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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2 presumptive COVID-19 cases in Nunavut, says Canadian Arctic territory’s top doctor
Nunavut’s chief public health officer announced two new presumptive cases of COVID-19 at the territory’s Mary River Mine on Wednesday
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Coronavirus hurting Alaska attempt to reduce tuberculosis
Alaska is on track to repeat last year’s mark of the U.S.’s highest rate of tuberculosis infections, health officials said.
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All licensed Nunavut businesses can open starting next week, announces top doctor
All licensed establishments in Nunavut will be allowed to open with regular hours starting July 20, the territory’s chief public
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Inuit region of Arctic Quebec OKs church reopenings
With reported COVID-19 infections down to zero, Nunavik, the Inuit area of Arctic Quebec, has OK’d church reopenings in the
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Northern Canada celebrates Nunavut Day virtually
Nunavut Day will look different this year as the COVID-19 pandemic shifts the typically outdoor event to virtual activities. It’s also the
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Who is allowed into Denmark from Sweden right now?
Denmark has relaxed its rules for travellers into the country, but it has different and changeable rules for different countries,
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Big uptake of COVID-19 emergency benefit program in Northern Canada’s territories
A large number of people in the N.W.T. and Nunavut have tapped into a federal program meant to provide emergency
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Canadian Northwest Territories ends state of emergency for 1st time during COVID-19 pandemic
The Northwest Territories government has decided it will no longer extend its state of emergency for the first time since
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Continuing education a priority for new Yukon University president in Canada’s North
Mike DeGagné says continuing education and applied professional programs will be a focus of his tenure as president of the
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Russian tourists eager to book holidays in Finland despite border closure
Hotels in eastern Finland say there has been an upsurge in attempted bookings by Russian tourists for late July, though
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COVID-19: Arctic Canada’s family sails 12 hours amid ice to visit relatives
A family from Nunavik sailed 12 hours amid ice in southeastern Hudson Bay last weekend to get to Nunavut. But officials
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Inuit gov. in Labrador, Canada tells out-of-province travellers to stay away despite ‘Atlantic bubble’
The government of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, is asking out-of-province travellers
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In Alaska, Skagway’s economy depends on cruise tourism and little money is coming in
Alaskans began receiving Permanent Fund Dividends this week. The payments, just shy of $1,000, were distributed months early an effort
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