Russian fishing boat capsizes in Barents Sea leaving 17 people missing
Seventeen sailors are still missing after the sinking of a Russian ship on Monday in the northern Barents Sea. The
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First doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Arctic Canada
The first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Canada’s territories. N.W.T. Health Minister Julie Green tweeted on Monday evening that 7,200 doses
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Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Canadian drug regulators have approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in this country, clearing the way for thousands of doses
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Number of active COVID-19 cases in Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut continues to drop
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Canada’s Arctic territoy of Nunavut continues to decline, according to a government
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Norway’s Supreme Court rules in favor of Arctic oil drilling
Drilling for more oil can continue in the Barents Sea as Norway’s top court rejected the lawsuit filed by four
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3 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut
Three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut since Friday, according to a government
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Inuit Action Plan underway to implement recommendatons from landmark Canadian report on violence against Indigenous women
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, the organization that represents Inuit women in the country, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national
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New COVID-19 case confirmed in Nunavut
One new case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Nunavut Thursday, according to a government news release. There are now 37
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Incident involving active shooter in Clyde River now resolved, police say
Canada’s naitonal police force in the Arctic territory of Nunavut say an incident involving an active shooter in the community
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Yukon sled dog race planned in place of cancelled Yukon Quest
The new race will focus on dog rest and the social side of sled dog racing, organizer says. With the
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‘Long overdue’: Yukon government to cover HIV medication
The Yukon government has announced that it is going to start providing coverage for a prescription drug that reduces the
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ᐴᓂ ᐋᑕᒥ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ ᕌᐳᑦ 19-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᖁᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪᐊᖅ ᑯᐯᒻᒥ ᒫᑦᔨ 2018-ᒍᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᕐᕐᑯᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᓇᕐᑐᖃᕆᐊᓪᓚᖃᔭᖕᖏᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓅᑦᓱᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᒐᓱᐊᕐᓱᓂ
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Danish PM apologizes to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in 1950s
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized this week to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in the 1950s. “I have
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Why vaccinating communities in Arctic Quebec presents a delicate challenge
The logistics of inoculating people in regions that are accessible only by air are daunting Remote northern communities can be
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Eye on the Arctic report How not to promote Arctic tourism among finalists at Canadian Online Publishing Awards
Eye on the Arctic has been named as a finalist at the 2020 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) in the
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