It’s not going to be solved overnight. We just have to keep chipping away at it,’ says town’s mayor Despite

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Maori group visits N.W.T. to learn about Inuvialuit Dez Loreen ·

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 11:01
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By Dez Loreen Group of 8 from New Zealand spent the last week in Tuktoyaktuk Eight Maori people from New

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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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