Dog musher puts in 1,200 km training run ahead of Nunavut Quest
There’s nothing like an 1,200-km warm up for a 400-km race. Jovan Simic, a dog musher living in Iqaluit, ran
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Baffinland promotes proposed production increase at Nunavut regulator meeting
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. says it will stop production at its Mary River iron mine, end shipping and cut jobs
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One week after rabies warning, fox attacks person in Arctic Canada
Nunavut’s health department is again warning people in Igloolik to be on the lookout for foxes, this time after someone
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MLAs in Canada’s Nunavut territory delay approving housing corp’s draft budget
In the legislature Monday, MLAs chose to delay approval of the Nunavut government’s proposed 2020-2021 capital estimates for its housing
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Pizza with a northern twist: Inuktitut cookbook offers new spin on Inuit cooking
Its pages feature a smorgasbord of delectable dishes, including ramen, tartare, pizza and stroganoff, but the recipes feature Arctic char,
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Inuit in Canada’s eastern Arctic speak out about skin grafts done without consent in 1970s
After years of keeping silent, Inuit from Igloolik, Nunavut, say they want answers about medical tests performed on them in
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Canada: Nunavut artist’s work unveiled on Parliament Hill
A new sculpture by Nunavut (eastern Arctic) artist Bart Hanna will soon be on display in the House of Commons
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Body found at Ottawa landfill ID’d as Susan Kublu-Iqqittuq, missing woman from Arctic Canada
An autopsy has confirmed the body recovered more than a week ago at Ottawa’s Trail Road landfill is that of Susan Kublu-Iqqittuq.
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No charges against elder in Arctic Canada for killing polar bear and cub
Nunavut’s Department of Environment won’t be charging an elder from Igloolik after he shot and killed a mother polar bear
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Inuit-produced, Haida-language Indigenous film gets recognized by Toronto International Film Festival
An internationally acclaimed producer from Igloolik, Nunavut, can add another accolade to his resumé — a Haida film that he
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Ex-priest Eric Dejaeger loses conviction appeal in sex offences case in Canada’s Arctic
Dejaeger’s appeal related to the amount of jail time awaits written decision The Nunavut Court of Appeal will not grant
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Lack of teachers causes school year delays in Northern Canadian territory
A teacher shortage has meant classes in at least one community in Nunavut (east-Canadian Arctic) have seen the start of
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Family that fell through ice rescued by passersby in Canadian Arctic
It was a terrifyingly close call for a family with a three-month-old baby last weekend, when they plunged through the
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Nunavut filmmakers turn the lens on suicide
The co-founder of Arnait Video Productions in Igloolik, a community in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, says the group
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