New bylaw in Inuvik, Arctic Canada bans cannabis stores in ‘downtown corridor’
If a cannabis retail store eventually opens in Inuvik, N.W.T., it won’t be in the town’s main downtown retail sector.
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Water levels unusually low across Beaufort Delta region, in northwestern Canada
Water levels have been noticeably low across the Beaufort Delta region, in northwestern Canada, this summer. “It’s the lowest I’ve
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How climate change is thawing the ‘glue that holds the northern landscape together’ in Arctic Canada
In one of the coldest places in Canada, Steve Kokelj is searching for Arctic thaw. He’s driving the great Dempster
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Boating deaths, injuries in Canada’s Northwest Territories an ‘urgent public health issue,’ researcher says
A researcher whose recent work centred on boating safety in N.W.T.’s Fort Simpson, Deline and Inuvik (Canadian central Arctic), says
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New Canadian satellites to improve data collection across the North
Three Canadian Space Agency satellites being launched into orbit Wednesday from Vandenberg, California, will connect with Inuvik (Northwest Territories), more
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Canadian Inuit organization launches climate change strategy
Gerry Kisoun stands gazing out at the eastern shore of the Mackenzie River Delta and its expansive network of rivers,
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Inuk woman from Arctic Canada wins $25K national STEAM Horizon award
Tyra Cockney-Goose is the first Inuk, and the only woman this year, to win the prestigious STEAM Horizon award. The
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Youth in Arctic Canadian town take aim at grocery store’s plastic use
Youth in Inuvik, Northwest Territories are putting pressure on to ban plastic, and at least one store owner is listening.
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Debate in Arctic Canada over who should sell traditional crafts
A Facebook post has sparked a debate in Inuvik, Northwest Territories over who should be able to sell traditional crafts
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In 3 communities of the Canadian Arctic, living wage surpasses $23 per hour
Anti-poverty organization Alternatives North released living wage estimates on Wednesday for Yellowknife, Inuvik and Hay River, in Northern Canada. All
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Communities in Canada’s central Arctic have warmest February since 2006
While most of Canada has been experiencing a colder winter, Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, in the northern part of the Northwest
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Three-year wait for satellite station licences in Arctic Canada could soon be over
Two foreign satellite operators may soon receive an interim licence to operate the receivers they built in Inuvik, Northwest Territories
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Calls for more fisheries officers in Canada’s central Arctic
The regional director of the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ new Arctic region has set out on a tour
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Inuit carvings head to Northern Canada after decades in California
After decades in storage in a home in California, dozens of Inuit carvings have come home to Canada’s North. The
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Fearing issues at U.S. border, Canada’s western Inuit put stop to cannabis sales in Arctic town
Cannabis becomes legal across Canada on Wednesday, but unlike other large communities in the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), residents in Inuvik
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