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‘It eases their mind’: The soapstone carvers of Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 12:50
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Throughout the year, some of the inmates of the Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility in Iqaluit have gotten used to spending long hours

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Society Society (Canada) 

Whitehorse now has a passport pickup location, the 1st of its kind in the North

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 12:43 — Last Updated: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 12:45
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The federal government is now offering 10-day passport pickup in Whitehorse, the first time the service has been offered North of 60. 

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Featured • Zone 1 News Society Society (Canada) 

Nunavut college students say problems persist with funding program

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 17:03
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Some Arctic College students in Nunavut say they want more certainty and communication from the territory’s main student funding program,

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Nunavut gov’t declares emergency over Iqaluit’s low water levels

CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 19, 2022 at 13:52
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The Nunavut government says it’s declaring its own state of emergency over Iqaluit’s water shortage, speeding up the approvals needed

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Society Society (Canada) 

Woman found sleeping outdoors near Iqaluit store highlights homelessness in Nunavut’s capital

Jane George, CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 19, 2022 at 09:30
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Word that an elderly Iqaluit woman was found sleeping last week on the hard pavement outside the doors of Iqaluit’s

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Business Business (Canada) 

Canadian North’s direct flight between Iqaluit and Toronto ending after Labour Day, a month early

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 14:19 — Last Updated: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 14:24
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Canadian North’s direct flight between Iqaluit and Toronto will be ending after the September long weekend, about a month earlier

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Pope Francis finishes Canadian visit in Nunavut

Paul Tukker, CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 29, 2022 at 09:57 — Last Updated: Friday, July 29, 2022 at 16:54
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Residential school survivors, politicians, Inuit throat singers and drummers will be among the crowds meeting Pope Francis as he wraps

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In Canada’s north, environment-minded Pope gets climate change close-up

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 11:10 — Last Updated: Friday, July 29, 2022 at 16:57
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Pope Francis’s visit to Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut draws attention to a focal point for global climate change, with

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Science Science (Canada) 

Massive balloon examining black hole passes over Nunavut before landing in N.W.T.

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022 at 10:10
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From the ground, it looked like a second moon floating across the sky.  A research balloon that was the size

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Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Thousands of plastic bottles from Iqaluit’s water crisis to be turned into clothes

Jackie McKay, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 12:15
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Eight sea cans full of plastic water bottles are being sent from Iqaluit to Montreal for recycling at the end

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

This Indigenous priest will lead Pope Francis on his visit to Canada this month

The Canadian Press
Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 08:22
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By Brittany Hobson · The Canadian Press  Cristino Bouvette named national liturgical director for papal visit that starts July 24 When Vatican

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Inuit artists gather for Alianait Festival in Iqaluit

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 11:37
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Festival starts Thursday and runs through July 3 When Nuka Alice Lund drum dances, it’s more than just a performance.

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 General Society Society (Canada) 

Pope Francis’s visit to Canada will go ahead despite ongoing health issues

John Paul Tasker, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 14:58
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The Pope will be in Canada between July 24 and 29, making stops in Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit Pope Francis

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Business Business (Canada) Canada Featured • Zone 3 News 

Nunavut housing minister says COVID-19, costs to blame for 2021 tendering delays

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 15:35
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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

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Friday, May 20, 2022 at 16:51
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Lake Geraldine has been struggling to provide enough water for years People living in Iqaluit are being reminded to conserve

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