Pope Francis’s visit to Canada will go ahead despite ongoing health issues
The Pope will be in Canada between July 24 and 29, making stops in Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit Pope Francis
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Nunavut housing minister says COVID-19, costs to blame for 2021 tendering delays
Nunavut’s housing minister says COVID-19 and high costs are why the Nunavut Housing Corporation delayed awarding tenders to build housing
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Arctic Canadian city asks residents to conserve water as reservoir runs low
Lake Geraldine has been struggling to provide enough water for years People living in Iqaluit are being reminded to conserve
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Direct flight between Canada and Greenland could strengthen cultural, language ties
When Navarana Beveridge finally takes a long-overdue trip home to Greenland from Nunavut, she’ll have two options for getting there:
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Arctic Canada: Federal funding to pay for new water reservoir in Iqaluit, Nunavut
A new water reservoir system for Iqaluit and upgrades to the city’s water distribution system will be built over the
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New studio and TV show with unprecedented budget for Arctic Canada in the works
Hollywood North North? Holly-uit perhaps? A new studio in Iqaluit and the most expensive TV production ever in Nunavut are in the works
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Health minister in Nunavut, Canada asks residents to get vaccinated as details emerge on COVID-related death
Person in their 70s who died recently of COVID-19 was not fully vaccinated A person in Nunavut who died recently
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Boil-water advisory for Arctic Canadian city after fuel smell returns to water
‘Precautionary measure’ as city is bypassing water treatment plant, say health officials Residents of Iqaluit are being urged to boil water from
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Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit seeks alternate water source after recurrence of fuel odour issue
On Friday, the city said trace amounts of fuel were detected earlier in the week The City of Iqaluit says
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Cargo delays led to empty shelves in Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit
Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. says Qikiqtaaluk communities experience delays in produce shipments Qikiqtaaluk communities have been suffering from delayed cargo flights, which left
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Iqaluit teens in Arctic Canada take to the street to demand more suicide prevention for Nunavummiut
‘We have no … clean running water, and it’s getting cold. It’s getting 10 times harder to manage up here’
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Canadian NDP leader vows he’ll wrest money from feds to help fix Iqaluit water woes
‘We are demanding the government provide … $180 million at least, to fix this water crisis,’ Singh says NDP Leader
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Federal gov’t makes temporary exceptions for unvaccinated travellers in remote communities
Transport Canada to offer COVID-19 testing at hub airports The federal government has made exceptions to its mandatory vaccination rule
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City in Arctic Canada says historical fuel spill likely source of drinking water contamination
‘It’s fair to say this is the source,’ says Iqaluit’s chief administrative officer An Iqaluit city official told CBC News
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New government in Nunavut, Canada sees even split of newcomers and returning MLAs
Iqaluit MLAs all have political experience Nunavummiut will see as many familiar faces as new ones in its new territorial government,
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