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Nunavut warns of a ‘surge’ of COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit, the Baffin region

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 16:12
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At long last, Nunavummiut were able to again gather for Christmas games and feasts during the holidays.  But the good

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COVID-19 hits Nunavut’s continuing care centre in Gjoa Haven

Jane George, CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 11:26
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Gjoa Haven’s continuing care centre is suffering from a COVID-19 outbreak. All eight residents and one staff member tested positive for

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Society Society (Canada) 

Federal government extends pandemic funding for northern food security

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 10:02 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 10:06
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Nutrition North program subsidies put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue for at least two more years, says

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Greenland to launch 4th vaccination campaign this fall

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, July 4, 2022 at 15:56
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Greenland will launch a new vaccination campaign this fall, saying it’s expecting a new COVID-19 wave at the end of

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Yukon updates guidelines for managing COVID-19 cases, contacts, PCR testing

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 10, 2022 at 12:37
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Contacts of people who have COVID-19 no longer need to self-isolate but should still monitor for symptoms, according to the

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Record number of worker deaths across northern Canada in 2021

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 25, 2022 at 09:53
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When news broke of Markus Dyck’s death, it rocked not only the small Nunavut community where he lived but the

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Covid-19 no longer classified a ‘danger to society’ in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, April 1, 2022 at 09:30 — Last Updated: Friday, April 1, 2022 at 10:18
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After two years, from today, Covid-19 is no longer categorised as ‘a danger to society and a threat to public

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Arctic Canada: Nunavut set to stop posting weekly COVID-19 case counts

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 14:47 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 14:50
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Public updates to Nunavut’s COVID-19 case counts aren’t coming as frequently as they once did, and the territory plans to

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Yukon to lift ‘nearly all’ COVID-19 restrictions next week

CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 25, 2022 at 10:59
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‘We’re in a place now where we’ve managed to weather a storm,’ said Premier Sandy Silver Yukon will lift “nearly all”

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Is Canada’s Northwest Territories in a mental health crisis? MLA, health minister at odds over the answer

Sidney Cohen, CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 25, 2022 at 09:03 — Last Updated: Friday, February 25, 2022 at 09:07
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Great Slave MLA says territory is at a critical point; Health Minister says it’s nothing N.W.T. can’t handle Warning: This

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Iceland to axe all COVID restrictions Friday saying “as many people as possible” need to catch virus

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 12:39 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 12:47
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Iceland will do away with all COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, both domestically and at the border, saying herd immunity is

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More restrictions to ease as Canada’s Yukon territory heads ‘down the other side’ of Omicron peak

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 15:58
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‘We are trending toward safer waters,’ said Premier Sandy Silver Yukon will ease more public health restrictions on Friday, with

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Arctic Canada: Nunavut to ease public health measures in 15 communities

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 10:05
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Fifteen Nunavut communities will be under less-restrictive public health measures starting Monday as their COVID-19 case counts subside. Chief Public

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Alaska truckers form convoy to support Canadian protests

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 11:43
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Alaska truck drivers have rallied in support of their counterparts in Canada who oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates with a convoy.

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Nordic countries considering joint vaccine production

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, February 4, 2022 at 09:01
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After the delays in waiting for the Covid-19 vaccine last year, Sweden and its Nordic neighbours are now looking into

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