Indigenous northerners less likely to be vaccinated, more likely to be hesitant: survey
StatCan survey in mid-April found 20% gap in vaccine uptake between Indigenous and non-Indigenous northerners. New data from a Statistics
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Canada’s northern territories could get millions in top-up transfers for health care, infrastructure
It’s part of a proposed $7.2 billion nation-wide package for ‘urgent health care needs’ across Canada A federal bill making its
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Change to Canada’s assisted dying law overlooks Nunavut’s mental health crisis, say advocates
Senator calls it ‘unfair’ to offer assisted death and not mental health treatment Nunavut wellness advocates say Canada needs to
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Nunavut, Canada gets last doses needed to vaccinate 75% of adults
Herd immunity isn’t possible in Nunavut without a vaccine for children, top doc says Nunavut now has enough doses of
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“It’s a scary situation we’re living in today” – Arctic Tourism & the Pandemic Podcast: Ep 2
Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key
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Chamber of Commerce in Canada’s Northwest Territories says tourism threatened by COVID-19 border restrictions
Travel restrictions will likely stay in place during the 2021 tourism season, Dr. Kandola says The N.W.T. Chamber of Commerce
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Sweden keeps 50-person limit on public events, proposes new COVID-19 restrictions
Sweden’s government held off on changing its 50-person limit on public events and gatherings after it had previously signalled a possible easing
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Inuit region of Arctic Quebec to start double testing travellers for COVID-19
The regional health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, will require travellers from the South to be
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Norwegians with Swedish property threaten legal action over travel restrictions
A group of Norwegians are threatening a lawsuit against their home country over its Covid-19 travel restrictions that they say
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Iceland extends bar, nightclub COVID-19 closures in capital area until September 27
Iceland has extended its closure of bars and nightclubs until September 27 in an effort to tamp down ballooning COVID-19
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Greenland reexamining COVID-19 rules after cases surge in Denmark
Greenland’s home rule government is currently reexamining its COVID-19 related executive order after a surge of cases in Denmark and
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Iceland orders four-day closure of Reykjavik-area bars after uptick in COVID-19 infections
Reykjavik-area bars and nightclubs started a four-day shutdown on Friday as the Icelandic government seeks to put the breaks on
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Two candidates to vie for presidency of Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada
Two candidates will vie to become president of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and
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Indigenous communities in Alaska harder hit by COVID-19
Alaska state health data indicate Pacific Islanders and Alaska Natives are more likely to contract COVID-19 and be hospitalized with the illness.
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Greenland approves revised COVID-19 strategy
Greenland has approved its revised COVID-19 strategy to prevent infections from arriving in the region. While Greenland never adopted a
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