How a Canadian interpreter is keeping Inuktut speakers safe through COVID-19
Nunavummiut have gotten used to hearing from their health minister and chief public health officer since pandemic precautions were put
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Travellers transiting to/from Alaska through Canada will have their cars tagged
As of July 31, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has implemented stricter rules for travellers transiting to or from Alaska
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Presumptive case of COVID-19 reported at Diavik mine in Canadian Northwest Territories
There’s a presumptive case of COVID-19 at Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, according to the N.W.T. government. An
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Finland to begin coronavirus testing at seaports and airports
Coronavirus testing of passengers arriving to Helsinki-Vantaa airport will begin in the coming days, according to Yle sources. The measure
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Russia’s Murmansk region counts more COVID-19 cases than neighboring Norway or Finland
2,299 cases are counted at Belokamenka, Novatek’s huge construction site by the Kola Bay, but the majority of cases, 7,492,
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Greenland adds new incentive to promote domestic tourism as international travel craters
With the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic still impacting Greenland’s tourism industry, the government has announced a new initiative
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Chinese barges headed for Canadian Northwest Territories on cross-continental delivery mission
The COVID-19 pandemic may be delaying deliveries across Canada, but it’s not stopping four new barges from travelling from China
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Canada’s Arctic territory opens 2nd isolation hotel in Winnipeg
The Nunavut government opened a second isolation hotel for medical travellers in Winnipeg last week, according to the territory’s premier.
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Canada’s Arctic territory releases its school reopening plan
If Nunavut continues to have no cases of COVID-19, schools are set to open with no physical distancing requirements this upcoming school
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Canada’s Arctic territory extends its public health emergency to August
Nunavut’s health minister has announced that the territory’s public health emergency is extended for another two weeks. The territory’s residents
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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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Greenland beefs up tourism incentive package
After feedback from the business community, Greenland is beefing up its tourism aid package, established to help the industry still
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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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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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