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What ancient earthquakes along the Denali fault in Yukon can tell us about what could come in Canada

CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2020 at 12:10 — Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2020 at 12:11
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New findings of earthquake recurrence on the Denali Fault line in southwest Yukon are helping researchers get closer to pinpointing when

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Nı̨̀ı̨̀kè! Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories introduces stop signs in English and Wiliideh

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2020 at 09:00
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At some Yellowknife intersections, drivers might linger a little longer. If they do, it may be because the city has

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) Science (Canada) 

Cotton fibres, microplastics pervade Eastern Arctic, study finds

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 12:50
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Chelsea Rochman wasn’t surprised when her research cruise through Canada’s Eastern Arctic showed tiny plastic shards and other human debris

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Canada’s Yukon First Nation turns to farming to help ensure food security

Dave Croft, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 13:53 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 13:54
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A refurbished farm in central Yukon is becoming part of the Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation’s effort to improve food

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Alaska Highway travellers might be in for rough ride this summer

CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 22, 2020 at 12:56 — Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2020 at 16:09
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Travellers on the Alaska Highway between Haines Junction and the United States border may be in for a rough ride

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Business Business (Canada) Canada RCI 

2021 Yukon Quest to split in two: one race in Alaska, one in Yukon

Steve Silva, CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2020 at 10:46
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Citing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yukon Quest’s organizers announced Wednesday that next year’s race will be split

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Canada’s Northwest Territories: Former Métis leader says day school settlement forms ‘misleading’

Anna Desmarais, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 12:48 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 10:13
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A former N.W.T. Métis Council president alleges that day school settlement forms are “misleading” survivors away from the rightful money they deserve.

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Blog – Summer 2020: When the unprecedented becomes the precedent

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2020 at 14:52 — Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 09:26
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It’s raining. I’m delighted. A strange response from a Scot who has fled the damp British climate. I write this

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Arctic Canada : Lawyer wants man in violent Kinngait arrest video to join his class action

Katie Toth, CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2020 at 10:56
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A lawyer is trying to get in touch with the Kinngait man who, earlier this month, was captured on video

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Canadian coast guard crew await COVID-19 tests before Arctic season

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 11:57 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 12:16
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The Canadian Coast Guard starts its Arctic season in about two weeks, and it’s still not sure where COVID-19 tests

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Violence by Canadian federal police against Inuit: few are stopping systemic racism, Indigenous leaders say

Thomas Rohner, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 14:10
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To address the systemic racism against Indigenous people shown by police forces such as the RCMP, Canadian leaders need to look

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Burnout amongst Canada’s federal police may contribute to Nunavut policing problems, says top cop

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 14:36 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 15:33
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The head of the RCMP in Nunavut says she’s trying to find ways to bring police and Inuit together. But

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Nunavut leaders call for systematic review of Canada’s federal police

Thomas Rohner, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 12:54 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 18:08
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A growing number of Nunavut leaders are calling for a territory-wide systemic review of the federal Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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Business Business (Canada) Canada RCI 

Nunavut airlines get $24M governmental aid for COVID-19 in Arctic Canada

CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 8, 2020 at 15:09 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 12:00
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The government of Nunavut is spending over $24 million to support Canadian North and Calm Air during COVID-19. At a

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Inuit women in Canada’s Arctic suffer ‘unnecessary violence’ from police, legal aid board says

Thomas Rohner, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 8, 2020 at 13:41
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WARNING: Details in this story may be disturbing to some readers. Inuit in Nunavut, especially women, suffer systemic police abuse,

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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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