Politician sounds alarm on missed medical flight costs in Canada’s eastern Arctic
In 2018-2019 there were 6,000 medical travellers who missed flights Over a quarter of the territorial health budget is going toward
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Officials track down most of those exposed to coronavirus in Arctic Finland
On Sunday Lapland health officials said they had contacted three more travellers—already back in Singapore and France—suspected to have been
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Arctic Canada: why on-site hemodialysis is available in N.W.T. but not Yukon health centres
Yukon needs more than 50 people requiring hemodialysis to warrant offering the treatment at a health facility, according to the
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Finland’s first coronavirus case confirmed in Lapland
A Chinese tourist who was admitted to hospital for tests after showing symptoms was confirmed to have the deadly new strain of
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No confirmed cases of coronavirus in Canadian Arctic, but here’s how they’re preparing
There are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut, but health officials say they’re taking precautions
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Two suspected coronavirus cases in Arctic Finland
Two tourists from China’s Wuhan province sought medical treatment during their visit to Finland. Two tourists visiting Finland from Wuhan
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Qajaq art installation at Ottawa Hospital “in light of reconciliation for Inuit” says artist
A unique qajaq art installation was unveiled at an Ottawa hospital on Thursday, a project artists involved say is an
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Foster coalition reports major issues in Canadian Arctic territory child-care services
Child protection workers in the N.W.T. withheld important documents from foster families, “lied” about the behavioural issues of children in
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New public health act aims to track latent tuberculosis in Nunavut, Arctic Canada
More than three years after being passed in the legislature, a new law that governs public health in Nunavut, Arctic
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2018 drought took toll on Swedish farmers’ mental and fiscal health, research says
A new study by Lund University shows farmers’s health and financial situation suffered from the hot, dry summer of 2018.
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International Inuit leaders demand decisive action on climate change amidst COP25 breakdown
Just before the COP25 climate conference went into overtime in Madrid this weekend, international Inuit leaders renewed their call for
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Disability rates highest for Inuit outside of traditional homeland, lowest in Nunavik, says Statistics Canada study
A new study from Statistics Canada looking at disability rates amongst First Nations, Métis and Inuit has found that disability
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Arctic Canada : airline merger creating ‘dire’ situation for northwest communities, says MLA
The MLA for the Northwest Territories’ northernmost communities is calling on airlines in the Beaufort Delta to provide more frequent
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A person has died of whooping cough in Canada’s Nunavut territory, health department says
A person in Nunavut has died of whooping cough, the territorial government confirmed Monday morning. A spokesperson for Nunavut’s Health Department
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Scientists warn of Arctic microbial threats induced by climate change
Climate change in the Arctic is not only melting permafrost, transforming landscapes, wreaking havoc with northern infrastructure, releasing greenhouse gases
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