Bad internet persists in the N.W.T. despite federal commitments to improve service
Auditor general says small, remote communities still falling behind on internet access A new report from Canada’s auditor general says
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Netflix gets behind big-budget comedy series set in Nunavut
CBC, APTN also backing series created by 2 Inuit women It doesn’t have a name yet, but a new big-budget
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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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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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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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Greenland needs new approach to preserve welfare state amidst aging population: gov
Greenland has launched a new strategy to help navigate the upcoming challenges of maintaining the welfare state amidst an aging
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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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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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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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Russian defectors can get asylum in Sweden, if they risk being forced to commit war crimes
Roughly 150 Russian men have applied for asylum in Sweden since the partial mobilization in Russia last year. They may
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Yukon Energy to improve communications, in case of another deep-freeze power outage
Yukon Energy held another briefing with officials on Wednesday morning, about a series of power outages during a December cold snap
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Historian Ken Coates to chair YukonU’s Indigenous governance program
‘Pivotal time’ for the program, says provost A few months from now, Ken Coates is heading home to the Yukon. The historian
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Work visa approved for foreign worker who fought to stay in N.W.T.
‘Overwhelming relief, I’d say that’s the biggest feeling,’ says Leesa Myers An N.W.T. immigrant, previously fighting to stay, has now
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Ottawa Inuit org opens new Food Security Program building
Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI), a counselling and resource centre for Inuit in Ottawa, opened its new Food Security Program building on Friday,
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