Ottawa considers listing Labrador caribou herds as at-risk species
Conservation officials are trying to figure out how to reverse dwindling caribou numbers in Labrador, in Canada’s Maritimes, without impeding
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Inuit in Canada’s east-Arctic say Ottawa not committed to fixing northern food subsidy program
The federal government is promising changes to its northern food subsidy program, but Labrador’s Nunatsiavut government (eastern Canada) says Ottawa isn’t listening to
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With one word a day, this man is teaching the world how to speak Inuktitut
Angus Andersen doesn’t have internet at home. Every day he goes to the mall, Tim Hortons, his favourite bakery in
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Canada: This caribou herd’s population has dropped 99 % since 2001
The George River caribou herd is in a critical state, according to biologists from Newfoundland and Labrador (Atlantic Canada) and
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Canada moves to recognize NunatuKavut Inuit community in Labrador
The NunatuKavut community in southern and central Labrador (Eastern Canada) is entering into talks with the federal government to negotiate
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Former Canadian Mountie sues after developing PTSD while policing in the North
A former Mountie is suing the federal government, a doctor and a psychologist who worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted
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Inuit traditional knowledge to guide marine management plan off Labrador coast
The Inuit in northern Labrador and the federal government signed a deal Thursday evening that will see the Inuit use
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Blog: Election results in Canada’s North
Canadians went to the polls on Monday, October 19 and elected a Liberal majority government for the first time since
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Caribou numbers plummet in eastern Canada
Biologists are alarmed at the precipitous decline in the George River caribou population roaming the eastern provinces of Quebec, and
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NORAD launches training exercise in Canada’s North
It may soon be possible to spot CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft, CC-130T Hercules and CC-150T Polaris air-to-air refuelling aircraft in
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Greenland seeks Canadian culprit for broken undersea telecom cable
Greenland’s largest telecom company has filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Halifax, trying to force Fisheries and Oceans
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Polar bear injures hiker in Canadian park
A hiker who was injured by a polar bear in a remote national park in northern Labrador has been flown
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Growing tourism in Nunatsiavut
The question of how best to foster economic development in remote northern regions is an ongoing one. But tourism has
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Greenland iceberg clusters off Atlantic Canada largest in years
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The largest iceberg cluster seen in recent years is drifting south off Labrador near the Strait
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