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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Iqaluit
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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City in Arctic Canada extends state of local emergency over water crisis
Safe water is available for all, councilor says During an emergency city council meeting on Tuesday, Iqaluit city council extended the
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Food centre adds water delivery to services amid ongoing city-wide water crisis in Arctic Canadian city
‘If we didn’t have access to that clean water source, I don’t know what the situation would have been’ When
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Fresh water flown to Iqaluit in Canada’s eastern Arctic after city’s supply deemed undrinkable
City has ordered 80,000 litres of water for its nearly 8,000 people The first shipment of potable water for Iqaluit
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Canadian government announces long-awaited deepwater port for Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut
$40M port would service ships carrying supplies, as well as tourism and fishing vessels Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, will see a deepwater
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Outbreak declared over in Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit, says chief public health officer
Current restrictions, including mandatory masks, will stay in place for now: chief public health officer The COVID-19 outbreak in Iqaluit
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More COVID-19 restrictions to ease Friday in Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit
Masks remain mandatory in all Nunavut communities At the stroke of midnight heading into Friday, outdoor gatherings in Iqaluit will
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Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut requests enough Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for all teens in region
The territory has about 4,300 teenagers The Nunavut government has requested enough of the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine for all teenagers in
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Total of 37 active COVID-19 cases in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut
Nunavut added 9 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, for a total of 37 active cases Nunavut announced nine new cases of
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All adults in Iqaluit now able to get COVID-19 vaccine
Mass vaccination clinics started in Iqaluit, the capital of Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut, Monday morning, marking a big step
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Could a cannabis store be coming to Arctic Canada?
Nunavut’s Department of Finance has received an application to open a cannabis store in Iqaluit, and is looking for community
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Nunavut, Canada writer wins Indigenous creative non-fiction award
Nunavut, Canada writer and comedian Peter Igupttaq Autut has received the fifth annual Sally Manning Award for Indigenous Creative Non-Fiction,
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Arctic Canada’s city votes to temporarily stop people from building cabins on its land
Iqaluit city council will temporarily stop the building of all new cabins on municipal land. At a meeting Tuesday, council
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