Alaska reality star in Nunavut to talk about suicide
A reality star from Alaska visited Kugluktuk, a small Inuit community in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, this week
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Passport troubles keep some athletes from Arctic Winter Games in Alaska
The challenge of getting a passport in a timely manner in Canada’s remote northern communities meant some athletes had to
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Nunavut Child and Family Services still found lacking: audit
A follow-up report on the 2011 audit of Nunavut’s child and family services says the government has not made enough
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Canadian politician challenges moral basis of EU seal product ban
The World Trade Organization’s recent decision to uphold a four-year-old European Union ban on seal products has set a dangerous
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Madeleine Allakariallak to host CBC North’s Igalaaq
Starting April 1, Madeleine Allakariallak will take over as the host of CBC’s Inuktitut-language supper-hour news show, Igalaaq. “I am
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Inuit leaders blast EU seal ban as appeal underway in Geneva
Canadian Inuit leaders blasted the ongoing effect of the European Union Seal ban on Arctic peoples on Monday, as an
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Canada’s Air Force rewrites rules after rescuer’s death in Arctic
New regulations may restrict operations when risk to rescuers judged to be too high The Royal Canadian Air Force is
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Search and rescues on the rise in Canada’s eastern Arctic
The number of searches for missing hunters and travellers is on the rise in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut,
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Villagers suspect nuclear devices buried in Arctic Alaska
As the Department of Energy moves to clean up remnants of Project Chariot — a Cold War-era scheme to create
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Average weekly earnings up in Nunavut, Northwest Territories
Employment was up in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut and the neighbouring Northwest Territories in December 2013, according to
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Booze restrictions to stay in three Nunavut hamlets
The residents of three hamlets in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut have voted to continue to restrict alcohol in
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Military exercises underway in Arctic Canada
Hundreds of soldiers are learning cold-weather survival and warfare techniques with the help of Canadian Rangers in the Kivalliq and
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Arviat, Nunavut is divided ahead of Monday’s booze vote
Arviat, Chesterfield Inlet and Kugluktuk, three communities in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, are holding plebiscites on Monday to
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Cheers for Alaska native language bill
The Barnes Committee Room at the Alaska Capitol erupted in cheers on Tuesday, as a panel of lawmakers unanimously moved
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Arctic Anglicans seek fresh new recruits in England
Looee Mike was an Anglican Minister in the community of Pangnirtung, located in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, for
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