Arctic’s beluga whale harvest challenged on multiple fronts in Canada
The beluga whale harvest out of Aklavik, in the Northwest Territories, is down but not out. From a high of
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Canada slots nearly $15M for Nunavut harvesters, to improve food security
The federal government is giving Inuit in Canada over half of a $40-million grant for harvesters, and Nunavut Inuit will see
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Canadians get hefty fines for breaking public health orders in Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories government has issued six fines in recent weeks to people who violated self-isolation and travel restrictions put
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Two presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada’s Arctic test negative
The two presumptive cases of COVID-19 at Nunavut’s Mary River Mine have tested negative, according to the territory’s chief public
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Gold Terra set to begin summer drilling in Northwestern Canada
Junior mining exploration company Gold Terra Resource Corp. says it plans to start a 10,000-metre summer drilling program at its
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Canadian professional football team lets go of “Eskimo” in its name
Edmonton’s professional football team is changing its name. “The Edmonton Eskimo Football Club board of directors has made the decision
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Canadian First Nation waiting to flip the switch on new solar array in Yukon
Building a solar farm 127 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle is a challenge; building an array of solar panels
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Nunavut to get $18.9M from Canada’s federal gvt for COVID-19 response
The federal government is giving up to $18.9 million to Nunavut’s COVID-19 response efforts, Health and Finance Minister George Hickes announced on
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Former officers from Canadian police reflect on how to fix policing in the North
Since the RCMP’s earliest days, it has relied on Indigenous people for survival. In the North, Canada’s project of extending
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Canadian Inuit leader reflects on report of CFL team changing name
Natan Obed doesn’t feel that he, himself, made the Edmonton football team change its name. But the national Inuit leader — whose 2015 op-ed in
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Have hotdogs, need outhouses: Nunavut park overrun by eager campers in Arctic Canada
There are always tents set up along the river at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park in the summer — but this year,
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Nunavut throat singer Riit a finalist for the Canadian SOCAN Songwriting Prize
Inuk electropop musician Rita Claire Mike-Murphy is a finalist for this year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize. This year is the 15th
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Northwestern Canadian territory to increase local food production
The COVID-19 pandemic is cause for Yukon to increase its local food supply, says the minister responsible overseeing agriculture policy
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What the Canadian territories’ different emergency laws mean for you
Northerners may be surprised to learn they’ve been living under two, simultaneous emergencies for most of 2020. No, murder hornets
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Nunavut schools may open in September with no physical distancing if COVID-19 free
The Nunavut government is planning on opening schools with no physical distancing measures this fall, as long as the territory
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