Think tank calls for Arctic cruise ship code of conduct
A non-governmental think tank is calling for a rigorous code of conduct for cruise ships and private boats which enter
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No help in Nunavut, Canada for inmates with FASD
An offender suffering from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) will have a hard time getting treatment in Canada’s eastern Arctic
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Growing tourism in Nunatsiavut
The question of how best to foster economic development in remote northern regions is an ongoing one. But tourism has
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Fermented ‘stink whale’ lands in Barrow, Alaska
The nation’s northernmost city got a burst of good news Tuesday during a slow season of spring whaling, when a
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Children in Arviat, Nunavut eat fewer than 3 fruit per month
It seems children in the community of Arviat in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut are eating junk food and
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Nunavut, Canada outfitters complain of federal red tape
Some outfitters who take tourists across Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut have said they’re frustrated by the process of
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Nunavut’s Leona Aglukkaq named Canada’s environment minister
Nunavut, Canada MP Leona Aglukkaq is Canada’s newest environment minister. Aglukkaq takes over the position from former environment minister Peter
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Hunters call for uranium referendum in Nunavut, Canada
The chair of the Baker Lake Hunters and Trappers Organization in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut said it’s time
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Land claim anniversary in Nunavut, Canada
Communities across Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut are celebrating Nunavut Day today, and this year marks the 20th anniversary
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Land dispute causes development ban in southern Nunavut, Canada
The federal government has prohibited development on several parcels of Crown land in the southern region of Canada’s eastern Arctic
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Canada’s Northwest Territories signs historic devolution deal
Leaders in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) have signed a final devolution deal with the federal government on Tuesday to transfer
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Osmos iPad game translated into the Inuit language
Ever wondered how to translate ‘Mote’ into the Inuit language? What about ‘biosphere’? Those were just some of the challenges
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Nunavut, Canada patients waiting up to a year for eye exams
Unlike every other province and territory in Canada, the eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut does not have its own optometrist
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Nunavut, Canada law society hopes to revive law school
The Akitsiraq Law Society in Iqaluit, the capital of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, hopes to re-start a law
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Company faces discrimination allegations in Nunavut, Canada
The Qulliq Energy Corporation, the electricity supplier in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, is facing allegations of mismanagement, distrust
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