Nunavut’s newest cultural centre rethinks the basics of building in the Arctic
A new cultural centre in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, will provide space where elders can share traditional skills such as how
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Pre-fab home factory, Indigenous post-secondary: 2024 federal budget highlights for the North
A new production plant for mobile homes in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, is one of several projects that will see new
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Cultural centre in Cambridge Bay eyes early 2024 opening
By Jenna Dulewich · CBC News Kuugalak designed to help preserve Inuinnaqtun language and culture A new cultural centre in Cambridge Bay,
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Two would-be doctors want to volunteer at the Cambridge Bay health centre, but can’t
Couple did medical training at Dnipro State Medical University in Ukraine in 2018 Two foreign-trained medical professionals living in Cambridge
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Cambridge Bay welcomes an upswing of cruise ship tourists after 2 years of quiet
It was a happy moment for Peter Avalak this summer as visitors stopping in by the boatload arrived in Cambridge
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Researchers dive for kelp in the Arctic
Divers are wrapping up an expedition in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, after weeks of studying seaweed biodiversity. It’s an area that’s
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Taloyoak health centre to reopen month after fuel spill
The health centre in Taloyoak, Nunavut, is expected to reopen on Monday. A 1,200-litre fuel spill in a boiler room forced the
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Project laying groundwork to better track future climate impacts on seaweed in Arctic
A group of researchers are currently in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago studying seaweed, with a view to how it can help
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Prime Minister, NATO secretary general to spotlight Arctic defence on Nunavut visit
The 2 plan to discuss climate change and its impacts on defence and security Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Jens Stoltenberg, the
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Arctic Canadian community plans $100 tax per passenger for cruise ships this season
So far, there have been ‘no quibbles,’ with the requested payment, says economic development officer When a giant cruise ship
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Part of Dempster highway closed due to blizzard, June snow showers hit the North
Fort McPherson, N.W.T., got a cool surprise Wednesday morning. Resident Mary Teya said just the other day the hamlet was
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Arctic research station in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, reopens after pandemic closure
Closure gave researchers extra time to fine-tune the facility COVID-19 pandemic restrictions kept the doors of the Canadian High Arctic
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Arctic Canadian community celebrates muskox-themed festival
Umingmak Frolics spring festival is back this year with snowmobile races, bingo, parade and more The 2,000 or so residents
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Cambridge Bay’s 1st transition home for women set to open soon in Eastern Canadian Arctic
The Kitikmeot Friendship Society announced its latest pilot project — a transitional home for women in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. It’s
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“It’s a scary situation we’re living in today” – Arctic Tourism & the Pandemic Podcast: Ep 2
Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key
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