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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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