Nunavut is signing a devolution deal. Here’s how it worked in the Yukon and N.W.T.
Devolution — transferring responsibilities for land and resources — is unique to each Canadian territory A final devolution agreement, transferring
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Trudeau to sign long-awaited devolution agreement with Nunavut Thursday
Agreement would transfer more federal responsibilities to the territory After nearly 25 years as a territory, Nunavut is expected to
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Wastewater study launched in Iqaluit to help better detect TB
A study examining wastewater is being launched in Iqaluit that the Nunavut government, Inuit leaders and researchers say could help
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Blog: The take-off of Arctic air routes
It was in 1954, after two years of test flights, when Scandinavian Airline Systems (SAS) successfully began a Copenhagen to Los
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Report says lack of safety contributed to worker’s death on Nunavut fishing vessel
Man working on Iqaluit-based vessel Suvak died in 2021 after going overboard in Davis Strait. The death of a worker
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Iqaluit education authority takes Nunavut gov’t to court
The Iqaluit District Education Authority is taking the Government of Nunavut to court, alleging the territory’s Department of Education blocked access
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Crew member in ‘critical but stable’ condition after Iqaluit barge accident on Friday
A crew member who was injured in a sealift barge accident near Iqaluit on Friday is in “critical but stable
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Iqaluit elects Solomon Awa for mayor
By Emily Haws · CBC News Awa had a decisive victory over challengers Yvon and Weemen Iqaluit voters have elected Solomon Awa
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Air Greenland to restart Nuuk—Iqaluit link in summer 2024
Air Greenland announced this week that it will operate a weekly flight between Nuuk and Iqaluit starting in the summer
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Feds ask court to dismiss Nunavut Inuit lawsuit on fishing licences
Government argues minister appropriately factored Inuit rights in decision-making process Lawyers representing the Government of Canada are asking a federal
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Disagreements between city, territory slowed Iqaluit water crisis response: report
By Emma Tranter · CBC News 3rd-party report looked at 2021 crisis that left city residents without clean tap water for 2
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No further investigation needed into Iqaluit plane crash, TSB says
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has closed its file on the Cessna 172 plane crash in Iqaluit last week, saying
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Iqaluit flight cancellations cost him thousands, says Kimmirut teacher
By Lyndsay-Ann Palliser · CBC News ‘Canadian North needs to be responsible to the people’ A Kimmirut teacher says he’s out thousands
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Nunavut recovery centre breaks ground in Iqaluit
By Emma Tranter · CBC News Construction set to begin this fall on long-awaited centre The first addictions and trauma treatment centre
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Iqaluit Housing Authority reaches tentative agreement with Nunavut Employees Union
By Emily Haws · CBC News Striking maintenance workers were on the picket line for over 130 days The Iqaluit Housing Authority
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