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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Northern Canada: Northwest Territories land and culture programs get $1 million
Programs that connect people in the North with their culture and the land are getting a collective $1 million boost.
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Caribou and drilling in ANWR: Canadian research critical of U.S. report
As Canada prepares its final submissions to the U.S. about Porcupine caribou and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, two pieces
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Nunavut’s Hunter Tootoo lone MP against Canadian gov’s Indigenous Languages Act
Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo was the sole MP to vote against the Liberal government’s Indigenous Languages Act Wednesday night, saying
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No big shake-up in Nunavut budget, territorial Inuit org says
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. feels the second budget from this government is just more of the same. Aluki Kotierk, president of
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Canada’s Nunavut territory projects small deficit in $2.2B budget
As Nunavut (east-Arctic Canada) heads towards its 20th birthday, the territory’s budget is putting a lot of small chunks of
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‘That is so sick’: Sex charges in Canada against fugitive French priest stayed
The arrest warrant for an Oblate priest accused of abusing children in Nunavut (east-Arctic Canada) has been stayed by the
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut legislature to see temporary law to suspend bilingual education deadline
The right to bilingual education in Nunavut schools (east-Arctic Canada) will likely be temporarily suspended during the winter sitting of
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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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Looking for your Valentine? Facebook group plays matchmaker for Inuit singles
If you’ve been finding the dating scene in your Arctic community a little chilly, there’s a new way to find
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Canadian gov pledges $20M to help remote Indigenous communities get off diesel power
The federal government is putting $20 million toward a new program meant to reduce reliance on diesel power in remote
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Preschool in east-Arctic Canada wins $1M Arctic Inspiration Prize
A Nunavut preschool is the winner of this year’s $1 million Arctic Inspiration Prize. The winners of five awards worth
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Northern Canadian territory tables mining act requiring benefit agreements with Indigenous govs
The Northwest Territories government, in Canada’s central Arctic, says more accountability on negotiations between industry and Indigenous governments is a
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University students in Montreal learn about Inuit stone carving
Geta Etorolopiaq has been carving stone for nearly three decades and shared his art on Wednesday with eager students at
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Indigenous women and girls: advocates demand federal plan before October election
A coalition of human rights advocates is imploring the federal government to act now on decades of recommendations to address
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