Yellowknife Pride Festival in northern Canada has many activities planned
Pride in Yellowknife is ramping up its festivities this month. Last weekend it had a youth summer social where all
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Arctic Council united on northern cooperation, says Canada’s foreign minister
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minster Marc Garneau says the Arctic Council is united on northern cooperation, despite geopolitical tensions that may
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‘What is happening now is not working for Inuit’: Why Inuit association in Arctic Canada won’t support Baffinland mine expansion
QIA board voted in March not to support expansion The Qikiqtani Inuit Association says its decision to not support Baffinland’s
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Wildlife concerns still lingering in Arctic Canada as public hearings into Baffinland’s expansion resume
Final public hearings into Baffinland’s Mary River Mine expansion run until April 2 Nunavut’s Qikiqtaaluk communities are still concerned about
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Political upheaval in Greenland — What does Inuit Ataqatigiit do now?
The future of a rare earth mineral extraction project in Greenland is now up in the air, after the left-wing
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Dene national chief says Canada’s Northwest Territories should create own school curriculum
‘It’s time that we step up and take ownership of our education,’ says Norman Yakeleya Alberta’s decision to renew its
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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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Psychosocial support for Sami proposed ahead of Finland’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The truth and reconciliation commission, due to begin in 2023, is likely to stir up difficult emotions. A working group
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Arctic Canada needs better waste management says report
Outdated facilities, lack of resources and limited ecofreindly options are all contributing to challenging waste-management conditions in Arctic Canada, says
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$60M housing fund for Canada’s Northwest Territories to be spent, 2 years after it was first announced
The government has drawn criticism for not touching the funds, meant to address the dire housing situation Over 100 new affordable housing units
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Arctic Council finalizes plans for largely virtual ministerial in May
With ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions worldwide, the Arctic Council has decided on a hybrid event for the upcoming ministerial in
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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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Biden, Trudeau agree to ‘safeguard’ caribou calving grounds in Alaska refuge
Leaders issue joint statement recognizing ‘ecological importance of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’ U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to
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New research chair at Laval University to help better understand permafrost changes in Arctic Quebec
The government of Quebec is giving $900,000 to Laval University’s Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics to help operate the new research
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To stop violence against Inuit women in Canada, ‘we need to heal generations,’ says survivor
A Labrador woman who lost both of her parents in a murder-suicide when she was a child says more must
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