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Inuit women’s org urges federal leaders to address housing, costs, and violence

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, April 14, 2025 at 15:49
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With Canada in the midst of a federal election, the organization that represents Inuit women in the country is urging

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General 

Imperial Oil to slash fuel price for Norman Wells, N.W.T., as cost of living soars

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 11:36
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Company plans to cut price by $1.69 per litre for heating oil Imperial Oil says it intends to temporarily slash

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As fuel prices soar in Norman Wells, N.W.T., locals demand answers from Imperial Oil

Sarah Krymalowski, CBC News @sarkrymalowski
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2024 at 14:49
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‘Somehow the numbers for us just aren’t adding up,’ said the president of North-Wright Air As Norman Wells, N.W.T., is

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In 3 communities of the Canadian Arctic, living wage surpasses $23 per hour

Sidney Cohen, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 12:31
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Anti-poverty organization Alternatives North released living wage estimates on Wednesday for Yellowknife, Inuvik and Hay River, in Northern Canada. All

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In the Arctic community of Tuktoyaktuk the northern allowance has been cut by $2,600 a year. In the Arctic town of Inuvik, people will take home nearly $400 less a year. (iStock)
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Canada’s N.W.T. cuts northern allowance for staff in Arctic communities

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 10:27
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The northern allowance payment for some employees of the Government of Canada’s Northwest Territories went down on April 1. In

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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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