City council of Iqaluit, Arctic Canada moves to ban single-use plastic bags
Iqaluit city council is moving toward banning single-use plastic bags — a move that is proving popular with hunters and
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‘Inuit space explorer, exploring alternate worlds’ in sealskin space suit art project
When he was a kid, Jesse Tungilik’s mom used to sew him hunting clothes out of caribou hide. The artist
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Millions of dollars in grocery subsidies haven’t lessened food insecurity in Canada’s North
There’s a boil-water advisory in Iqaluit, Nunavut and Jo Ellen Pameolik, a mother of four, has just purchased a 24-pack
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Survey in northern city asks parents: should O Canada be sung in schools?
The public school authority in Iqaluit, Nunavut is looking into whether O Canada should be sung at its four schools.
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Canada’s PM apologizes to Inuit for ‘colonial’ mistreatment of tuberculosis patients
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today apologized in Iqaluit, Nunavut for the federal policy on tuberculosis in the mid-20th century,
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Journalist barred from jails in Canada’s east-Arctic wants ban quashed
A Nunavut journalist is trying to reverse a government decision to ban him from all of the territory’s jails, by
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Canada’s Nunavut territory projects small deficit in $2.2B budget
As Nunavut (east-Arctic Canada) heads towards its 20th birthday, the territory’s budget is putting a lot of small chunks of
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Water rates set to rise in Iqaluit, Arctic Canada as subsidy is rolled back
In Canada’s east-Arctic, Iqaluit homeowners are going to be paying three times as much for water by July 2021. Last
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Former Inuit leader to receive Canada’s highest civilian honour
Nunavut’s former premier Eva Aariak was named to the Order of Canada by Governor General Julie Payette on Thursday along
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Canada to boost subsidies on flour, frozen fruit in major Nutrition North update
Diapers, macaroni, spaghetti, dried beans and frozen french fries are among the new items now going to be subsidized under
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Communities in Canada’s east-Arctic say Inuit lives need to be protected over polar bear population
In communities along the west coast of Hudson Bay, Nunavummiut are both scared and angered by the increasing number of
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Canadian Arctic: two arrests in connection with grocery store fire in Iqaluit, Nunavut
Two youths have been arrested with arson charges pending in connection with a fire that destroyed the warehouse of Iqaluit,
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Ottawa business races to fill orders after grocery store fire in Iqaluit, Arctic Canada
An Ottawa company that ships goods to Nunavut, in Canada’s east-Arctic, says orders have come pouring in as word of
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Canadian east-Arctic: Iqaluit store fire forces residents from their homes
An early-morning fire at the Northmart store in Iqaluit has forced the evacuation of nearby homes as crews work to
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Student in Arctic Canada sits during national anthem to ‘make a statement’ about residential school curriculum
A 12-year-old student in Iqaluit, in Canada’s east-Arctic, says he ended up in the principal’s office after he sat during
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