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Canada’s PM says COVID-19 pandemic amplified housing, connectivity gaps in territories

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 12:54
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Trudeau says the pandemic has exposed ‘the depths’ of issues faced by northerners In an exclusive interview with CBC North’s The

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Inuit org expresses solidarity with First Nations after Indigenous woman taunted before death in Quebec hospital

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 2, 2020 at 14:56
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Makivik Corporation, the Inuit land claims organization in Arctic Quebec, says it condemns the treatment of Joyce Echaquan, 37, an

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Canada General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Harmonized data could help understanding of COVID-19 pandemic in North: Arctic Council briefing doc

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 09:12
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Harmonized data and circumpolar oriented statistics would contribute to better understanding the COVID-19 pandemic in the North, says a briefing

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Meet 3 Indigenous health-care workers helping keep Canadian Northern communities safe

Rhiannon Johnson, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 12:21
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Through the month of June CBC Indigenous has been sharing stories from Indigenous health-care workers across the country about their

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

New pediatricians in northwestern Canada to help serve small communities

CBC News
Posted: Monday, November 25, 2019 at 16:39
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Yukon, a territory in northwestern Canada, now has three full-time pediatricians based in the territory, and that means they’ll be

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New clinic at children’s hospital in Ottawa to address specific needs of Inuit patients

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 10:12
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Young patients from Nunavut coming to CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario) to be treated for complicated health issues will

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Mother from Arctic Canada wants investigation after medical travel debacle

Kate Kyle, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 10:08
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A mother from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, in Arctic Canada, says she was recently forced to choose between attending a medical

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Health care, housing and infrastructure: 3 election issues to watch in Arctic Canadian community

Emily Blake, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 16:38 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 11:03
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Many issues facing candidates for MLA in Hay River, northwestern Canada, this election mirror those facing communities across the North

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Organization representing Canadian Inuit to lead national Inuit health survey

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 11:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 12:09
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the organization which represents Inuit in Canada, is launching an ambitious new project to gather up-to-date health

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Design contract awarded for long-term care facilities in Nunavut, Northern Canada

Angela Hill, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 15:43 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 15:44
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Nunavut is moving closer to getting 156 new long-term care beds in the territory. The government of Nunavut awarded the

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Alaska gov seeks new study of psychiatric institute privatization

Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 15:34
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U.S. authorities have restored certifications for the Alaska Psychiatric Institute, and state health officials are now re-evaluating privatizing the state-owned

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Nursing shortage at obstetrics unit in Northern Canadian city leads to workplace complaint, appeal

Alyssa Mosher, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 09:34
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The manager of approximately 90 nurses at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories is appealing a conduct committee’s decision

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Lapland’s sick leave, accidental injury rates among highest in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 15:08
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While Finland has seen an overall decrease in diseases since 2000, there are marked regional differences in the occurrence of

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska universities, health services hit hard by governor’s budget vetoes

Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau
Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 11:06
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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed 182 separate line items from the state’s operating budget. During a Friday press conference, Dunleavy

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

TB rates remain high in Nunavut, Canada despite community testing

Kieran Oudshoorn, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 11:50
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Tuberculosis rates in Nunavut (Canadian eastern Arctic) remain high despite the federal government spending millions of dollars on screening clinics

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