From roots to ribbons: A family’s beloved spruce becomes Whitehorse’s Main Street Christmas tree
By Virginie Ann Once upon a time, in the faraway northern community of Elsa, Yukon, a young boy was given
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Why Sweden’s missing sun is messing with our body clocks — and how morning light can help
December has been an unusually dark month in some parts of Sweden. Stockholm and Luleå have seen less than 30
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Iqaluit’s Anglican church has massive bills to pay — it could lose its iconic building as a result
By TJ Dhir Outstanding property taxes of almost $65,000 could lead to tax auction for the igloo-shaped building St. Jude’s
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Cyberattack results in information breach at Nunavik health centre
By Félix Lebel, Francis Tessier-Burns The Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre says it experienced a cyberattack in November Officials at the Ungava
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Yellowknife RCMP arrest, Taser man after police vehicles rammed, officers assaulted
Man faces several charges including dangerous operation of a vehicle, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon A 39-year-old man
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Inuvik students learn traditional skills at school-operated bush camp
By Dez Loreen ‘To be able to show our young students how to do this and how the process works
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Ulukhaktok school drinking water tests positive for elevated lead; alternate supply arranged
The Government of the Northwest Territories issued a public health order for Helen Kalvak School in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., after testing
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Nunavut athletes disappointed by change to 3-year Arctic Winter Games cycle
By Bianca McKeown Some athletes worry they may age out of categories and have fewer chances to compete Naja Pearce
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Diverted flights, cancelled buses and frozen gas pumps: Yukon grapples with 1st major cold snap of winter
Temperatures expected to stay mostly below –30 C, or even below –40 C, into at least next week The temperatures
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Nunavik ends year with record number of TB cases, as officials promise funding announcement to come
By Samuel Wat ‘We need housing, infrastructure, and other social services to all work together in order to fix this’
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Blog: As Greenland rejects Starlink, China and Russia tighten military ties
For many remote Arctic communities, Starlink is the obvious choice for satellite internet. But Greenland, wary of the US, is
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Canadian government stepping in to assist water emergency in Kugaaruk, Nunavut
Feds to help with transportation, distribution and pumping of water The community of Kugaaruk is getting federal help as a
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Indigenous cultural items unveiled at Museum of History following journey from Vatican
By Verity Stevenson Century-old kayak would have been ‘essential’ to Inuit community before taken to Vatican, says Inuit leader After
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There were 20,000 instances of medical travel in the N.W.T. last year, and officials say many were avoidable
By Jocelyn Shepel Public administrator spoke to MLAs at committee meeting Thursday on improving health care Health officials in the
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Helpline for Inuit in Winnipeg ending as resources wear thin
Tunngasugit Inc. has been running its 24-hour helpline since 2019 A 24-hour helpline for Inuit in Winnipeg is in its
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