Inuit region of Arctic Quebec to adopt provincial COVID-19 passport
Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, has decided to go ahead and adopt the provincial COVID-19 vaccination passport, the
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Community transmission of COVID-19 reaches Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
Containment orders in Colville Lake and Fort Good Hope extended until Sept. 4 “The beginning of community transmission is occurring
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Sharp population decline in Barentsburg in Norway’s Arctic archipelago
The Russian mining town on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago lost 20 percent of its population since last year. Barentsburg is the
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COVID-19 state of emergency ends in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
Officials report 2 new cases, say 36 remain active The Yukon government is ending its COVID-19 state of emergency, effective
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Canada’s Northwest Territories adds 7 new COVID-19 cases, issues containment order for Norman Wells
1 new case reported in Fort Smith, none in Behchokǫ̀ Only seven new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed since Monday
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How the Canadian Rangers are responding to COVID-19 in the Sahtu region of Canada’s Northwest Territories
Scope of work includes delivering food, water, medication and COVID-19 information Approximately 15 Canadian Rangers are being activated to support
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DNA confirmed identity of HMS Erebus engineer — and raises more questions in Franklin Expedition mystery in Arctic Canada
Pandemic forces another delay in exploration of shipwrecks but other work continues Jonathan Gregory didn’t think too much about the
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COVID-19 vaccinations for students in Nunavik, Quebec to start on August 23
Health authorities in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, will begin a COVID-19 vaccination campaign in schools starting on
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Five new COVID-19 cases in Greenland’s capital city of Nuuk
Greenland health authorities reported five new COVID-19 cases in the capital city of Nuuk on Thursday. All five were young
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Thailand demands answers over workers’ COVID-19 outbreaks in places like Finnish Lapland
More than 200 Thai berry pickers in Finland have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the beginning of this month. Thailand
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‘It bit me on my neck and I blacked out’: Man recalls last week’s polar bear attack in Nunavut, Canada
When Elijah Kaernerk sneaked a glimpse of a polar bear munching on a carcass outside his cabin near Sanirajak, Nunavut,
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‘Need is urgent’: Canada’s Northwest Territories asks Red Cross, feds for help dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
Health minister says there was already a crunch in resources, now the need for nurses is especially pressing The Northwest
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Greenland reports 16 new COVID-19 cases, including two nursing home residents
Greenland reported 16 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, two of which are nursing home residents. Ten of the new cases,
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Nunavut suspends travel bubble with N.W.T. following COVID-19 outbreak in Sahtu region of northern Canada
The suspension of the common travel area is effective immediately, says Nunavut’s deputy CPHO Nunavut has suspended its common travel
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Canada’s Northwest Territories in ‘critical moment’ as Sahtu COVID-19 cluster now considered community spread
Health minister says it’s becoming a multi-community event, will place ‘tremendous’ strain on health system Julie Green, the N.W.T.’s health
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