Canadian government eyes ‘meaningful resolution’ to Indian hospitals class action lawsuit
The Canadian government has consented to the certification of a proposed $1.1 billion class action lawsuit filed over Indian hospitals
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Eye on the Arctic report Death in the Arctic wins prize at Canadian Online Publishing Awards
Eye on the Arctic won a silver medal at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) for its report Death in
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Kelly Fraser, acclaimed Canadian Inuk singer, was ‘fiercely open with her fans,’ says family
Family confirms the 26-year-old, who was from Nunavut and had been living in Winnipeg, died by suicide Kelly Fraser, the
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Kelly Fraser, Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter, dead at 26
Kelly Fraser, an acclaimed Inuk singer-songwriter born in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, who had been living in Winnipeg, has died at age 26. Fraser’s advocacy
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Canadian PM stresses relationship with Indigenous peoples in mandate letters to new government ministers
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued his mandate letters to the ministers of his new government on Friday, stressing the
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30-year-old Canadian federal document shows plan to ‘block’ Inuktut services, Inuit group says
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), the organization that represents the Inuit of Nunavut in negotiations, says it has uncovered a 30-year-old
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Inuit artists in their own words
INUIT ARTISTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS Ooloosie Saila, Untitled, 2017, coloured pencil and ink, 77 x 126.8 cm (Reproduced with
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Arctic Canada: label ringed seals a species of concern, wildlife advisers tell feds
Ringed seals in Nunavut are facing changes in their habitats because of climate change, says a group of wildlife advisers.
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Canadian exhibition showcases cutting-edge Indigenous art from around the globe, including Arctic
A major art exhibit is underway in Canada featuring contemporary works by some 70 Indigenous artists, several of them from
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut parent and teacher groups decry changes to education, language acts
The organization representing parents of Nunavut students, in Arctic Canada, is denouncing a controversial proposed law that would change the
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Beluga whales could carry a molecule preventing mercury poisoning
Could the belugas of Northern Quebec hold the key to preventing mercury intoxication in local Inuit communities? This is what
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Canada’s Inuit look forward to working with newly appointed ministers
Canada’s national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), and the Canadian section of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) have indicated
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An open door to reconciliation: inside Ottawa’s new Indigenous Peoples building
Inside the ornate former U.S. embassy across from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, a set of plain tools sits in
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New clinic at children’s hospital in Ottawa to address specific needs of Inuit patients
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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Arctic Canada: Proposed bill won’t uphold Inuit language rights in Nunavut, education board says
A Nunavut, Arctic Canada education group is calling out a “huge inequality” between language groups in Nunavut’s current education act,
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