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Ottawa Inuit association distributes country food to 200 households

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 5, 2020 at 11:55
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Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI), the counselling and resource centre for Inuit in Ottawa, distributed country food from Arctic Canada to 200

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In this July 21, 2017 file photo, researchers look out from the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as the sun sets over sea ice in the Victoria Strait along the Northwest Passage in Canada's Arctic Archipelago.
Canada Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

The Arctic could soon be ice-free in the summer. Can geoengineering help?

CBC Radio
Posted: Monday, October 5, 2020 at 09:06
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In 2020, Arctic sea ice reached the second lowest level ever recorded It used to be the size of all

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Canada General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Inuit org expresses solidarity with First Nations after Indigenous woman taunted before death in Quebec hospital

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 2, 2020 at 14:56
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Makivik Corporation, the Inuit land claims organization in Arctic Quebec, says it condemns the treatment of Joyce Echaquan, 37, an

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Canada Environment General RCI Society (Canada) 

COVID-19 case confirmed Tuesday in Inukjuak, Quebec

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 16:07
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The regional health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, reported a confirmed case of COVID-19 on Tuesday

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General RCI 

Greenland losing ice faster this century than any previous one in last 12,000 years, says study

Amy Tucker, CBC
Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 13:19
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Researchers say findings reaffirm need for humans to curb greenhouse gas emissions Humans have to slow down greenhouse gas emissions

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General RCI 

Polar bear damages search and rescue chopper in northern Canada

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 15:43
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Chalk it up to the perils of parking overnight on the tarmac of a northern airfield in Canada. A CH-149

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Business (Canada) Business (USA) Canada RCI USA 

Trump to approve $22B railway between Alaska and Alberta

Sarah Rieger, CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 28, 2020 at 11:47 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 08:55
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U.S. President Donald Trump says he will grant approval to a $22-billion freight rail project connecting Alaska and Alberta. The

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General RCI Society 

Women on Arctic research mission told not to wear tight-fitting clothing

John Last and Bradlyn Oakes (CBC NORTH)
Posted: Monday, September 28, 2020 at 11:06 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 09:55
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A prominent Arctic research mission is coming under fire for a dress code policy that has highlighted concerns about systemic

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Nuuk's Old Town.
Denmark/Greenland General RCI Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Home rule government urges all unnecessary travel to and from Greenland be avoided

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, September 25, 2020 at 16:17 — Last Updated: Friday, September 25, 2020 at 16:19
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As COVID-19 numbers continue to the climb in Denmark, Greenland’s home rule government is urging all unnecessary travel in and

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canadian Inuit women’s org says throne speech sent the right signals

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, September 25, 2020 at 15:30
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Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, an organization that represents Inuit women in Canada, says Wednesday’s throne speech sent the right

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Northerners hopeful after Canadian throne speech

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 13:33
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The premier of the Northwest Territories says she is generally happy with the federal commitments identified in Wednesday’s throne speech,

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Canada General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

COVID-19 case confirmed in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 01:22
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A new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Kuujjuaraapik, a community in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec. 

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Indigenous, distinction-based health legislation & moving forward on UNDRIP among Canadian government priorities in throne speech

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 17:11
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Northern-specific issues were largely absent from Wednesday’s throne speech in Canada, but moving forward on introducing legislation on the United

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General RCI 

WMO verifies -69.6 C northern hemisphere cold record in Greenland

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 08:21
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized the coldest recorded temperature in the northern hemisphere as being -69.6 C that

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Reykjavik, Iceland. The Arctic Circle Assembly was held in the city this week. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
General Iceland RCI Society Society (Iceland) 

Iceland extends bar, nightclub COVID-19 closures in capital area until September 27

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 01:37
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Iceland has extended its closure of bars and nightclubs until September 27 in an effort to tamp down ballooning COVID-19

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Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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