Study explores ties between Greenland sled dogs and arctic wolves
Inuit hunters in North Greenland deliberately crossbred Greenland sled dogs with Arctic wolves, in order to create stronger and more
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Quebec College of Physicians calls for health services plan for Nunavik
By Holly Cabrera Transferring patients from Far North to Montreal is ‘almost systematic’ Quebec’s College of Physicians is calling for
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Norman Wells, N.W.T. facing ‘impossible’ costs as fuel prices skyrocket: mayor
Prices for heating oil and gasoline in Norman Wells expected to pass $5/L next week The Mayor of Norman Wells,
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Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., woman died of alcohol poisoning, inquest jury finds
By Dez Loreen Inquest ended Thursday with jury finding that Sylvia Panaktalok’s 2021 death in RCMP custody was accidental The
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U.S. ban on helicopter part involved in N.W.T. crash extends to Canadian operators
Investigation found tension torsion strap snapped and caused crash near Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., this summer A recent U.S. ban
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Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., needs ambulance, sobering centre, inquest hears
By Dez Loreen RCMP officers often doing the jobs of bylaw, child services and ambulance workers, inquest witnesses say The
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Alaska’s Fat Bear Week voting opens after an attack killed 1 contestant
‘National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities.’ Let the chunk-off begin. Voting
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Federal, Yukon gov’ts agree to extend temporary worker permits
By Julien Greene Deal helps workers whose permits expired in May or are set to by end of year The
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Nunavut gov’t to rename 15 place names containing Indigenous slurs
By Samuel Wat Work to officially change derogatory names a ‘priority’ in 2025 WARNING: This article discusses an offensive slur. The
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Iditarod head vet, Stuart Nelson, dies suddenly at age 71
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s longtime head veterinarian, Stuart Nelson, died suddenly this week, race officials said Thursday. It
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After 38 years, man arrested in unsolved killing of 15-year-old in Iqaluit
By TJ Dhir After going unsolved for 38 years, a man has been arrested in the killing of a 15-year-old
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Cree hold ‘eye-opening’ discussions on how development happens in northern Quebec
By Cole Bosum How development happens in Cree communities and who benefits was front and centre at a recent meeting
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The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
An Alaska national park’s yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest
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Nunavik and Montreal police join forces after reported security threats to Inuit community
Cassandra Yanez-Leyton Criminal groups have been smuggling drugs into communities in Quebec’s Far North and threatening and harassing Inuit in
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Q+A | N.W.T’s chief public health officer on new vaccines, rise in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 numbers are on the rise in the N.W.T., with 54 known cases counted between June and August this year,
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