Canadian North teams up with university to tackle pilot shortage
A nation-wide pilot shortage has prompted a Canadian airline serving the Arctic to team up with an Alberta university to
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Ex-Cdn Indigenous Relations minister cautioned against 2019 MOU with Labrador group
By Brett Forester · CBC News Departments warned of risks given doubts about NunatuKavut council’s Indigenous rights, documents show The Canadian government
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How the legacy of Canada’s tuberculosis sanatoriums haunts public health efforts in Pangnirtung
Sixty-five years ago, tuberculosis left Nancy Anilniliak with an invisible scar. In 1958, when she was five, Anilniliak was taken
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Nunavut’s new school violence reporting system was underused in its 1st year
The first year of Nunavut’s new school violence tracking system saw the database underused, and many teachers who were tasked to
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Heavy precipitation, glacier runoff forces trail closure in Nunavut’s Auyuittuq Park
Parks Canada has closed a popular hiking route in Nunavut’s Auyuittuq National Park amid concerns over heavy precipitation, glacier runoff,
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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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