Nunatsiavut welcomes additional federal funding for high-speed internet
Ottawa announced $10.3 million in additional funding on Tuesday for high-speed internet in Nunatsiavut, an initiative the regional government says
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New location lets Maine museum better showcase Arctic’s past and present
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum’s new location has allowed the institution to both enhance the presentation of its rich historical collection
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Grieving Nunavut families shocked after funeral service sends wrong bodies for burial
Two grieving Nunavut families say they were shocked to learn they’d been given the wrong bodies of relatives to bury
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New Inuit Youth Council pres. excited to amplify youth concerns on national stage
Susie-Ann Kudluk, the National Inuit Youth Council’s new president, says the next two years will be an exciting time for
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New head of Nunavut RCMP aims to hire more Inuit
The new head of the RCMP in Nunavut says he’ll continue to try to recruit more Inuit to work for
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Director hopes film on Hebron relocation can both educate and spark healing
The director of a short film about the 1950s relocation of Inuit from Hebron, an Atlantic Canadian community, hopes to
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Red Dress Day observed in Canada for missing and murdered Indigenous women
Red Dress Day was observed in Canada on May 5, in remembrance of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and
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Researchers identify gene variant responsible for inherited lung disease in Inuit
Canadian researchers have identified a gene variant they believe could be contributing to the high rates of inherited lung disease
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Qanittaq Clean Arctic Shipping Initiative gets $91.6 million from Ottawa
A project focused on reducing the environmental impacts of maritime transport will launch with $91.6 million from the federal government
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Inuttitut language revitalization campaign underway in Labrador Inuit region
The first-ever Inuttitut Blitz is underway in Nunatsiavut, something the government hopes will encourage people to use the Inuit language—no
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COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials
By Emily Blake Plan to eliminate TB by 2030 still in place Nunavut’s health minister says the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted
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Syllabic eye charts: Doctors’ groundbreaking approach for Indigenous patients
Inuit in northern Quebec are now able to take vision tests using the Inuktitut writing system, after two Montreal doctors
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Budget erred by suggesting Ottawa backing away from Inuit TB eradication, minister says
The Indigenous services minister says the Liberal government made a mistake in the federal budget by appearing to back away
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Beaufort Delta men don warm winter parkas they sewed from scratch
There are a lot of new sewers in the Beaufort Delta these days, all wrapped in cosy handmade parkas —
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Trailblazing Nunatsiavut researchers study the ocean, and add Inuit context for other scientists
Every year, the Canadian Coast Guard ship Amundsen makes a trek through the Labrador Sea, operating as an icebreaker and
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