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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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* Featured * Art (Canada) Art and Culture Canada Culture Featured • Zone 3 General 

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

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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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News RCI Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Direct flight between Canada and Greenland could strengthen cultural, language ties

April Hudson, CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 10:28
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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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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Arctic Canada: Federal funding to pay for new water reservoir in Iqaluit, Nunavut

April Hudson, CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 1, 2022 at 14:41
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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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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Featured • Zone 3 General News RCI 

New studio and TV show with unprecedented budget for Arctic Canada in the works

Steve Silva, CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 4, 2022 at 09:22
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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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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (Canada) 

Health minister in Nunavut, Canada asks residents to get vaccinated as details emerge on COVID-related death

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 14:07
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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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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Boil-water advisory for Arctic Canadian city after fuel smell returns to water

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 09:27
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‘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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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit seeks alternate water source after recurrence of fuel odour issue

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, January 17, 2022 at 08:28
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On Friday, the city said trace amounts of fuel were detected earlier in the week The City of Iqaluit says

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

Cargo delays led to empty shelves in Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit

Jackie McKay, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 13:53
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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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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 Society (Canada) 

Iqaluit teens in Arctic Canada take to the street to demand more suicide prevention for Nunavummiut

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 09:25
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‘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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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian NDP leader vows he’ll wrest money from feds to help fix Iqaluit water woes

Jane George, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 09:29
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‘We are demanding the government provide … $180 million at least, to fix this water crisis,’ Singh says NDP Leader

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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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