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Author hopes sharing father’s personal journey helps illuminate Nunavik history

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 16:53 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 17:01
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The co-author of a newly released book delving into the life of Inuit leader Johnny Watt said he hopes it

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No further investigation needed into Iqaluit plane crash, TSB says

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 12:47
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The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has closed its file on the Cessna 172 plane crash in Iqaluit last week, saying

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Nunavik housing shortage–The far-reaching impacts on education

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 10:12
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This story is part of the Radio-Canada reporting project Logements pour autochtones: Vivre à l’étroit Click here for all stories

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‘Fighting a losing battle’: Ungava voter turnout is again lowest in Quebec

Susan Bell, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 09:08 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 09:09
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Election results in the northern riding of Ungava in Monday’s Quebec provincial election have led to renewed calls for more

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Former Kuujjuaq mayor named Liberal candidate for Ungava in Quebec election

Jane George, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 11:36
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Tunu Napartuk faces two challengers in the Oct. 3 provincial election Tunu Napartuk, a former mayor of Kuujjuaq, Que., will

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Vet clinic under construction in Kuujjuaq will be game changer, says project leader

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 16:06
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The recent funding announcement allowing for a permanent veterinary clinic in Nunavik has been a long time coming, and those

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Nunavik artist says working on giant qulliq carving for recovery centre in Arctic Quebec “an honour”

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, March 4, 2022 at 10:26
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The artist responsible for the giant stone qulliq carving for the new Nunavik recovery centre in northern Quebec says participating

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Nunavik’s courts are struggling to deliver justice to Inuit population

Daniel Leblanc, Radio-Canada @danlebla
Posted: Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 15:46
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1 in 6 adults in Nunavik is brought in front of the justice system each year, prompting calls for reform

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Active COVID-19 cases in Nunavik, Quebec rise to 212

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 10:56
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The regional health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, reported 23 new active COVID-19 cases on Tuesday,

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Vaccination coverage in Nunavik, Quebec increases to 45 per cent of population, active COVID-19 cases at 114

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 15:41
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Vaccination numbers in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, went up slightly between September 19 and October 19, but

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71 total active COVID-19 cases in Nunavik in northern Quebec

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 25, 2021 at 08:59
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As of Sunday night, Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, was reporting 71 active COVID-19 cases.  Five communities remain

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COVID-19 cases in Nunavik associated with Kangiqsualujjuaq infection, community put on red alert; 54 cases in region

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 22, 2021 at 16:01 — Last Updated: Friday, October 22, 2021 at 16:04
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Health investigators in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, have traced a slew of recent COVID-19 cases to an

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Nunavik crime victims systematically shut out of Quebec compensation program

Daniel Leblanc, Radio-Canada @danlebla
Posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 14:31
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Court documents allege victims of violence in Nunavik are largely neglected by compensation regime In 2020, Quebec awarded $152 million

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Man gets life sentence for murder of Nunavik teen Robert Adams in Arctic Quebec

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 20:50 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:51
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KUUJJUAQ, Quebec – A 34 year-old man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday in the 2018 killing of Nunavik

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Career criminal was snatching eggs from rare birds around the world – including in Northern Quebec

CBC Radio
Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 09:48 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 09:51
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When U.K. border officials nabbed 56-year-old smuggler Jeffrey Lendrum at Heathrow Airport in June, he was sporting an unseasonably heavy

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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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