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Canadian North vows to ‘make things better,’ after Iqaluit open house

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 26, 2023 at 09:23
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‘We’ve heard the community and we’re going to be making changes,’ says airline CEO The president of Canadian North says

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Society Society (Canada) 

Dog musher puts in 1,200 km training run ahead of Nunavut Quest

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 3, 2023 at 14:54
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There’s nothing like an 1,200-km warm up for a 400-km race.  Jovan Simic, a dog musher living in Iqaluit, ran

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

National Inuit organization seeking $1.6B for school food program

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 12:19
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A national Inuit organization is calling for about $1.6 billion in federal funding over 15 years to set up a

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

Iqaluit condo residents without water or sewage services for weeks

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 11:44
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Some people living in Iqaluit’s Brown Row condo units haven’t had water or sewage services for several weeks. It was

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Society (Canada) 

Iqaluit day warming centre should be permanent, says society that ran pilot project

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 24, 2023 at 15:20
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A pilot project in Iqaluit that offered people a warm place to go during the week needs to be made

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Northerners should be at the table for NORAD discussions, says Nunavut premier

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 16:02
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As U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Nunavut’s premier says he’ll be

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

First-of-its-kind Arctic tech forum brings Inuit together in Iqaluit

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 15:40
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Qikiqtaaluk Business Development Corporation hopes to make forum a regular event Inuit from across Inuit Nunangat are gathered in Iqaluit this

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Culture Culture (Canada) 

Parka-making course means new coats for kids in need — and lifelong skills for new sewers

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 13:20
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Sewers in Iqaluit put their best work on display Friday afternoon at Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit. They were showcasing

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Society Society (Canada) 

‘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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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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