Blueberry season in northern Sweden gets early start
The blueberry season has started early in several parts of the country — but most of this year’s blueberries are
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Involving community members key to sharing research across N.W.T., advocates say
By Yumna Iftikhar Lila Fraser Erasmus says ‘kitchen table talks’ and translations are key to sharing research across the N.W.T.
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N.W.T.’s Ekati mine set to shut down as it enters receivership
By Yumna Iftikhar No buyers stepped forward after mining company filed for creditor protection The Ekati Diamond Mine in the
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2 Iqaluit group homes set to close, meaning children in care may be sent south
By Samuel Wat Advocates, workers and family members question whether that’s in the best interests of children and youth For
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Construction on Nunavut’s first addictions and trauma treatment centre to be done by end of summer
By Bianca McKeown Builders say construction will be done in 4 to 6 weeks Construction on Aqqusariaq, Nunavut’s first addictions
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EU and Britain target Russian intelligence officers over a major cyberspying campaign
The European Union and Britain on Monday imposed sanctions on Russian military intelligence officers, hackers and private companies, denouncing what
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Federal agency touts operation of cybersecurity sensors across Canada’s North
By Niles Niemuth The deployment to government networks follows a series of high profile incidents Following a series of high-profile
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Underwater images reveal 1st look at Quest, the final ship of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton
Peter Cowan · CBC News Antarctic explorer’s ship that sank in 1962 tangled in fishing nets some 400 metres below the Labrador
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Inuit could pursue foreign partners if relationship with Ottawa sours: ITK leader
Canada’s national Inuit organization is calling on the federal government to be better partners, saying Canada must respect Inuit rights
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Hospitals flag ‘unfunded’ pressure points, $2.5M deficit to Yukon health minister
The Yukon Hospital Corporation (YHC) wrote to the territorial health minister warning of pressure points that remain “unfunded” amid a
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Semi-annual international caribou conference held in Yellowknife
By Kaila Jefferd-Moore Hundreds of caribou biologists, harvesters, co-managers, and community members from across the spectrum of caribou monitoring, research
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Nunavut gov’t proposes a tenfold increase to Baffin Island caribou harvest
By Samuel Wat The Nunavut government is recommending a tenfold increase to the Baffin Island caribou harvest after a “dramatic
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Hotter, drier summers causing wild berry declines in Gwich’in Settlement Area, new study finds
By Yumna Iftikhar When Annie Buckle was growing up in Aklavik, she said wild berries were so abundant that they
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Trump administration to auction oil drilling rights in Alaska wildlife refuge
The Trump administration on Friday will hold a sale of oil and gas leases on 689,000 acres (278,828 hectares) in
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Yukon non-profit says new plan aims to cut homelessness in half in two years
By Gabrielle Plonka A Yukon non-profit says its new action plan aims to cut homelessness by 50 per cent by
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